Scottish Land Commission

A new report reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. The report published today by the Scottish Land Commission shows the Scottish rural land market is characterised by exceptionally high demand but conti

A month-long campaign aims to drive forward the message that the public sector has a key role to play in transforming vacant and derelict land across Scotland. Land Reuse Month, hosted by the Scottish Land Commission, will support local authorities in addressing the ‘how to’ of tackling

Applications are now open for a grant to fund academic research into improving the way land is owned, managed and used across Scotland. Open to students at Scottish academic institutions, the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2022 will see one successful applicant receive a &po

The Scottish Land Commission has appointed two 'good practice advisers'. Calum Stewart and Karen Grant will support the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit from Scotland’s land.

A new expert advisory forum on land and human rights has met for the first time to discuss the relationship between property rights and wider economic, social, and cultural rights. The forum has been set up through a partnership between Scotland’s land reform body, the Scottish Land Commission

The public sector should play a greater role in the housing land market, the Scottish Land Commission has said. In a new report it sets out five suggestions:

The Tenant Farming Commissioner has issued a new guide covering general statutory compliance on agricultural holdings. Intended as a useful tool to summarise general statutory regulations and how to comply with them, the guide is for tenant farmers, landlords and their agents.

The Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2021 has opened for entries. Designed to encourage young people to get involved in land reform and contribute to the commission’s work, the single award of £1,000 is open to all students studying at a Scottish academic instituti

Three new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland have been proposed in a new discussion paper. The proposals set out in the Scottish Land Commission paper are designed to address the effects of Scotland’s concentrated land ownership.

The Scottish Land Commission is continuing its calendar of public meetings online, with the next focused on the Highlands. The commission is holding an informal public meeting online to give people from the Highlands the opportunity to find out more about how their community can benefit from land re

Clear expectations on the management of common good land by local authorities will help make the most of this form of ownership for communities, according to the latest protocol from the Scottish Land Commission.

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish government on how regional land use partnerships could help Scotland its climate action and help support green economic recovery.

Professor David Adams and Megan MacInnes have been reappointed as Scottish land commissioners. Land reform secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP made the announcement of their reappointment this week.

Reforming land rights and ownership will support Scotland's economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Land Commission has said. Setting out its three-year strategic plan, the public body said reform of land rights and ownership could encourage a more diverse and productive pattern

Decisions made about land that consider the long-term impact on people’s lives, the environment and local community, will result in greater public benefit, according to a new Land Rights and Responsibilities Protocol published by the Scottish Land Commission. The protocol states that when