Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

31 January, 2022

Tenant farming in the future – A look at the year ahead

In his latest blog, Bob McIntosh, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, looks at the challenges and opportunities for tenant farming throughout the year ahead.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

14 December, 2021

Call for participation in ground-breaking land sales report

A major report has been commissioned to understand more about the nature and value of rural land sales in Scotland – in a move that will be crucial in considering the implications of new natural capital and carbon value in the land market.