A BATTLE is brewing over Scotland s concentrated land ownership EFFORTS TO deal with the monopoly power some large landowners wield over parts of Scotland are at the heart of a discussion paper newly published by the Scottish Land Commission. Promising to kickstart the modernisation of land ownership in Scotland, the paper floated three specific proposals intended to counter what it describes as as the adverse effects of having so much land held in so few hands – and stressed that, in other countries and economic sectors, such mechanisms were completely normal – • The requirement for significant land holdings to publicly engage on, and publish, a Management Plan;
The measures follow the 2019 report by the Scottish Land Commission into the impact of concentrated land ownership A NEW discussion paper has proposed new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland. Published yesterday, the proposals are designed to support a dynamic and productive economy by addressing the adverse effects of Scotland’s concentrated land ownership. The measures follow the 2019 report by the Scottish Land Commission into the impact of concentrated land ownership – the most substantial investigation into the issue conducted. That had concluded that despite some benefits in economies of scale, there are significant risks with evidence that it is having adverse impacts in some places.