Scotland: Admitting to "living beyond its means," National Trust may have to relinquish control of historic properties
SCOTLAND'S largest conservation charity will have no option but to hand over the running of sites across the country, its chief executive has warned.
Kate Mavor of the National Trust for Scotland said the vast majority of its sites and properties were running at a loss and admitted that the trust could not afford to carry out the extensive repairs and refurbishments needed at many of them.
NTS had been "living beyond its means" and millions of pounds would almost certainly have to be raised through public campaigns to safeguard the future of key sites once a full audit of the trust's estate is carried out, she said.