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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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.
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.
Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land
An updated Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land carried out by Ryden - published in March 2022.
Land Focus: Natural Capital and Land
In this Land Focus paper, we set out some of the key issues the Scottish Land Commission identifies in relation to natural capital, land, and a just transition.
Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement 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.
NFUS Self Assessment Report
National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)'s report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21.
Scottish Land & Estates Self Assessment Report
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE's) report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21.
Community Land Scotland Self Assessment Report
Community Land Scotland's report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21.
Land Rights and Responsibilities Self-Assessment Pilot Programme
The report on the outputs, learning and evaluation from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme Report 2020-21.
Overview Report: Land Rights and Responsibilities Self-Assessment Pilot Programme
The Land Rights and Responsibilities Self-Assessment Pilot Programme in 2020-2021 aimed to explore the effectiveness and workability of a voluntary review process of self-assessment against the LRRS principles for land owners and managers across sectors.
Rural Land Market Insights Report 2022
This report presents the findings of the first stage of a two-stage research project commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission, on improving reporting of land market transactions in Scotland.
What is happening in Scotland's Rural Land Market?
Summary of what is happening in Scotland's rural land market and why - based on findings from the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2022.
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