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The Crofting Commission held their first Board meeting today following the resignation of Convener, Susan Walker. The Board thanked Susan for the contribution made during her time with the Commission.…

The Crofting Commission today confirmed that Convener Susan Walker is to stand down from the organisation.   A Crofting Commission spokeswoman said:   “The Crofting Commission can confirm that Susan…

The Crofting Commission is launching new application forms and information leaflets to help crofters understand crofting regulation.   The Commission is asking for more detailed information from crofters in their…

1,000th croft registered A croft on the Isle of Lewis has become the 1,000th croft to be registered on the online Crofting Register. The Barvas croft was registered yesterday by…

The Crofting Commission will be visiting Ullapool from 24 to 25 March for their board meeting and to meet a range of crofting stakeholders.  In the afternoon of Tuesday 24…

The Crofting Commission has praised crofters for completing and returning the first Crofting Census forms.   In October last year the Crofting Commission undertook an unprecedented data gathering exercise across…

The Crofting Commission today confirmed that it has withdrawn its appeal to the Court of Session in connection with the Scottish Land Court’s decision of 18 December 2014 in the…

The Crofting Commission is reminding crofters to complete and return their Crofting Census forms, if they have not already done so.  The completion deadline for the Census was on Friday…

The Crofting Commission is urging crofters to complete and return their Crofting Census forms before the completion deadline on Friday 16 January 2015.   The Crofting Commission has undertaken an…

This week the Scottish Government launched a consultation on their Croft House Grant Scheme (CHGS). The scheme provides financial assistance for the improvement and maintenance of crofter housing with the…