and promotes the interests of crofting in Scotland
to secure the future of crofting.
Application for Commission Consent to Assign a Croft Tenancy
Tagradh airson Cead a’ Choimisein gu Gabhaltas Croite a Shònrachadh
Assignation is the term used to describe the transfer of a croft tenancy from a tenant crofter, referred to as the ‘assignor’ or ‘outgoing tenant’, to a person of their choice referred to as the ‘assignee’ or ‘proposed new tenant’.
If the Crofting Commission approve your application everything that is held in tenancy will be transferred to the new tenant.
Delegated Decision Making Parameters
Assignation - Section 8 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
A straightforward approval can be made if:
- The proposed tenant will be ordinarily resident within 32 kilometres of the croft, or will be within 18 months of obtaining the croft tenancy
- The proposed tenant does not already have more than two crofts and demand has not been expressed for the tenancy
- Evidence has been provided they will cultivate the croft
- Evidence has been provided that the landlord has consented to any new purposeful use by the proposed tenant
- The proposed tenant has the skills to carry out their proposals for the croft
- There have been no objections
If any of these conditions are not met, the application will be escalated.
Please ensure you submit your Registers of Scotland (RoS) Registration Application form along with your application, if required.
Please note that when you are completing the Registration Application for RoS you are required to advise them of persons who own/occupy any adjacent croft or land, as our ROC is not mapped based the Commission cannot assist you with this information.
