Scottish Government urged to back Greens plan to limit land ownership

Scottish Government urged to back Greens plan to limit land ownership

THE Scottish Government has been urged to back Scottish Green plans to allow ministers to refuse a land sale if the buyer already owns 500 hectares…

Put Scotland's land in Scotland's hands

The Scottish Government has been urged to back Scottish Green plans to allow Ministers to refuse a land sale if the buyer already owns 500ha of Scotland. The proposal, which is being moved by Green MSP Ariane Burgess as an amendment to the Land Reform Bill, would help to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding even more of Scotland’s land. Help us give land back to the people With half of Scotland’s land owned by around 400 people, our land dist…