Queen's property chief delays sale of Scottish seabed windfarm plots

Auction paused after runaway bids for leases in England and Wales hand windfalls to Queen and TreasuryThe Queen's property manager in Scotland has delayed the auction of Scottish seabed plots for windfarms after runaway bids for leases in England and Wales handed the Queen and the Treasury a multibillion-pound windfall.Crown Estate Scotland paused its auction in order to carry out a review of the process after the "unprecedented" bidding in an auction for England and Wales lease options last week reached new record highs. Continue reading...