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The Scottish Land Fund, which will be doubled to £20m by 2026, allows groups to purchase assets, often through negotiated sales, from both public and private owners.
We are finding that the sector is having to choose two out of three, and the priority has to be existing tenants, which means keeping rents as affordable as possible and investing in new stock, which will put at risk the Government’s plans and priorities for new supply.
Sandy mentioned innovation, and Tim and Jeremy spoke about securitisation and developing new markets. Are we looking at a need to develop a new market or new financial products?
The 2025-26 Scottish Budget proposes further performance improvements with almost £200 million to reduce waiting lists and help support reduction of delayed discharge.
Part 4 contains four distinct provisions. Section 26 states that Scottish Ministers must prepare a code of practice on sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
In addition to giving greater consideration to this matter, we would also welcome your efforts to provide greater certainty to the devolved governments regarding multi-year spending plans and the earlier sharing of information, particularly in relation to final supplementary estimates which can substantially impact on in- year budget plans.