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Landlocked: the continuing separate treatment of moveable and immoveable property by the law of succession in Scotland

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In this blog post, Malcolm Combe (a senior lecturer in the School) and Malcolm Rudd (a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and recent research assistant, supported by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland) discuss the non-reform of the law of inheritance as it applies to land in…

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Choose your friends wisely, choose your co-tenants very carefully: joint tenants and the private residential tenancy

The Scottish Government guidance note Private Residential Tenancies: Information for Tenants (published 26 April 2017 ) correctly summarises the state of the law in relation to Private Residential Tenancies (PRTs) under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 when it states

 “To end a joint tenancy, all the joint tenants…

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Winds of change? Crofting, community and renewable energy development in the Hebrides

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Crofting is a quirky type of landholding that exists in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Born out of 19th century land politics and indeed land agitation, the crofting system is now regulated by statute, namely the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 and some later amending legislation. The system is regulated…

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Seeking clarity on the abandonment of landownership

The abandonment of landownership is a subject that has been of little legal and academic concern in most jurisdictions. Besides the seminal articles of Eduardo Peñalver and Lior Strahilevitz there has been relatively little written on the subject. This appears to stem largely from the confusion that arises regarding the…

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Community land initiative launched in Aberdeen: The Scottish University Land Unit

 

An initiative that aims to deploy law student volunteers in the provision of practical support to Scottish communities looking to gain access to land has been launched.

The Scottish University Land Unit (SULU) involves the Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) and its Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) partnering with…

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Reflections on "Land Rights and Land Responsibilities: An Audience with the Chair of the new Scottish Land Commission"

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On 26 May 2017, the King’s Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen hosted a lecture and panel discussion about Scotland’s land as part of the May Festival. This event built on a series of events that Malcolm Combe (a Lecturer at the School of Law) and colleagues at the…

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Small holdings, big complexities

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This blog post originally appeared as an online article for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, available here. It is reproduced here with permission.

The law relating to leases of rural property in Scotland has long been an area replete with special considerations. There is a surfeit of…

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