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Peter A Walker

Register of landowners’ controlling interests aims to offer more transparency

A new register of those who have a “controlling interest” in Scottish land is being launched in a bid to provide more transparency on ownership.

The Scottish Government says the register will provide more information on who ultimately makes decisions about the use of the land.

As land can be registered to overseas entities and trusts, the existing register of land titles does not always state who ultimately makes the decisions.

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