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    Bequest of Crofts – Can the landlord of the croft object to a bequest?

    Karen Macrae | 12 May 2025

    A landlord must accept the bequest if you (or the Executor of the deceased crofter, if authorised by you)give notice of the bequest to the landlord or the croft and send a copy of that notice to the Commission within 12 MONTHS of the date of the crofter’s death.

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