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Scotland’s new mega-lairds now controlling huge areas of Scotland

    In recent years we’ve seen a new form of absentee landownership growing rapidly and acquiring large estates, often financed by investors, billionaires and corporations. These new ‘mega-lairds’ are often involved in asset management and investments and are frequently based outside of Scotland.