{"id":29192,"date":"2021-02-23T16:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29192"},"modified":"2021-02-23T16:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:32:48","slug":"legislative-proposals-to-address-impact-of-scotlands-concentration-of-land-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29192","title":{"rendered":"Legislative proposals to address impact of Scotland\u2019s concentration of land ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A discussion paper from The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) proposes three new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland and to support a dynamic and productive economy by addressing the adverse effects of Scotland\u2019s unusually concentrated land ownership.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 requirement for significant land holdings to publicly engage on, and publish, a Management Plan\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 concentrated ownership is impeding economic development\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Scottish Land Commission writes:<\/p>\n

The measures follow the 2019 report by the Scottish Land Commission into\u00a0the impact of concentrated land ownership<\/a>, the most substantial investigation into the issue conducted.<\/p>\n

That study concluded that while there are some benefits in economies of scale, there are significant risks of concentrated power and evidence that this is having adverse impacts in some places.<\/p>\n

Now three specific proposals for new legislative mechanisms are examined in detail in today\u2019s paper [note 2] which also considers how they could work in practice.<\/p>\n

The three measures are based on ideas that are normal in other countries and economic sectors to help markets operate efficiently and safeguard the public interest. They are:<\/p>\n