The road to the Scottish Isles - Elspeth Soutar tells how she followed a dream and moved to the Outer Hebrides
	2:53pm Wed 7 May 08
	THE first mountain I ever climbed was Stac Pollaidh in the Highlands of Scotland. From the summit the view is breathtaking in all directions. To the west the sun sets in a fiery golden glow over the Summer Isles and in the distance the Outer Hebrides lie silhouetted on the horizon.

	Do you want to be like Jimmy? - John Sones looks at opportunities to rent a smallholding and the types of tenancies
	10:44am Wed 30 Jan 08
	IN this country, we have a tradition of wanting to own our own property. This is not always possible for several reasons the main one usually being financial. A large proportion of the population rent their homes so what about renting a smallholding?
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	It pays to register your land - John Sones explains how to get a holding number and why registering makes sense
	12:37pm Thu 17 Jan 08
	I AM one of those who recently received the latest "Survey of Registered Holdings" to be completed and returned to Defra.

	Buy a cut-price smallholding - Location and legwork is the answer to the problem of finding ‘a needle in a haystack’
	2:04pm Wed 5 Dec 07
	FINDING a cut-price smallholding has become the dream of many a city bound individual, bored with a routine job or business.