Crofting Census 2019
I am repeating last year’s offer, and will be happy to deal with forms relating to the Crofting Census 2019, for existing clients for free, and for new clients at a reduced rate of £20 plus VAT.
Providing that your circumstances are not (too) complex, and your form does not require extensive or protracted work, if you send it to me by 12 noon on Friday 22 March 2019, I will liaise with you to complete your Crofting Census 2019 and lodge it at no cost to you.
I am always happy to assist with more complex cases, and I can discuss costs, timescale etc for these if you give me a ring or drop me an email.
Portree Mart – August 2018
More About the Census
The census is a relatively new development; being introduced by the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010(s. 10 if you are interested).
The intention was to “establish a clear picture of the current state of crofting and enable the Commission to build up the evidence base for the value of crofting” (quote taken from Commission’s crofting census page).
The 2018 Census saw a 14% decline in the number of forms returned, compared with previous years.
In some circumstances, you may not receive a census form even although you may be expecting one. This could be because you are not an owner-occupier crofter or tenant crofter, but the landlord of a vacant croft. Alternatively, the Register of Crofts may not have been updated to show you as having an interest in your croft.
Conversely, you may have received a Crofting Census 2019 when you did not expect to. There are also a few explanations for this; perhaps you have sold your croft but the Register of Crofts has not yet been updated, or perhaps the form is in relation to grazing share or deemed croft and you didn’t realise that these are now considered to be separate crofts in their own right.
I’d love to help and am easiest to contact by email – eilidh@camus.scot
Alternatively, you can call me: 07876 513404.
Full contact details can be found here.
Note Referred to:-
Name of client/s
Full postal address of client/s
Date of birth
All relevant telephone numbers
Email address
Name of croft/s
