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In Scotland only ~58% of land is in the registry - most of the rest is covered by a register of transactions but that can make it difficult to work out who owns
by arethuza 1y ago
In Scotland only ~58% of land is in the registry - most of the rest is covered by a register of transactions but that can make it difficult to work out who owns what.
https://www.ros.gov.uk/performance/land-register-completion/land-mass-coverage-in-scotland https://www.ros.gov.uk/performance/land-register-completion/...
Land ownership is quite a contentious issue in Scotland.
- KineticLensman 1y ago> Land ownership is quite a contentious issue in Scotland. Yes, I saw an article recently that said that approx 50% of Scottish Land is owned by just 420 families. It's actually worse than England in that respect.
- arethuza 1y agoI can recommend the book "The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland (and How They Got It)" by Andy Wightman