Land ownership in rural Scotland more concentrated despite reforms, study finds

Exclusive: Half of all privately owned rural land held by 433 people and companies, according to campaigner Andy WightmanLand ownership in Scotland has become even more concentrated despite two decades of land reform legislation, with green capital investors becoming increasingly dominant, a study has found.Andy Wightman, the land reform campaigner who published a groundbreaking look at Scottish land distribution in 2012, has calculated that half of all privately owned rural land in Scotland, or 3.2m hectares (7.9m acres), is held by just 433 people and companies, with only 2.76% of rural Scotland held by community groups. Continue reading...