The Scotsman - Land prices to crash, say experts
"The legislation will give crofting communities the right to force landowners to sell, even if they don?t want to. The price of any land bought under the compulsory purchase plans will be set by an independent valuer, with the community able to access money from the Scottish Land Fund to complete the purchase. Two weeks ago, it emerged that the crofting community on the 52,000-acre Galson estate on Lewis is preparing to buy the area from the Graham family as soon as the Land Reform Bill is made law, although the landlords do not want to sell."

The Scotsman - Land prices to crash, say experts
"The legislation will give crofting communities the right to force landowners to sell, even if they don?t want to. The price of any land bought under the compulsory purchase plans will be set by an independent valuer, with the community able to access money from the Scottish Land Fund to complete the purchase. Two weeks ago, it emerged that the crofting community on the 52,000-acre Galson estate on Lewis is preparing to buy the area from the Graham family as soon as the Land Reform Bill is made law, although the landlords do not want to sell."