Who would say no to a Scottish castle?

Independence could make it harder for non-Scots to buy a historic Highland pile.
Cathy Hawker22 February 2016

An Englishman's home is his castle, as the saying goes, but Scotland can lay claim to the highest concentration of these historic beauties — more than 2,000 of them — and if you want to buy one, you may have to act fast. With Scots voting on independence tomorrow, the procedure for an English, Welsh or Northern Irish buyer hoping to bag a property north of the border could be about to change forever.

Scottish property prices
Weddings and sporting breaks: Forter Castle, Katharine Pooley’s home in Perthshire
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Contacts:
Strutt & Parker: struttandparker.com 
Forter Castle: fortercastle.com

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