Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

6 December, 2021

New Guide to Help Avoid Disputes over Fixed Equipment

In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Bob McIntosh explores ways to avoid disagreements between tenant farmers and landlords using his latest guidance on fixed equipment.

3 November, 2021

Innovative poster campaign helps Scots tackle climate change

Passers-by are being targeted in a novel campaign to spark public interest in the way Scotland’s land is owned and used – by a series of fly posters which have popped up around Glasgow.

1 November, 2021

New environmental policies must be ‘tenant-proofed’

In his latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, looks at COP26, carbon credits, and ensuring that environmental policies are 'tenant-proofed.'

20 October, 2021

Land & Human Rights - Revisited: Why they're relevant now

In the ninth in our series of 'Land &' blogs, Malcolm Combe, Chair of the Land and Human Rights Advisory Forum, looks at the relevance of land and human rights now and what the work of the newly-established Forum hopes to achieve.

12 October, 2021

Land & Communities – Community land ownership and health

There are strong connections between land reform and broader health and wellbeing. Land use decisions are being recognised for their significant impacts on health outcomes and health inequalities.

11 October, 2021

It’s not just farmers who use and need land

As the Scottish Land Commission completes its three-day Land Connection 2021 conference which looked at the role of land in helping to achieve some of Scotland’s big ambitions for the economy, climate and communities, I’ve been reflecting on the connections with tenant farming and how the work of the TFC is acting as an important forerunner to wider land reform.

4 October, 2021

New investment in Scotland’s land can benefit nature and nation

Ever-increasing interest in Scotland’s land is opening up the prospects of a win-win that benefits the nation and nature like never before, a major conference will hear today.

28 September, 2021

New group to look at land and human rights

A new expert advisory forum on land and human rights meets today, 28 September 2021, for the first time to discuss the relationship between property rights and wider economic, social, and cultural rights.