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excellent article cheers K - LVT the way to go I feel - hope wee Nicola has the gumption to see it through as one things for sure there will be plenty moaning.

Community ownership can and does work well but it can also be a difficult journey - there is a wide level of experience here in the Hebrides. Interesting to see how tax could be used to reduce land prices and make the cost of buy-outs more reasonable but I think if the tax payer is to fund even these reduced purchase prices then we need to make sure we get proper governance models in place for estates and secure wider public benefit as a condition of financing. A really interesting proposed change is on the right of inheritance in scotland - unmovable property to be split equally to children will see the break up and selling off of the huge estates
 
gun ainm said:
excellent article cheers K - LVT the way to go I feel - hope wee Nicola has the gumption to see it through as one things for sure there will be plenty moaning.

Community ownership can and does work well but it can also be a difficult journey - there is a wide level of experience here in the Hebrides. Interesting to see how tax could be used to reduce land prices and make the cost of buy-outs more reasonable but I think if the tax payer is to fund even these reduced purchase prices then we need to make sure we get proper governance models in place for estates and secure wider public benefit as a condition of financing. A really interesting proposed change is on the right of inheritance in scotland - unmovable property to be split equally to children will see the break up and selling off of the huge estates
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I spent a week in Gigha when my son was about 1 back in 2005, and the way they turned that around, bought the island, became essentially self sufficient and ended up selling off surplus electricity they generated back to the national grid is inspiring.
Community ownership works well from what I've seen. The islands being almost literal microcosms are excellent demonstrations of how well it can go.
 
Brainwrong said:
I spent a week in Gigha when my son was about 1 back in 2005, and the way they turned that around, bought the island, became essentially self sufficient and ended up selling off surplus electricity they generated back to the national grid is inspiring.
Community ownership works well from what I've seen. The islands being almost literal microcosms are excellent demonstrations of how well it can go.
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Gigha recently in a bit of difficulty due to nearly 3 million of debts - good balanced view here though http://www.lesleyriddoch.co.uk/2014/11/good-luck-to-gigha-in-balancing-the-books-.html - its a good example of community ownership doing well - as i said there are a few closer to home with mixed results but overall its a much better proposition than the old model.
 
gun ainm said:
Gigha recently in a bit of difficulty due to nearly 3 million of debts - good balanced view here though http://www.lesleyriddoch.co.uk/2014/11/good-luck-to-gigha-in-balancing-the-books-.html - its a good example of community ownership doing well - as i said there are a few closer to home with mixed results but overall its a much better proposition than the old model.
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That's a shame. I'm sure they'll pull through. Everyone should go on at least one summer holiday there. It's beautiful.
 
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