Agricultural & Rural

The ever increasing price of buying a croft has recently hit the headlines, with a small croft on Harris (including a house and four 'cottages' used for letting purposes) being placed on the market with a price tag in excess of £1.5 million pounds. There is no doubt that even in these boom times for rural property, £1.5 million is a significant sum to pay for a croft. But prospective buyers need to be very clear about the status of any croft before seeking to purchase it.