Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has welcomed the cross-party recognition of the triple blow to Scotland’s rural businesses caused by the recent UK budget.
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Philanthropist Ian Wace, owner of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles, is gifting a substantial sum to the Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) to purchase the majority of the Badentarbat Estate near Achiltibuie in Wester Ross. The coastal estate, encompassing approximately 8,887 acres of the Coi
Miller Homes has purchased an 11-acre plot in the Dalhousie development from the Springfield Group, allowing for the creation of 85 new homes just outside Bonnyrigg.
Scotland's rural land market experienced a subdued year in 2023, according to the latest annual Rural Land Market Insights report.
The Scottish farmland market has experienced an unexpected early surge in activity despite weather-related pressure, as well as economic and policy factors. According to Savills, the number of acres advertised for sale on the open market to the end of May was 64% higher than for the same period in 2