17 MARCH 1950, Page 18

Tied Cottages

SIR.—I was puzzled by Mr. Alan E. Thompson's reference to tied cot- tages in his article, Confessions of a Candidate. Does the law in Scotland differ so widely from that of England in this respect? In the southern half of Great Britain, before the owner of a tied cottage can obtain posses- sion, he must have an order from a County Court Judge, and far from the tenant being expelled in a few hours, it is more likely to be a question