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Significant early legislation included the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 which introduced a right of responsible access to the countryside, a pre-emptive community right to buy, and an absolute crofting community right to buy.
You might put into savings ... or you might hold in your bank account because you want to build up … to buy a car or you need to fix the roof in your house or you want to buy a new house….
The Committee recommended the Scottish Government consider amendments to—
Require those who wish to buy land and register title in Scotland to be registered EU entities and require current non-EU registered owners to register within 5 years of the commencement of the provision;
Require those who wish to buy land and register title in Scotland to provide a named contact point in Scotland and;
Require those who wish to buy land and register title in Scotland to clearly identify those who will control the land and those who may benefit from that ownership and control.
It allows for modification of paragraphs 44-50 of the schedule on a small landholder’s right to buy and consequential provision if it is considered necessary or expedient.
The buy-to-let sector has increased at the same time as commercial funding has shifted to the buy to let sector, where investors have been able to access the properties that had previously been picked up by first time buyers.