Written Question · S1W-01136 · Session 1
What measures will be contained in its proposed land reform legislation to prevent the type of cases seen in Lanarkshire and elsewhere, whe…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be contained in its proposed land reform legislation to prevent the type of cases seen in Lanarkshire and elsewhere, where house owners' titles have been left vulnerable to challenge through no fault of their own, as a result of feudal land law or of parties taking positive measures to create exploitable defects in titles.
The answer
We intend to introduce a full programme of land reform which will modernise the basis of land tenure in Scotland and which will remove the abuses deriving from feudal law and from the exploitation of defects in titles. The first stage of that reform will be a bill to abolish feudal tenure. It will be followed by bills which will reform real burdens and abolish leasehold casualties.We are keen to deal with the problem of leasehold casualties. A Bill for this purpose has already been drafted by the Scottish Law Commission and we are looking for a suitable opportunity to introduce it.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-01136 by reference.