AN absentee laird is facing fresh pressure to sell off his Scottish island to the community who live there – amid allegations he is ignoring their…
AN"absentee" laird is facing fresh pressure to sell off his Scottish island to the community who live there – amid allegations he is ignoring their pleas.
In her response, Mairi Gougeon said the new legislation – which the Scottish Government wants to introduce before next summer – would strengthen obligations on landowners. His grandfather, Robin, bought the island in 1962 and lived in the Western Isles before his death in a Stornoway care home at the age of 87.
Those living on the island view him as aloof and their 2021 bid to launch a legal “hostile takeover” to secure ownership failed.. He said: “The Scottish Government has been instrumental in supporting community land buyouts across Scotland over the past two decades, both in terms of legislation and funding via the Scottish Land Fund.
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