Start here with an overview of the topic: Finding Land. This document is aimed at new community growing groups, landowners and groups already on a site who might be looking to expand or add to the site. You can download the document using the link below:
This paper seeks to give you a brief overview of the implications of buying land. It outlines ways to finance the purchase and goes through the buying process, what you get and the additional costs involved. Use the link below to download the document:
Start here for an overview and introduction to the topic of Leases. Please remember that leases and the legal processes surrounding them vary from country to country in the UK. Therefore we advise seeking legal help where possible. Meanwhile, to read the overview, simply click the document link below:
This guide aims to encourage Scotland’s landowners to make more land available for community growing provide key information on issues such as site suitability, leases, planning and land use and the law.
Insurance is sometimes viewed as an optional extra or unnecessary expense. The truth is good insurance cover is, in the vast majority of cases, a vital component of taking on a site that that both community growing groups and landowners need to consider carefully.
This generic guide takes community growing groups (or those hoping to start one) through the process involved in setting up a community garden on a site. It provides a broad step-by-step process and links to useful information resources created by CLAS.
Lease requirements (also known as ‘Heads of Terms’) are the foundations of any property contract. The Lease Requirements/Heads of Terms document is a record of decisions that have been agreed between the parties (landlord and community group) and can be used to draw up a lease or other such document that reflects the decisions made.
A short advisory document outlining what legal entities can sign leases, plus information on incorporating your group in order to make it a legal entity in its own right.
Who Can Sign A Lease
Though the great majority of community growing groups are better off renting their site from a landowner, buying land can be a great solution for a small number of groups in specific circumstances. Below is a brief overview of some of the reasons to buy and some of the challenges that arise with land purchase.
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