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What we do

Land is at the heart of Scotland’s identity, economy and communities. The Scottish Land Commission is driving a programme of land reform spanning both urban and rural land, to create a Scotland where land is owned and used in ways that are fair, responsible and productive.

Our work

Good practice

Good Practice

Promoting and supporting change and good practice in the way land is owned and used in both urban and rural Scotland.

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Ownership

Ownership

Modernising the pattern of land ownership in Scotland.

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Tenant Farming

Tenant Farming

Improving the relationships between landowners and tenant farmers, and increasing access to land for those who want to farm.

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Commonwealth Village

Housing

Reforming the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.

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Aerial view of Perth and Tay River. Credit: iStock-1310468694 / Silviu Dascalu

Scottish Land Commission invites Perthshire residents to online public meeting

The Scottish Land Commission is continuing its calendar of online public meetings and the next will cover Perth and Perthshire.
The Scottish Land Commissioners (left to right): Megan MacInnes, Prof David Adams, Andrew Thin (Chair), Dr Bob McIntosh (Tenant Farming Commissioner), Dr Sally Reynolds, and Lorne MacLeod.

Public appointment: Chair, Tenant Farming Commissioner and Land Commissioners reappointed to the Scottish Land Commission

The Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, today announced the reappointment of Andrew Thin as Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, Dr Bob McIntosh CBE as Tenant Farming Commissioner, and Lorne MacLeod and Dr Sally Reynolds as Land Commissioners.
Snowy scene in Assynt Blog
Hamish Trench

2022 has landed – a look ahead at the coming year

Chief Executive Hamish Trench looks ahead to the Commission’s focus in 2022.

Upcoming events

All events

Virtual Public Meeting - Perth & Perthshire

Virtual Public Meeting for residents of Perth and Perthshire to learn more about our work, what land reform is, and how it can contribute to a successful Scotland.

Land Reuse Month - March 2022

Land Reuse Month, 3-24 March 2022, will explore how to support delivery of land reform in the public sector. More info coming soon!

Virtual Public Meeting - Moray

Virtual Public Meeting for residents of Moray to learn more about our work, what land reform is, and how it can contribute to a successful Scotland.