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Mr Colquhoun, who is also vice-chairman of Scottish Land and Estates, told the BBC's Scotcast podcast that he feared the definition of a large landholding could be reduced in future.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Merchants could suddenly earn fortunes rivaling the landholding nobility, and strange ideas could undermine intellectual elites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

Evergrande expects a loss of about 163 million yuan from the disposal of the 10,376.82 square meter landholding located in Shenzhen.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2022

Morrison had earlier blocked a Chinese-led consortium Dakang Australia Holdings from buying an 80 percent stake in Australia’s largest private landholding, S. Kidman & Co.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2018

Prominent Londoners sought to elevate their social position by having their family marry into rural landholding families of position.

From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.