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Land Reform in England & Wales 2

Posted on October 14, 2005November 30, 2023 by Andy Wightman

Things are happening south of the border. Following the election, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Office have set up a Working Group to develop proposals for a community right to buy in England and Wales.

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Land Reform in England & Wales 1

Posted on April 13, 2005November 27, 2023 by Andy Wightman

Good news in the Labour Election Manifesto published today – the first signs of a land reform agenda for England and Wales! In Chapter 9 pages 103 – 105 of the Manifesto the Labour Party write the following: – Building

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Farming Subsidies

Posted on January 14, 2005November 27, 2023 by Andy Wightman

Ross Finnie, the Minister for Environment and Rural Development, made an interesting announcement on Wednesday. He said that the Scottish Executive would in future disclose who got what in agricultural subsidies under the new Single Farm Payment Scheme. This follows

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Innovative Housing Solutions

Posted on January 6, 2005November 27, 2023 by Andy Wightman

I’m grateful to my colleague, Graham Boyd for drawing my attention to an excellent report produced for the Mayor of London on Community Land Trusts and Mutual Housing Models. Such solutions could be very appropriate for overheated housing markets in

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Lessons from Assynt 2

Posted on December 5, 2004 by Andy Wightman

The Assynt Foundation’s 3 applications to register an interest in the Vestey Estate have been successful. Congratulations! The original application from the Assynt Foudnation was withdrawn by the applicants (see my post of 5 November). Interestingly, unlike all other applications

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Rural Housing Problems 2

Posted on November 9, 2004 by Andy Wightman

We know about problems with the planning system and we know about the problems of land availability. For those folk who don’t want to rent from a housing association but want to buy a piece of land on which to

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Lessons from Assynt 1

Posted on November 5, 2004 by Andy Wightman

This morning’s post contained 2 items of particular interest. The first was a citation to attend the High Court for jury service on 1 December. The second was a glossy set of sales particulars for the Glencanisp and Drumrunie Estates

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Rural Housing Problems 1

Posted on October 27, 2004 by Andy Wightman

Jim Hunter, the historian, journalist and ex-Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise was on the Lesley Riddoch programme on Radio Scotland this week. He rightly flagged up the housing shortage as a critical issue for rural Scotland. The difficulties associated

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