Scotland’s increasingly valuable rural land is only available to a limited few, as high demand from forestry, natural capital investment and corporate estate buyers continues to drive high prices.
That's according to a new report by the Scottish Land Commission, which underlines the need for action to ensure that communities, family farms, local businesses and individuals are not priced out of the rural land market.
The report notes that, while forestry land prices flattened at the end of 2022, demand outstripped a continuing rise in the supply of land across the board, maintaining the “seller’s market” of 2021.
