Crofting

Proposals to simplify crofting regulation, encourage more use of common grazings and a range of other changes have received high levels of support in a recent consultation. The Scottish government has published an independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on proposals for Crofting La

The Scottish Land Commission has highlighted the opportunity to further develop crofting as a key component of Scotland’s land reform programme. Welcoming a consultation which proposes updates to the Crofting Act, the commission emphasised crofting’s vital role in "diversifying land owne

People across Scotland are being invited to have a say on how crofting is reformed. A programme of meetings will take place from 3 July to 15 August, stretching from Oban to Shetland.

The traditional way of life for Scotland’s crofters will “ultimately disappear” unless urgent action is taken over an "out of control" land market, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has warned. The body is leading calls for crofting legislation to be overhauled

Crofters in some of Scotland’s most remote and marginal communities are to benefit from grants to improve their housing or build new homes. The Croft House Grant scheme aims to retain and attract people to rural communities while allowing them to achieve the full potential of crofts and genera

The Inner House at the Court of Session has upheld a decision made by the Crofting Commission denying crofters permission to erect land-based wind turbines on the grounds that the result would be "detrimental to the interests of the land owners". The crofters, living near Stornoway on the Isle of Le

Crofting law can sometimes seem like an existential exercise, wondering how to make sense of a confusing set of rules in an uncertain world. It is not possible to discuss crofting without reference to the law, and as this book by Brian Inkster shows, there is a considerable body of legislation which

A new book on crofting law was launched this week at a reception held in the main law library of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. A Practical Guide to Crofting Law has been written by crofting law expert Brian Inkster.