Land Lines - Carbon Markets, Public Interest and Landownership in Scotland

In this Land Lines discussion paper, Dr Jill Robbie and Dr Giedre Jokubauskaite explore the issues surrounding carbon markets, public interest and landownership in Scotland.

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Land Lines - Natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use

In this Land Lines discussion paper, Prof Dieter Helm looks at natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use in Scotland.

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Annual Review 2021-22

Scottish Land Commission Annual Review 2021-22

2.17 MB

What is happening in Scotland's Rural Land Market - A summary

Summary of what is happening in Scotland's rural land market and why

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Scotland's Rural Land Market - Insights Report

Scotland's Rural Land Market Insights Report, April 2022

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LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme 2020-21 Overview Report

The overview report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme 2020-21

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LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme Report - Outputs, learning & evaluation 2020-21

The report on the outputs, learning and evaluation from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme Report 2020-21

1.98 MB

CLS LRRS Self-Assessment Report

Community Land Scotland (CLS)'s report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21

1.58 MB

SLE LRRS Self-Assessment Report

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE's) report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21

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NFUS LRRS Self-Assessment Report

National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)'s report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21

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Annual Business Plan 2022-23

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LRRS Review 2022 - Response to Scottish Government

The Scottish Land Commission's response to Scottish Government's 2022 review of the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement.

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Programme of Work 2022-23

Programme of Work - Updated April 2022

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Community Wealth Building - Useful References and Resources

These references and resources provide helpful information, guidance and advice on a range of issues relating to community wealth building and land rights and responsibilities, and to the actions set out in the Commission’s Community Wealth Building and Land guidance.

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Community Wealth Building and Land Guidance

Our guidance on community wealth building sets out practical actions that public bodies can take to use and manage land productively and in the public interest.

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Plana Gaidhlig Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba 2022-27

Am Plana Gaidhlig Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba 2022-27

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Gaelic Language Plan 2022-27

The Scottish Land Commission's first Gaelic Language Plan 2022-27

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Land Focus: Natural Capital and Land

586.87 KB

TFC Interim Guide to Securing Tradeable Carbon Credits in an Agricultural Holdings Situation

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Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of VDL - March 2022 Update

An updated Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land carried out by Ryden - published in March 2022.

1.64 MB

Land Lines - Balancing rights and interests in Scottish land reform

The seventh in our series of Land Lines discussion papers, by James Mure QC, looks at the current legal context of human rights law in Scotland and its implications for any new proposals addressing land ownership.

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Land Reform and Taxation - Advice to Scottish Ministers

This report sets out our advice on the role of taxation in supporting current land reform objectives. It aims to assist Ministers in considering the role of taxation in relation to land.

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Land and Property Taxation in Scotland: Policy proposals for devolved taxes

1.22 MB

TFC Guidance on Fixed Equipment

2.41 MB

Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21 - Gaelic

Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2020 gu 2021

2.11 MB

Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21 - English

1.52 MB

Land Focus: Land for Housing and Development

This Land Focus paper explores the Commission's review of land for housing, which proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.

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Land for Housing: Towards a Public Interest Led Approach to Development

The Commission's review of land for housing proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.

3.97 MB

TFC Guidance on Relinquishment and Assignation - Information Provision for Notice of Intent to Relinquish

585.33 KB

Programme of Work 2020-23

Annex 1 to the Strategic Plan 2020-23

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Annual Review 2020-21

3.02 MB

TFC Guide to General Statutory Compliance on Agricultural Holdings

705.98 KB

Annual Business Plan 2021

461.67 KB

Climate Change Action Plan 2020-25

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Vacant and Derelict Land Recommendations - Ministerial Response

167.44 KB

Municipal Forests vs Community Woodlands – Three case studies in Le Mans (France) and Inverness (Scotland)

1.61 MB

TFC Form 2 - Relinquishment Acceptance

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TFC Form 1 - Intention to Relinquish

110.96 KB

A Guide to - Relinquishment and Assignation

TFC Guide to Relinquishment and Assignation

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TFC Panel of Valuers

110.34 KB

Amnesty – Template Note of Agreement between the parties as approved by an Arbitrator

95.00 KB

Amnesty – Template for application to the Land Court

109.43 KB

Summary - Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland's concentration of land ownership

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Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland’s concentration of land ownership - A discussion paper

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TFC Final Amnesty Agreement Guidance

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Audit and Risk Committee - Terms of Reference (Dec 2019)

131.49 KB

Land and property taxation in Scotland: Initial scoping of options for reform

1.18 MB

A Protocol - Common Good Land

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National Access Forum (NAF) Scotland - Guidance Note on the Use of Mediation for Access

Guidance Note on the potential use of professional mediation as a tool to help local authorities and National Park Authorities, Local Access Forums (LAFs), land owners/managers and access takers.

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Code of Practice - Conducting Rent Reviews

853.98 KB

Housing Land Allocation, Assembly and Delivery: Lessons from Europe

2.17 MB

Model Amnesty Notice (Section 114 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

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Advice to Scottish Government on Regional Land Use Partnerships

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Information Map - Info for Land Owners

325.31 KB

Information Map - Info for Communities

336.79 KB

CaCHE Report - Table 1

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CaCHE Report - Delivering More Homes and Better Places: Lessons from policy and practice in Scotland

3.68 MB

* Vacant and Derelict Land Community Impact Tool

A survey tool to measure the impact of vacant and derelict land on the community

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* Overview of the Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations

An overview of the vacant and derelict land taskforce recommendations

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Annual Report & Accounts 2019-2020 - Gaelic

Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2019 gu 2020

2.06 MB

Annual Report & Accounts 2019-2020 - English

2.83 MB

* Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations

Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations

1.59 MB

Plana Ro-Innleachdail 2020-23 GAIDHLIG

2.95 MB

Strategic Environmental Assessment Pre-screening Strategic Plan 2020-23

144.81 KB

Island Communities Impact Assessment Strategic Plan 2020-23

160.53 KB

Equality Impact Assessment Strategic Plan 2020-23

123.97 KB

Strategic Plan 2020-23

Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2020-23

3.59 MB

2017-20 Our Progress so far

2.50 MB

Good Stewardship of Land - Supporting Information

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A Protocol - Good Stewardship of Land

LRRS Protocol on Good Stewardship of Land

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Annual Business Plan 2020

Annual Business Plan 2020-21

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A Protocol - Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities

LRRS Protocol on Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities

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A Protocol - Diversification of Ownership and Tenure

LRRS Protocol on Diversification of Ownership and Tenure

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FAQs on Diversification of Ownership & Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities Protocols

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ROUTE MAP FOR LANDOWNERS: Opportunities for more diverse ownership, management and use of land

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FAQs on Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making Protocol

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* Transforming Vacant and Derelict Land in Scotland - Case Studies

Inspiring examples of how vacant and derelict land can be transformed and the benefits it can bring

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Reusing Vacant and Derelict Land: Case Studies

Case studies demonstrating how vacant and derelict land can successfully be reused

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* Guidance on Assessing the Full Economic Benefits of the Productive Reuse of Land

Framework for assessing the wider economic benefits of the reuse of land

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The Case for Change: A New Approach to Assessing the Benefits of the Productive Reuse of Land

Scotland needs a new approach to assessing the benefits of the reuse of land

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The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland - Savills Toolkit

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The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

8.95 MB

FAQs on Protocols on Landownership by Charities and Private Trusts

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A Protocol - Land Ownership by Private Trusts

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A Protocol - Land Ownership by Charities

1.52 MB

Community Engagement in Land-Use Decision Making Land Agent Training: Benefits of Community Engagement Table

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Community Engagement in Land-Use Decision Making Useful Resources

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Support for Community Engagement

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Opportunities for public involvement in the Scottish planning system

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The Value of Early Engagement in Planning Report Summary

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The Value of Early Engagement in Planning

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Residential development land prices and house prices

2.56 MB

An Investigation into Land Banking in Scotland

1.65 MB

Scottish Land Commission's Response to NPF4 Call for Ideas

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Annual Review 2019-20

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Land Focus: International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership

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Review of International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership of Land

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Templates for Transparency of Ownership

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A Protocol - Transparency of Ownership and Decison-Making

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A Guide to - the Use of Tenanted Agricultural Holdings for non-Agricultural Purposes (Diversification)

TFC Diversification Guide

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Developing Business Incubators for Agriculture

Farm business incubators could help bring new entrants into agriculture in Scotland.

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Mock tenant farming mediation info & sign up sheet

Mock mediation information and sign up form

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Community Engagement Baseline Surveys Report 2019

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Scottish Land Commission Framework Agreement

Framework Agreement

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Centenary reflections on the significance and the enduring legacy of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919

Repeopling Emptied Places by Jim Hunter

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Research Ethics Policy

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National Student Award Application Form

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Land Lines - The housing land market in Scotland: A discussion paper

The housing land market in Scotland: A discussion paper

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Land Focus: Land Ownership by Trusts

119.08 KB

Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021 GAELIC

Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021 GAELIC

1.41 MB

Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021

Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021

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Annual Business Plan 2018

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Programme of Work

Programme of Work - Updated June 2019

1.29 MB

Annual Business Plan 2019

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A Route Map - Community Engagement in Decisions Relating to Land

294.63 KB

Review of Buccleuch Estate Agricultural Tenancy Negotiations

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A Review of the Conduct of Agents of Agricultural Landlords and Tenants - A report to Scottish Ministers

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Amnesty on Tenant's Improvements - Information and Case Studies

This leaflet provides information and case studies for tenant farmers on how the amnesty works and the procedures to be followed.

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Model Agreement for Amnesty of Tenant's Improvements

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Example Schedule of Improvements

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Model Forms for an Amnesty Agreement - Covering Note

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A Guide to – The Professional Conduct of Agents and How to make a Complaint

This guide outlines the standards expected of professional agents working for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings. It provides information on how and where to complain about an agent who does not adhere to the relevant standards. For the purposes of this guide, agents comprise of surveyors, factors, land agents, solicitors and any other professional adviser acting for either party.

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A Guide to – Tree Planting on Tenanted Agricultural Holdings

This guide provides information for landlords and tenants who might be considering planting trees on tenanted agricultural holdings. It outlines tenants and landlords rights to planting trees and provides information on applying for permission to plant.

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Late Payment of Rent – Important Advice to Tenants

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A Guide to – Joint Ventures with New Entrants

Produced by the Scottish Land Commission, in conjunction with partner organisations: SAC, NFUS, James Hutton Institute

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A Guide to – The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Scottish agricultural holdings sector

This guide outlines some of the ways in which the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) can we be used in order to resolve disputes without going to court. It provides information on which ADR process to choose and when to seek further assistance. Users of this guide are advised, however, to obtain independent legal advice relevant to their particular circumstances before acting upon any of the information contained in this guide.

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A Guide to – The Essential Features of the Modern Limited Duration Tenancy

This guide summarises the essential features of the legislation relating to Modern Limited Duration Tenancy’s (MLDT’s) and every care has been taken to ensure that it accurately reflects the main features of the current legislation. Users of the guide are advised, however, to obtain independent legal advice relevant to their particular circumstances before acting upon any of the information contained in this guide.

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A Guide to – The proposed legislation on relinquishment of 1991 act tenancies

This guide provides a summary of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 provisions relating to the relinquishment of 1991 Act tenancies.

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A Guide to – The 2016 Land Reform (Scotland) Act

This guide summarises the main features of the legislation and the implications for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings.

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Land Lines - Land Acquisition: Lessons for Scotland - A discussion paper

This, the sixth paper in the Land Lines series, Professor Tony Crook looks at examples of land acquisition in the Netherlands and Germany and the lessons that Scotland could learn.

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Scale and Concentration: Research review - The effects associated with concentrated and large scale land ownership in Scotland

A review by SRUC of previous literature and a descriptive analysis of Scotland’s current pattern of landownership.

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Scale and Concentration: Report to Ministers - Review of scale and concentration of land ownership

This report sets out the Commission’s conclusions and recommendations from our review into issues associated with scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland.

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Scale & Concentration: Investigation into the issues associated with scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland

Evidence report following an investigation into the impacts of scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland. The report follows a call for evidence by the Commission last year, for anyone with experience of living or working in parts of Scotland where most of the land is owned by a small number of people, to share their experiences.

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Delivering Greater Benefits from Common Good Land and Buildings

Common Good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, according to this research report written for the Scottish Land Commission by researchers at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES).

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Land Focus: Common Good Land

Scotland’s Common Good Funds are worth hundreds of millions of pounds. The Scottish Government has asked the Land Commission to look at how greater benefit could be delivered for communities through the Common Good.

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SURF Report - Land and Communities: Beyond the Echo Chambers

This report is the result of a collaboration between Scotland’s Regeneration Forum (SURF) and the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to consider the practical potential for realising the Scottish Government’s vision of a strong and dynamic relationship between Scotland’s land and its people. In particular, the Commission sought to engage SURF’s experience and networks to explore assets and challenges; and varied partner perspectives in the interlinked complexity of the urban context.

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Young Scot report - Young People and their Local Urban Areas

Young Scot and Scottish Land Commission established a partnership to explore how young people understand, perceive and have a connection with their local urban areas. This partnership used a co-design approach to explore insights from a broad range of young people about land and buildings in cities and towns.

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Vacant and Derelict Land in Scotland: Assessing the Impact of Vacant and Derelict Land on Communities

This report explores the harmful effects of vacant and derelict land (VDL) on communities and proposes an analytical framework which could be used by local authorities to assess the harmful impact of VDL sites.

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A Review of Funding Sources for the Re-use of Vacant and Derelict Land

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*Funding Sources for Bringing Vacant and Derelict Land Back in to Use

There is a wide variety of funding options available to communities and local authorities to help bring the land back into use and benefit those living around vacant and derelict sites. This table provides a brief description of different funding sources available, highlighting the main limitations of each and indicating what type of activity the funding is most suitable for.

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Understanding Land and Inequality

The role of land in contributing to sustainable and economic growth in Scotland

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Recommendations to Scottish Government on the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement

The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the draft Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement with regard to the likely impact and effectiveness of the draft statement and offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

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Recommendations to Scottish Government on the consultation of the Future of the Scottish Planning System

The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the likely impact and effectiveness of proposals contained in the consultation in relation to what we understand to be their intended outcomes, and have offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

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Tenants' Improvements Amnesty - Supplementary Guidance

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Code of Practice - Amnesty of Tenants' Improvements

This code of practice has been issued by Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC) after consultation with, and with the support of, Scottish Land and Estates (SLE), the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS). It is issued under the authority of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

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Recommendations to Scottish Government on the consultation on guidance for engaging communities in decisions relating to land

The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the likely impact and effectiveness of the guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land as contained in the consultation in relation to what we understand to be its intended outcomes, and has offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

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Code of Practice - Planning the Future of Limited Partnerships

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Land Lines - The delivery of public interest led development in Scotland: A discussion paper

This, the second paper in the Land Lines series, Steven Tolson and Archie Rintoul look at the approaches adopted to achieve public interest led development in Scotland.

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Land Lines - Land: For the many, not the few? Limitations on the scale of land ownership

In this paper, the third in the Land Lines series, Peter Peacock looks at the scale of concentration of ownership of land in Scotland.

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Research on interventions to manage land markets and limit the concentration of land ownership elsewhere in the world

This research report looks at international approaches to limiting scale and concentration of land ownership.

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Annual Review 2017-18

A review of the activity and progress made by the Commission from 1 April 2017–31 March 2018.

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Code of Practice - The Maintenance of the Condition of Tenanted Agricultural Holdings

This code of practice is intended to help provide a route for landlords and tenants to come to agreement about where the responsibility lies in maintaining agricultural holdings in good condition in order for the holding to be efficiently farmed.

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Land Lines - Encouraging agricultural land lettings in Scotland for the 21st century

This, the fourth paper in the Land Lines series, looks at ways to encourage agricultural land letting in Scotland with a particular focus on potential changes to taxation.

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Land Lines - Human rights and the work of the Scottish Land Commission

In this, the fifth paper in the Land Lines series, Dr Kirsteen Shields looks at the opportunities provided by land reform for further realisation of economic, social and cultural human rights.

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Increasing the Availability of Farmland for New Entrants to Agriculture in Scotland

The James Hutton Institute was commissioned to investigate new models and structures to increase the availability of land for new entrants; provide practical guidance on existing joint venture models; identify barriers to succession and retirement; and develop a baseline for measuring success.

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An assessment of historic attempts to capture land value uplift in the UK

Heriot Watt University was commissioned to review the UK’s historic experience of land value capture and identify what lessons current policy makers could take from this experience.

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Land Focus: Land Value Capture

This briefing paper looks at land value capture, what it is and the Land Commission’s work.

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Compulsory Sales Orders - a proposal from the Scottish Land Commission

A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland.

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Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18 - English

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Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18 - Gaelic

Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2017 gu 2018

1.82 MB

Community Ownership and Community Right to Buy - Recommendations to Ministers

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Land Focus: Land Value Tax Briefing Paper

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SRUC Report - Review of the effectiveness of current community ownership mechanisms

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SRUC Report - Review of the effectiveness of current community ownership mechanisms - Appendices

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Land Value Tax Policy Options for Scotland

1.49 MB

A Protocol - Community Engagement in Decisions Relating to Land

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A Guide to – Transfer of Tenancies by Assignation and Succession

This guide outlines the ways in which an agricultural tenancy can be passed on to another person. It includes information on whether and how a tenancy might be assigned during a tenant’s lifetime; bequeathing a tenancy; and intestate transfer of a tenancy. Users of this guide are advised to obtain independent legal advice relevant to their particular circumstances before acting upon any of the information contained in this guide.

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Code of Practice - Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases

Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), Bob McIntosh, has issued a Code of Practice for Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases which is to be followed by landowners, tenant farmers and land agents.

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Scale and Concentration: Overview of the evidence report and recommendations

Short summary of the Investigation into the issues associated with Large Scale and Concentrated Land Ownership in Scotland and the Recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

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Advice to Scottish Ministers on Options for Land Value Capture

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Scottish Futures Trust - Enabling Infrastructure - Interim Report

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Annual Report & Accounts 2018-19 - Gaelic

Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2018 gu 2019

1.68 MB

Community funding models table

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The range, nature and applicability of funding models to support community land ownership

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Scale and Concentration: Response from Ministers

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 3

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part c)

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part b)

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part a)

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 1

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Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden

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Code of Practice - Sporting Rights

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Code of Practice - Late Payment of Rent

563.02 KB

Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide - Annex 2 - Engagement Planning Template

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Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide - Annex 1 - Engagement Planning Matrix

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Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide

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Annual Review 2018-19

A review of the activity and progress made by the Commission from 1 April 2018–31 March 2019.

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Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Statement of Intent

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Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019 - English

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