Research and reports

Evidence and insights on Scotland’s land and its impact

The Scottish Land Commission’s work is grounded in evidence. Our research helps explain how land shapes Scotland’s economy, environment and communities and what can be done to make ownership and use fairer and more productive.


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    5ed7946d4ffe9 Scottish Land Commission response to NPF4 call for ideas
    2025

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Community Right to Buy Review

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Community Right to Buy Review

    68ed067f4d3dc Land Use Agriculture and Just Transition Plan Response
    2025

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Land Use, Agriculture and Just Transition Plan

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Land Use, Agriculture and Just Transition Plan

    68ed0f3c0b6bf Land Use Strategy 4 1
    2025

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Land Use Strategy 4

    Scottish Land Commission response to the Land Use Strategy 4 and Community Ownership Review

    684fe32f641c3 SLC 2025 Insights Briefing
    2025

    Summary of Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2025

    A summary of the Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2025.

    684fe32f5ede6 SLC 2025 Insights
    2025

    Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025

    An overview of the rural land market in Scotland in 2024 exploring the main drivers in the market.

    6835827a96037 Response to Call for Views on Community Wealth Building Bill
    2025

    Response to Call for Views on Community Wealth Building Bill

    Scottish Land Commission Response to Call for Views on Community Wealth Building Bill.

    67adee85a0c49 LRB Advice to Ministers Part 2
    2025

    Land Reform Bill: Advice to Ministers on Part 2 of the Land Reform Bill

    Advice to Ministers on Part 2 of the Land Reform Bill.

    67aa23fd8803c Land supply for housing in rural Scotland
    2025

    Land supply for housing in rural Scotland

    This research report focuses specifically on the role of land in, and to make practical recommendations for, increasing the supply of new homes (of all tenures) across rural Scotland.

    67aa23addf5ae Land supply for rural housing proposal Summary
    2025

    Summary: Land supply for rural housing proposal

    The Land supply for rural housing proposal draws on findings from new research, commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission and conducted by the University of Glasgow, which reviewed practical steps to create a long-term land supply for rural housing in Scotland.

    696f50df9bc0f Scot Land Futures What We Herard GAELIC
    2025

    Àm ri Teachd Na H-Alba - Na Chuala Sinn: Gairm nàiseanta airson atharrachadh

    This is a Gaelic summary capturing the main themes and ideas people shared through ScotLand Futures and reflects, in their own words, how Scotland’s land could work more fairly and more effectively for everyone.

    6798a1d368ee2 Land Reform Bill Cab Sec RALRI to Michael Russell 27 Jan 2025
    2024

    Land Reform Bill: Official corespondence from Scottish Government

    Response from Mairi Gougeon to the Scottish Land Commission's advice on Part 1 of the Land Reform Bill.

    678a33f1a293e Advice to Ministers LRB Part 1 Jan25
    2024

    Advice on Part 1 of the Land Reform Bill from the Scottish Land Commission

    The Scottish Land Commission has proposed key changes to the Land Reform Bill, currently being considered by Parliament, so that it achieves the Scottish Government�s objectives to address the impacts of concentrated land ownership.

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