Community Right to Buy

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 offers many new opportunities for community groups to own and manage the land where they live and work.

To register a community interest in land under the Community Right to Buy, an interested group must form a community body. This has to be a company limited by guarantee with no fewer than 20 members and the majority of members from the local community.

You can find out more about Community Right to Buy and Crofting Community Right to Buy in the related documents below.

• Guidance on Community Land Ownership
• Community Right to Buy - an introduction to Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
• Crofting Community Right to Buy - an introduction to Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
• Model Articles of Association
• Community asset acquisition guidance