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No evidence to support ‘big is bad’ position on land ownership, ministers told

A body representing landowners has told ministers that large parcels of land owned by a single entity are not a bad thing, as a consultation on new land reform laws is set to close. The Scottish Government is seeking to bring forward a new land ...

29 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

MSP in bid to limit land ownership

A Labour MSP is to unveil plans to place a presumed limit on how much land “the super-rich” can own as she takes aim at Scotland’s largest landowners. Mercedes Villalba wants to impose a 500-hectare limit on land a person can own, sell or ...

02 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Elements of land reform proposals backed in consultation

Respondents to a Scottish Government consultation on land reform have backed measures including a public interest test for prospective buyers. Views of the public were sought on plans to tackle large-scale land ownership, with 537 ...

02 Jun 2023 at 10:35

Scotland

Scottish Ministers challenged to ‘go much further’ on land reform legislation

Ministers are facing calls for land reform legislation to go “much further” in breaking up large estates when they come up for sale. Both the Scottish Greens and Labour are pushing for changes to be made to the Land Reform ...

26 Mar 2025 at 09:16

Scotland

Land reform legislation ‘offers hope’, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary says

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary told MSPs who have complained new land reform legislation does not go far enough she is willing to work with them. Mairi Gougeon told Holyrood she understood the “frustrations of those ...

26 Mar 2025 at 17:18

‘African tribe’ camping in Scottish woods defiant after court removal order

The leader of a self-styled “African tribe” living in woods says he is “not afraid” of a court order declaring his encampment should be removed. A sheriff on Friday issued a warrant for the removal of the so-called ...

12 Sept 2025 at 16:05

Scotland

Changes needed to land reform Bill to win Green support, says Greer

The Scottish Government will have to make its land reform Bill more radical to ensure support from the Greens, the party’s co-leader has said. The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will go before MSPs for a final vote ...

10 Oct 2025 at 16:04

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