Tenant crofters can apply to the Commission to exchange croft land providing:
The croft land, and/or any grazing shares, they want to exchange have the same landlord, and the landlord of the crofts agrees to the exchange.
Please note that there MUST be an exchange of croft land for BOTH crofts subject to the application or the application is not valid and will be returned. i.e. CROFT A must exchange land with CROFT B and CROFT B must exchange land with CROFT A.
Exchange of croft land - Section 4A of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
A straightforward approval can be made if:
If any of these conditions are not met, the application will be escalated.
Please ensure you submit your Registers of Scotland (RoS) Registration Application form along with your application, if required.
Please note that when you are completing the Registration Application for RoS you are required to advise them of persons who own/occupy any adjacent croft or land, as our ROC is not mapped based the Commission cannot assist you with this information.