Community right to buy review: consultation
The Community Right to Buy, introduced in Scotland in 2003, has empowered rural, urban, and crofting communities to acquire land and assets. The Scottish Government is consulting as part of a review aimed at simplifying the process and exploring improvements.
Closed
This consultation closed 5 October 2025.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
Consultation analysis
Annex C: 7. Community Right to Buy Review Reference Group: Membership
This consultation has been prepared with input from the Community Right to Buy Review Reference Group and the Scottish Government gratefully acknowledges the input of its members.
7.1 Group members
Michael Russell (Chair), Scottish Land Commission
Lucy Beattie, Scottish Land Commission
Calum MacLeod, Scottish Land Commission
Hamish Trench, Scottish Land Commission
Gemma Campbell, Scottish Land Commission
Patrick Kirkham, Scottish Government
Dave Thomson, Scottish Government
Richard Davies, Scottish Government
Jason Lloyd, Scottish Government
Sandra Holmes, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Kirsten Logue, South of Scotland Enterprise
Katie Alexander, Crown Estate Scotland
Ailsa Raeburn, Community Land Scotland
Pauline Smith, Development Trusts Association (Scotland)
Josh Doble, Community Land Scotland
Sarah Jane Laing, Scottish Land and Estates
Rhianna Montgomery, National Farmers Union (Scotland)
Malcolm Combe, University of Strathclyde
Calum MacLeod, Harper MacLeod
Lynn Johnstone, Registers of Scotland
Heather Mack, Crofting Commission
Donna Smith, Scottish Crofting Federation
Susi Stuehlinger, Scottish Crofting Federation
Contact
Email: crtbreview@gov.scot