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Number of community-owned assets in Scotland grew by 7% last year

The number of assets under community ownership is continuing to grow and rose by 7% last year. At the end of last year, there were 711 assets owned by 484 community groups covering an area of 211,998 hectares. Figures from the Scottish Government ...

27 Sept 2022 at 15:03

Scotland

Views wanted on land reform legislation

Land owners and others are being urged to have their say on an “important” piece of legislation. MSPs on Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee are to scrutinise the latest Land Reform Bill from the Scottish Government. Ministers ...

04 Apr 2024 at 13:26

Scotland

Community right-to-buy laws to be reviewed

A review of community right-to-buy is to be carried out, the Scottish Government has announced. It comes as Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said ministers want to see more of the country owned by local communities. The Scottish ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:14

Scotland

Government seeks views on laws to transform land ownership in rural Scotland

The Scottish Government has unveiled “transformative” proposals to address long-standing land ownership concerns. It is thought tackling the issue will help resolve the climate emergency, while empowering rural communities. A ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:32

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, ...

02 Jun 2023 at 10:35

Scotland

Community owned businesses given more than £1m in grants

Businesses that have been taken over by a local group and run for the benefit of the community have been awarded more than £1 million in grants by the Scottish Land Fund. North Arran Community Benefit Society has been ...

08 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Major changes required to Land Reform Bill, ministers told

Ministers have been told “significant change” is needed to land reform legislation if it is to deliver on the Government’s “ambitious policy objectives”. After scrutinising proposals in the Land Reform (Scotland) ...

19 Mar 2025 at 16:45

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 ...

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 ...

26 Mar 2025 at 17:18

Scotland

Greens plan to give councils ability to tackle ‘landbanking’ of vacant sites

Greens are to seek to change the law to give councils new powers to charge the owners of derelict land and buildings. MSP Ross Greer said the move will help tackle “landbanking”, a practice which ...

20 Aug 2025 at 13:34

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 ...

10 Oct 2025 at 16:04

Scotland

Public support bigger changes on land reform, say charities

The public overwhelmingly support bigger changes on land reform, a coalition of charities has said following a public consultation. The Revive Coalition revealed the results of a survey and ...

11 Oct 2025 at 11:05

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