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Mixed use landscape of urban and rural land in Scotland - iStock.com/georgeclerk

Taxing land better could help Scotland’s economic recovery

The Scottish Land Commission has set out advice to Scottish Ministers on the role of taxation in supporting current land reform objectives in a new report.
Aerial view of Perth and Tay River. Credit: iStock-1310468694 / Silviu Dascalu

Scottish Land Commission invites Perthshire residents to online public meeting

The Scottish Land Commission is continuing its calendar of online public meetings and the next will cover Perth and Perthshire.
The Scottish Land Commissioners (left to right): Megan MacInnes, Prof David Adams, Andrew Thin (Chair), Dr Bob McIntosh (Tenant Farming Commissioner), Dr Sally Reynolds, and Lorne MacLeod.

Public appointment: Chair, Tenant Farming Commissioner and Land Commissioners reappointed to the Scottish Land Commission

The Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, today announced the reappointment of Andrew Thin as Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, Dr Bob McIntosh CBE as Tenant Farming Commissioner, and Lorne MacLeod and Dr Sally Reynolds as Land Commissioners.

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Mixed use landscape of urban and rural land in Scotland - iStock.com/georgeclerk Blog
Kathie Pollard

Taxing land, better: New report and recommendations on tax on land and property

Policy and Practice Lead Kathie Pollard explores our advice to Scottish Ministers on land reform and taxation in our latest blog.
Snowy scene in Assynt Blog
Hamish Trench

2022 has landed – a look ahead at the coming year

Chief Executive Hamish Trench looks ahead to the Commission’s focus in 2022.
Wintry field edged by trees Blog
Bob McIntosh

Reflecting on Scottish tenant farming developments in 2021

Bob McIntosh, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, looks back at the year of Scottish tenant farming developments in 2021 in his latest blog.

Upcoming events

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Virtual Public Meeting - Perth & Perthshire

Virtual Public Meeting for residents of Perth and Perthshire to learn more about our work, what land reform is, and how it can contribute to a successful Scotland.

Land Reuse Month: Week 1 - Understanding the opportunity

Week 1 of Land Reuse Month will look at how realising the multiple benefits of land reuse projects can help overcome barriers and how to leverage finance and investment.