| msPosts: 1 | Outsider's View of Decrofting House Site Legislation Posted: 29 May 08 6:37 PM |
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I have spent the last few weeks reading about crofting regulations with the aim of submitting an offer to become a tenant on a "croft" consisting of low grade agricultural land and house site consisting of gable ends. It is in an idyllic location but 0.75 miles from the nearest road. It appeared attractive whilst the possibility of buying and decrofting the "house site" (not the croft) would ensure future laws would not be able to legislate on my and my future generations use of what I had invested money and effort rebuilding. I am reluctant to proceed due to the proposed changes to this law and feel it will reduce the number of people prepared to invest in rebuilding and thus living in this type of property. I suspect that under the proposed rules it is more likely to remain a ruin.
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| meJanePosts: 10 | Re: Outsider's View of Decrofting House Site Legislation Posted: 06 Oct 08 8:12 PM |
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"It appeared attractive whilst the possibility of buying and decrofting the "house site" (not the croft) would ensure future laws would not be able to legislate on my and my future generations use of what I had invested money and effort rebuilding".
Why would you buy a croft house and not wish the land going with it? Are you a new entrant to crofting or a land speculator? Could you buy a house plot for the money you'd paid for a croft? "I am reluctant to proceed due to the proposed changes to this law and feel it will reduce the number of people prepared to invest in rebuilding and thus living in this type of property".
This, last sentence is in my opinion nonsense. Either you are buying a croft or you are not, are you buying and investing in a house plot? or not? If you are buying a croft then you should take the poor quality agricultural land and set yourself to do something to improve it or you should look for a house site in a non crofting area, there are plenty around.
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