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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Review of France's SAFER Land Market Interventions
The French ‘SAFER’1 model regulates agricultural land in the public interest in France and is a key international model in this respect.
Land Focus: Land Governance
Land reform discussions often revolve around the relative importance of land ownership versus land use, but in practice both of these aspects interact and are equally important.
Transparency of option agreement
The research aimed to help the Scottish Land Commission to understand how much or how little information is available on land optioned for housing development in Scotland.
Land Focus: Option Agreements and the Housing Market
This discussion paper explores our latest commissioned research to better understand the case for improved transparency of option agreements and inform the delivery of NPF4.
Summary: Natural Capital and Land Reform: Next Steps for a Just Transition
Scotland is embarking on significant land use change to meet climate and nature goals. Land reform and wider changes to land, tax, and fiscal policy need to work in coordination to make this a just transition – one which will meet the needs and ambitions of Scotland’s people and put the economy in a stronger, more resilient position.
Natural Capital and Land Reform: Next Steps for a Just Transition
Scotland is embarking on significant land use change to meet climate and nature goals. Land reform and wider changes to land, tax, and fiscal policy need to work in coordination to make this a just transition – one which will meet the needs and ambitions of Scotland’s people and put the economy in a stronger, more resilient position.
Scottish Land Commission Consultation response on Future Grant Funding for Forestry
The Scottish Land Commission's response to the public consultation on Future Grant Funding for Forestry 2023.
Summary: Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
A summary of the Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023.
Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
An overview of the rural land market in Scotland in 2022 exploring the main drivers in the market.
Rural Land Market Data Report 2020-2022
Analysis of land sales data 2020-2022.
Land Reform Bill Consultation Response
The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Scottish Government's Land Reform Bill consultation.
Farmland and Forestry Sales Data: Rural Land Market Data Report 2022
Forestry and farmland sales data from 2020-21.
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