Category: Long Leases Bill

The fight to save Waverley Market is now over

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Andy Wightman

UPDATE 25 APRIL 2012 In the Stage 1 debate on the Long Leases Bill, Stewart Stevenson, the Minister in charge of the Bill announced that the Scottish Government were looking at possibility of exempting Waverley Market on the basis that

Waverley Market (again)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Andy Wightman

The Scottish Government has re-introduced its Long Leases Bill which fell in the last Session of Parliament when it ran out of time. See previous posts on topic here and here and my written evidence to previous Bill Committee. Put

Long Leases (Scotland) Bill II

Posted on January 17, 2011July 10, 2024 by Andy Wightman

I will be in Parliament tomorrow (Tuesday 18 January) giving evidence to the Justice Committee on the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill. I will be seeking to exempt common good land from the provisions of the bill which allows for all

Scottish Government gifts £50 million of our land to David Murray

Posted on November 11, 2010June 2, 2024 by Andy Wightman

Yesterday, the Scottish Government published its draft Long Leases Bill which is designed to convert any lease of over 175 years (with at least 100 years left to run) to full ownership. This follows a consultation earlier this year (responses

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