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SEBG News Archive

29/12/2005

A New Generation Enjoys Scotland's Estates

A new generation of visitors is flocking to Scotland’s rural estates following a surge of interest in outdoor leisure activities and adventure sports... more >>

06/12/2005

Farm Business development seminars get underway in New Year

A series of seminars promoting farm business development is to start in January... more >>

03/12/2005

Rural Exception Sites - a rural housing solution. SEBG comment, Press and Journal

When the Scottish Parliament was re-established we were told in no uncertain terms that it would provide Scottish solutions to Scottish problems... more >>

21/11/2005

SEBG welcome executive's integrated tourism plans

The Scottish Estates Business Group, which represents progressive rural estates in Scotland, today welcomed... more >>

06/10/2005

Landlords must play key role in avoiding rural housing crisis

With the revelation that 47% of holiday homes are in rural areas, the debate surrounding affordable rural housing... more >>

29/09/2005

Estates Join Forces with Executive to Promote Farm Business Development

The Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG), which represents progressive rural estates in Scotland, today (Thursday September 29) announced it is preparing a series of seminars... more >>

28/05/2005

Modern estates are dusting off their image - reported by Duke of Buccleuch, Scotsman.com

This week at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire we enthusiastically played host to busloads of children who were right at home with fields of animals and a host of other attractions at an open day on the Queensberry Estate... more >>

25/05/2005

Bellamy invites all to Enjoy Estates

Leading environmentalist Dr David Bellamy today (Wednesday May 25) joined forces with the Duke of Buccleuch to launch Enjoy Estates (www.enjoyestates.org), a new internet initiative which showcases Scottish rural Estates and promotes their public facilities and attractions... more >>

09/05/2005

Shortage of skilled labour will affect upgrading of Scotland's housing stock

A shortage of skilled contractors in remote and rural areas will have a major impact on the Scottish Executive’s attempt to improve standards in housing stock, according to the Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG)... more >>

21/03/2005

Scottish Estates celebrate spring outdoor access festival

Members of the Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG) will this week play host to a range of outdoor activities in locations throughout Scotland as part of the Spring Outdoor Access Festival. The Festival, which runs from 18th - 28th March across the country, is being coordinated... more >>

22/02/2005

Estates launch new access guide for outdoor enthusiasts

Scotland’s leading landowners today (Tuesday February 22) launched an access rights guide for the public and urged outdoor enthusiasts to herald a new era for the Scottish countryside... more >>

16/12/2004

Estates Group issues way ahead plan for tenanted sector

The Scottish Estates Business Group said today that a formidable cross-industry and political effort is needed to rebuild confidence in the tenant farming sector in Scotland... more >>

22/11/2004

Shedding light on the role of estates (Dundee Courier 22/11/2004) PDF 182 Kb

Landowners have been traditionally portrayed as the bad boys... more >>

10/11/2004

Progressive Scottish estate wins investor in people status

One of Scotland’s most progressive land-based businesses, Atholl Estates at Blair Atholl, Perthshire, has been awarded IiP status by Investors in People Scotland... more >>

05/11/2004

Estates group calls for common sense to prevail in community buy outs

The Scottish Estates Business Group today (05 November 2004) called for common sense to prevail in attempts by community bodies to buy rural estates under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act... more >>

02/11/2004

SEBG calls for unified approach to provision of affordable housing

The private rented sector has an important role to play in the provision of affordable housing for let in both urban and rural areas, according to the Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG). The Group has called for closer links between the sector, social landlords and local authorities... more >>

16/10/2004

Earl sends adapt-or-die warning to scots estates

A Clarion call has been given to Scotland's estate owners to either adapt their ways - or face an uncertain future and yet more legislation... more >>

13/10/2004

Owners of Estates urged to modernise

The owners of Scotland's estates have again been told of the need to modernise and improve their image... more >>

21/09/2004

Estates Dispute 'Rush' to Sell Farms

The Scottish Estates Business Group today (Tuesday) disputed claims that landowners were rushing to sell agricultural land before the implementation of new legislation giving tenants a pre-emptive right to buy... more >>

16/08/2004

SEBG welcome guide to Agricultural Holdings Act

The Scottish Estates Business Group today urged landowners and tenant farmers to embrace a new layman's guide to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act... more >>

12/08/2004

It may not be a Glorious 12th, but it’s a business to be proud of

If you were to believe everything you have read about the prospects for the Glorious 12th this year, you would be forgiven for thinking that those of us involved in the industry are running round, frantically echoing Private Fraser’s woeful declaration: "We’re doomed. We’re all doomed." more >>

15/06/2004

Scotland's Largest Estates Open Their Doors

The Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG) has today launched a programme of Estate open days across Scotland, inviting the public to see behind the scenes of a modern working estate for the first time. Starting on Saturday 29th May, SEBG members including... more >>

29/05/2004

Estate agents - reported by John Davidson, Scotsman.com

On the photographer’s instructions, Sarah Troughton is standing under the main arch of The Whim, an 18th-century gothic folly that offers a splendid vantage point high above Blair Castle... more >>

14/01/2004

New research confirms Economic Importance of Scottish Estates

Estates in Scotland play a vital role in supporting rural communities... more >>

Nov 2003

Estates urge Ministers to target funds to those areas that need them

The Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG) has challenged the proposal from Ministers to increase the population threshold on the Community Right to Buy from 3,000 to 10,000. In its response to the consultation on the draft regulations, submitted today... more >>

Nov 2003

Agricultural Holdings commencement date welcomed by Estates

Following today's announcement by the Scottish Executive that Parts 1 and 3 to 8 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act would be operational before the November 28 the Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG) has welcomed the progress... more >>

Nov 2003

Agricultural Holdings is an opportunity to restore confidence

On the eve of the implementation of the new Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, the Scottish Estates Business Group (SEBG) has called the Act an "opportunity" for the industry, and has urged all involved to co-operate and communicate to ensure that vital confidence is restored... more >>