Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of £300m in Scottish land sales
Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates sayLand reform campaigners are alarmed at the increasing use of a legal loophole that allows landowners to conceal the price paid for Highland estates from the public register.Andy Wightman, a land reform...
<p>Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say</p><p>Land reform campaigners are alarmed at the increasing use of a legal loophole that allows landowners to conceal the price paid for Highland estates from the public register.</p><p>Andy Wightman, a land reform analyst, said the loophole meant the prices paid in more than £300m-worth of Highland property transactions were not disclosed on the register.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/07/wealthy-use-loophole-to-conceal-value-of-300m-in-scottish-land-sales">Continue reading...</a>
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