Land reform
Answer:
Half of Scotland is owned by just 500 people, few of whom are actually Scots. As Britain's great land-owning aristocratic families decline, a new breed of foreign laird is exploiting Scotland's arcane land laws to buy up tracts of the Highlands and islands - Europe's last great wilderness. In 2018/2019 it was reported that the largest landowner owns 221,000 acres (890 km2; 345 sq mi) of land in Scotland. The government believes 57% of rural land is in private hands, about 12.5% owned by public bodies, 3% under community ownership and about 2.5% is owned by charities etc.
Full answer here: Land ownership in Scotland
Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
The ownership, governance and use of land in Scotland remains stuck in the past.
Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Ahead of the Land Reform Bill, this report sets out a bold agenda for land reform.
Understanding Urban Community Landownership
Author / Creator: Carey Doyle
Date published: 2024
Scotland has a long history of community landownership. We are celebrating 100 years since the first buyout
Scotland’s land reform journey is stalling
Author / Creator: Josh Doble
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Scotland’s experience of land reform is often described as a journey, if that is the case then our journey is stalling and all but ground to a halt.
Land Reform Or Another Power Grab?
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
The Scottish government has introduced land reform legislation to encourage community ownership by granting ministers powers to intervene in the sale of estates of more than 1,000 hectares.
The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it
Author / Creator: Andy Wightman
Media type: Book
Date published: 2015
the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes.
Slipping Slopes; The Common Weal Policy Podcast – Episode #190
Author / Creator: Nick Kempe
Media type: Podcast
Date published:
Nick Kempe talks about the problem Scotland faces with frequent landslips and how they have been exacerbated by Government policy and by the lack of land reform in the country.
Land for the People (Scotland) Bill
Author / Creator: Andy Wightman
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2023
This blog introduces Andy Wightman's proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill
Community Land Scotland statement on the Land Reform Bill 2023
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2023
Changes needed to Land Reform Bill 2023
Land Jjustice Bill – Consultation Response
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2024
Proposals to limit the amount of land that can be owned by a person outside of public interest.
Reform Scotland’s Land
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2024
There is no country in the western world which has fewer people owning so much of its land as in Scotland
Land for the People (Scotland) Bill
Author / Creator: Andy Wightman
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
Proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill – one that goes far further than existing proposals in reforming Scotland’s land governance.
Forest Ownership in Scotland: Policy Review
Author / Creator: Jon Hollingdale
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Forestry ownership is intimately related to the multi-faceted requirements of land reform.
Land Reform for the Common Good
Author / Creator: Calum MacLeod
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2023
The current form of land ownership does not promote the common good.
Work the Land: The Employment Potential of Land Reform
Author / Creator: Robin McAlpine
Date published: 2021
This paper argues against claims that land reform would harm rural employment and seeks to illustrate the kind of jobs that could be created instead and the positive impact radical land reform would have on employment and on wages in rural areas
Here’s how Humza Yousaf can deliver a fairer, greener Scotland
Author / Creator: Adam Ramsay
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
"After 16 years in power, the SNP is stagnating. With these 16 policies, the new first minister can change that"
Bays of Harris Feasibility Study
Author / Creator: Bays of Harris Steering Group
Media type: Feasibility Study
Date published: 2022
The feasibility study of the community by out of the Bays of Harris
Land Reform In A Net Zero Nation
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2022
Scotland has both a long history of inequality in land ownership and of a failure to correct this inequality.
Land Reform In A Net Zero Nation
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2022
Scotland cannot afford for this latest round of land reform to fail, as at least two previous attempts.