News and updates
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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12 July, 2021
Relinquishment and Assignation of Secure Tenancies – Have all the information ready before proceeding
In his latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, discusses the considerations should tenant farmers be thinking of giving up their lease.
29 June, 2021
Land & Climate Change - A just land use transformation
In the second of our series of ‘Land &’ blogs, Head of Land Rights and Responsibilities at the Scottish Land Commission, Emma Cooper, looks at the connection between land and Scotland’s climate change targets, and how we can achieve a just transition in land use transformation with communities at the heart.
14 June, 2021
Land & Scotland's big ambitions - Harnessing the potential of our land
Land ownership and use are changing all the time. The world around us is changing even faster. In the first of our new series of ‘Land &’ blogs, Chief Executive of the Scottish Land Commission Hamish Trench looks at the connections between land and some of Scotland’s big ambitions for the economy, climate and communities.
7 June, 2021
Taking Stock
In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Bob McIntosh looks at how his work is having an impact in the sector.
18 May, 2021
Architecture student wins SLC national award
An architecture student at Edinburgh University has won the Scottish Land Commission’s national student award for 2021.
10 May, 2021
New guide for tenant farmers and landlords
The Tenant Farming Commissioner has issued a new guide covering general statutory compliance on agricultural holdings. Intended as a useful tool to summarise general statutory regulations and how to comply with them, the guide is for tenant farmers, landlords and their agents.
7 May, 2021
Rent review survey is important for the sector, says Tenant Farming Commissioner
The Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, has urged as many tenant farmers as possible to complete a government survey on rent reviews.
6 April, 2021
New guides to ensure compliance in tenanted sector
The Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, discusses his upcoming guidance on compliance in our latest blog.
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