Tenure & Ownership
New developments in community right to buy?
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- Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:56 Tamsin Morris Hits: 480
Following on from last month's article about the possible re-registration process for the community right to buy, we've received further information from the Scottish Government.
A slightly revised application form has been issued (you can find it here) which, importantly, is the same form that will also need to be used for re-registration of an interest after five years. At the moment, that means the process of re-registering will be as time-consuming as the initial registration process. However, several people sent submissions (including those on SCotLaND forum) to the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee expressing concern over the re-registration process. In response, the minister, Roseanna Cunningham MSP wrote to the committee suggesting that she would review the suitability of the re-registration form before the first re-registration needs to take place later in the year. It's not clear how she'll do that review, but we'll post any further information we get as soon as we can. We'll also feed any relevant discussions on the forum into the process.The guidance for the community right to buy process has also been revised and you can find a copy here. The crofting community right to buy application form and guidance have also been updated and you can find them here.
