Community right to buy: review

After the Ministerial decision is taken under the rights to buy, interested parties have the right to appeal that decision in accordance with section 61 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.  Appeals are usually from the community group in the case of a rejection and usually from the asset owner in the case of an approval.

Interested parties have a period of 28 days from the date of the decision to submit such an appeal.  Appeals are heard by the local Sheriff Court. Once the Sheriff has come to a decision, that decision is final.