As someone who bought a city property last year the Scottish system is lightyears ahead of England. I don't have to worry about leasehold, freehold etc - I bought my flat, it is mine. Buying through solicitors and the associated regulation produces a much more civilised system without gazumping (or at least much less of it).
If you've ever spent much time in the Highlands you'll realise how remote and limited it actually is. You're realistically always going to have very large tracts of land owned by individuals or groups because it requires economies of scale to run. Short of making almost all of it national parks I'm not convinced the current state of play is that bad.
Plus there is the right to roam legislation enabling people to actually use the land, it isn't like you're not allowed to walk on it.
If you've ever spent much time in the Highlands you'll realise how remote and limited it actually is. You're realistically always going to have very large tracts of land owned by individuals or groups because it requires economies of scale to run. Short of making almost all of it national parks I'm not convinced the current state of play is that bad. Plus there is the right to roam legislation enabling people to actually use the land, it isn't like you're not allowed to walk on it.