Research and reports

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.

Advice to Scottish Ministers on Community Ownership and Community Right to Buy

This paper provides advice to Scottish Ministers on the key findings and recommendations from the Scottish Land Commission’s review of community ownership mechanisms.

Land Focus: Land Value Tax Briefing Paper

Land values have increased more than 450% since 1995, outstripping the growth of assets on the land by a considerable margin. This has led many people to question how the benefits from increasing land values are distributed – and whether more needs to be done to ensure that the gains from rising land value benefit society as a whole.

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

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

Investigation of Potential Land Value Tax Policy Options for Scotland

The University of Reading has been appointed by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to conduct research to assess, with reference to international experience, the potential of land value taxation to contribute to a more productive, accountable and diverse pattern of land ownership and use in Scotland and to identify a set of potential policy options that merit further consideration by the SLC.

Land Lines: The housing land market in Scotland

This, the first paper in the series, is looking at how the public sector could intervene to improve the operation of the land market and increase the supply of land for new housing.

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.

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.

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.