Gaelic
Short Term Let
Short-term Let is the term used when an owner-occupier crofter lets their croft to a tenant for a period not exceeding 10 years .
A landlord cannot apply to let a croft on a short-term let.
Delegated Decision Making Parameters
Short Term Letting (of up to 10 years) of an owner-occupied croft— Section 29A of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
Part Croft Short Term Letting of an owner-occupied crofter - Section 29A of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
Only an owner-occupier crofter can apply for consent to let their croft, or part of their croft, to a tenant on a short term let.
A straightforward approval can be made if:
- The proposed tenant will be ordinarily resident within 32 kilometres of the croft
- The applicant and proposed tenant have demonstrated the residence and land use duties will be fulfilled for the length of the short term let
- Evidence has been provided they will cultivate the croft
- The proposed tenant has the skills to carry out their proposals for the croft
- Does the proposed tenant have other croft land
- There is no demand for the tenancy
- There have been no objections
The following parameters are also included but only in relation to a Part Croft Short Term Let:
- Letting part of the croft will not create any access issues
- There are no concerns over the size and quality of either croft resulting from the let of part of the croft.
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.
Short Term Let
Covid -19
The Commission is now accepting new applications, but as all staff continue to work from home and the office remains closed, these will be processed more slowly than usual. Any applications that relate to statutory deadlines, or which concern a Crofting Register form to notify the Commission that an event has taken place, will be given priority over other applications.
Where applications require a site visit, it will not be possible for any site visit to be carried out until the government eases the current restrictions on movement.Where any application involves a hearing, no hearings will take place until the current restrictions on movement are eased and the government has advised that public meetings (with appropriate physical distancing) can take place.
Approved Applications:
If you are a crofter who has had an application approved by the Commission within the last 3 monthsPlease read this important information regarding effecting Commission regulatory decisions.
You can continue to contact us by email info@crofting.gov.scot and although we are now in a position to deal with phone calls to our reception line, few staff have access to work phones to make return calls and therefore the service will be limited. We would therefore ask that you continue to contact us via email. You can of course continue to use the mobile numbers on the Contact Us page of this website to speak with us.
The Commission understands that this is a difficult time for all concerned, but we wish to reassure crofters and their agents that we will continue to work to restore normal levels of service. It is unlikely that this can be fully restored until the government permits offices to reopen and for various restrictions on movements and meetings to be eased.
20 May 2020.
