Risk to Investment
Some stakeholders were also concerned that lotting provisions could harm investment in Scottish land.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 4 February 2025, cols 60-61 and written submissions including Association of Deer Management Groups, The Suisgill Estate Partnership, Scottish Land and Estates, Gresham House SLE highlighted that there was no specified timescale for the Ministers to make a lotting decision “which will inevitably slow down the sales...