Land Reform is often used as a sound bite to avoid genuine action. Here are, put simply, 18 policies I will be fighting for;
(1) End the dichotomy between new build & renovations by fixing the VAT regime.
(2) Land Value Tax.
(3) Introduce a system of land planning that requires land owners to use the land productively.
(4) Use Compulsory Sale Orders & Compulsory Purchase Orders to free up land.
(2) Land Value Tax.
(3) Introduce a system of land planning that requires land owners to use the land productively.
(4) Use Compulsory Sale Orders & Compulsory Purchase Orders to free up land.
(5) On the sale or inheritance of land, set maximum lot sizes to break up the size of undeveloped holdings.
(6) Introduce a supplementary charge to the Land and Buildings Transactions Tax for private sales of rural estates over specific sizes.
(6) Introduce a supplementary charge to the Land and Buildings Transactions Tax for private sales of rural estates over specific sizes.
(7) Significantly increase the budget of the Scottish Land Fund to support community ownership of land and assets.
(8) Restrict the overseas ownership of land.
(9) Complete a comprehensive land registry to provide information on who owns Scotland's land.
(8) Restrict the overseas ownership of land.
(9) Complete a comprehensive land registry to provide information on who owns Scotland's land.
(10) Reform agriculture and business subsidies to emphasise the quality of land use, such as increased support for crofting in Scotland.
(11) Maximum cap on the amount of land a beneficial owner can own.
(12) Introduce community legal rights in the planning process for land.
(11) Maximum cap on the amount of land a beneficial owner can own.
(12) Introduce community legal rights in the planning process for land.
(13) Reform local democracy to empower local communities to shape land use/ownership.
(14) Major house building programme to tackle the rural housing crisis.
(15) Tie land reform into a Rural Industrial Strategy to effectively develop the land in Scotland.
(14) Major house building programme to tackle the rural housing crisis.
(15) Tie land reform into a Rural Industrial Strategy to effectively develop the land in Scotland.
(16) Set a target for 50% of Scottish land designated for forestry.
(17) Reform deer and grouse moor management to require environmentally-sustainable practices.
(18) Established a National Land Agency to oversee Scotland's Land Reform.
(17) Reform deer and grouse moor management to require environmentally-sustainable practices.
(18) Established a National Land Agency to oversee Scotland's Land Reform.
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