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Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

Stay up to date with the latest news, analysis and insight from the Scottish Land Commission. This feed brings together our announcements, research highlights and guest blogs that explore Scotland’s evolving land issues from different perspectives.

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    Tax and fiscal policy

    26 January, 2022

    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.

    Tax and fiscal policy

    25 January, 2022

    Taxing land better could help Scotland’s economic recovery

    Increasing the role land plays in Scotland’s tax base and a local authority power targeted at newly derelict property are among the key recommendations put to Government Ministers in today’s report on how Scotland’s land could be taxed better.

    Corporate updates

    14 January, 2022

    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.

    Land reform

    12 January, 2022

    2022 has landed – a look ahead at the coming year

    Chief Executive Hamish Trench looks ahead to the Commission’s focus in 2022.

    Tenant farming

    5 January, 2022

    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.

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