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Scotland’s rural communities ‘need parity’ on government’s energy price support

Press Release

Scotland’s rural communities risk entering severe fuel poverty this winter after ‘falling between the cracks’ of the UK Government’s energy support scheme, a rural organisation has warned today. Scottish Land & Estates has written to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack MP, urging government to take action to alleviate the...

Land reform plans threaten to hit taxpayers and Net Zero ambitions

Press Release

The Scottish Government’s new land reform plans threaten to waste millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money and jeopardise the drive towards Net Zero. Land-based businesses across Scotland say key proposals in the forthcoming Land Reform Bill put at risk extensive investment in climate change measures, jobs and community benefits and could...

Licensing grouse shooting must not jeopardise jobs and conservation

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Rural organisations said today the Scottish Government’s proposals to introduce a licensing scheme for grouse shooting must not jeopardise vital jobs and important conservation work in some of the country’s most fragile, rural areas. Following the announcement today by the Scottish Government of a public consultation on a forthcoming...

Lettings coalition will seek legal opinion on Scotland’s rent freeze and eviction ban

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A coalition of landlord and lettings bodies is seeking legal advice on the Scottish Government’s rent freeze and eviction ban legislation. The coalition is formed between the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), Propertymark, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Scottish Land and Estates (SLE). The Scottish...

Private rented sector well out of balance after emergency powers passed

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Scottish Land & Estates has said that the disproportionate shift in the balance between tenant and landlord rights will lead to reduced availability of much-needed homes in the coming months and years. The rural business organisation, which represents some of the largest providers of housing in rural Scotland, made the comments following...

Winners from Skye down to the South of Scotland crowned in the Helping It Happen Awards 2022

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With winners covering many parts of Scotland, from Skye to the South of Scotland and many places in between, the Helping It Happen Awards 2022 have once again congratulated some of Scotland’s most innovative, diverse and imaginative rural businesses. The Helping It Happen Awards, supported by headline sponsor NatureScot, enjoyed an in...

Rent freeze bill a ‘watershed moment’ for Scotland’s private rented sector

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The long-term consequences of the emergency rent freeze and eviction moratorium on the private rented sector could be felt for decades to come, a rural business organisation has warned today. Scottish Land & Estates, which represents some of Scotland’s largest rural housing providers, said the new legislation – to be introduced, debated...

Four ospreys fledge from Aberdeenshire fishery

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An Aberdeenshire business is celebrating after its resident ospreys successfully fledged four healthy chicks. Lochter Fishery & Activity Centre, near Oldmeldrum, has hosted a pair of birds in the summer over the past 12 years – with the birds helped in no small part by a limitless supply of trout from the fishery. Previous attempts to...

A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

General News

A statement from our chairman, Mark Tennant, on Tuesday 20 September 2022: Yesterday we mourned the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, arguably one of the most outstanding individuals in history. Over the last ten days there have been thousands of beautifully written and spoken tributes to Her Majesty and there is little I can add...

A statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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Following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, our Chairman Mark Tennant has shared the following statement: "It was with profound sadness that we learned of the death of Her Majesty The Queen today. Queen Elizabeth The Second was a monarch admired and adored around the whole world, not least in her beloved Scotland...