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This is the fourth in a series of blogs analysing the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 2024. In this blog I want to continue analysing the potential impact of the intervention powers (Sections 2 and 4) in the Bill by looking
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As part of the efforts of Governments across the UK, the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) was established in Scotland as part of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 and implemented by The Land Reform
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This is the third in a series of blogs analysing the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 2024. In this blog I want to begin an analysis of the impact of the intervention powers (Sections 2 and 4) in the Bill by
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Following my first blog on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, I will be following up with others including having a look at transfers of land of over 1000 ha in extent over the past few years to assess how the
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(Pictured above the 4703ha Abergeldie Estate sold for an undisclosed sum in 2022) The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 13 March 2024 (see end of blog for all the documents). This blog is designed
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It is twelve years since I last published comprehensive statistics on who owns Scotland. With a Land Reform Bill going through Parliament, I though it might be helpful to bring the data up to date. There are obvious connections between
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Today, I publish a report analysing large-scale land sales or rural land during 2020 – 2022. The analysis is my contribution to ongoing efforts to better understand the land market and is derived from date collected as part of the
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The Ferret ran a story today about how the asset management company, Gresham House has been taken over by US private equity form Searchlight Capital Partners LP. “The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has
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Introduction This blog introduces my proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill – one that goes far further than existing proposals in reforming Scotland’s land governance. I plan to publish further blogs outlining in more detail the background rationale and
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On 1 March 2023, NatureScot announced a £2 billion private finance pilot designed to secure landscape scale restoration of native woodlands. The project involves NatureScot and private companies Hampden and Co., Palladium and Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe) Ltd. NatureScot
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