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The Board of the Crofting Commission met in Brora this morning.  Shortly after the start Commission Convener, Colin Kennedy, closed the meeting and left. The remaining Commissioners decided to continue…

The 3,000th croft has been added to the Crofting Register as teams at Registers of Scotland continue their work to have all 18,000 of the country’s crofts placed online. The…

The Crofting Commission today announced that their Chief Executive, Catriona Maclean, will be leaving the organisation to take up a promotion within the Scottish Government. Catriona said: “I will be…

A special meeting was held by the Board on the 21 July to consider the Cabinet Secretary’s letter to the Convener. The Board unanimously agreed that the Crofting Commission support…

The Crofting Commission confirmed today that it has written to shareholders of Mangersta Common Grazings to advise that the grazings constable has concluded his investigations and has stepped down enabling…

Introducing a brand new fund for self builders in the Highlands! The Scottish Government’s ‘Highland Self Build Loan Fund’, is to be administered by The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust,…

Update from Crofting Commission’s Chief Executive An open letter has been issued by the Crofting Commission’s Chief Executive, Catriona Maclean which reads: There has been much said recently about the…

The Crofting Commission today confirmed that William Swann decided to resign from the position of Commissioner on Thursday 2, June. William Swann, from the Isle of Skye, was appointed as…

The Crofting Commission is emphasising the important role of grazings committees in representing shareholders and maintaining and improving common grazings. Grazings committees play a crucial part in the crofting system…

The Crofting Commission welcomes the decision made by the Highland Council’s Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee to remove the use of legal agreements under section 75 of the Town and…