Community Ownership in Scotland 2022 report published

Today see the publication of the report, 'Community Ownership in Scotland 2022'. The Annual publication shows the extent of community ownership across Scotland.

This publication reports the number of assets in community ownership which are recorded by the Scottish Government. There are several initiatives which have been put in place to enable community ownership. 

The Scottish Land Fund, as it is now known, was founded in 2001. It now supports both rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of assets. Legislation concerning land reform commencing in 2004 and 2016 enhanced existing community right to buy.

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 introduced new legislation giving communities the right to request to buy, lease, manage or use land and buildings belonging to local authorities, Scottish public bodies or Scottish Ministers. 

Due to increased focus on community ownership the Scottish Government asked the Scottish Land Commission to review existing community right to buy mechanisms and recommend how best to enable community ownership.

Following the recommendations of the Scottish Land Commission a National Indicator on community ownership was developed and included in the National Performance Framework in 2019, and which is informed by this publication.

As at December 2022 the performance of the National Indicator on community ownership is maintaining. The report covers assets by: 

• Assets by Length of Ownership, 2022
• Assets by Purchase Price, 2022
• Assets by Size, 2022
• Assets by Type, 2022
• Assets by Urban Rural Classification 2020, 2022
• Assets by Local Authority, 2022

You can find the full report here