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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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.
23 March, 2021
Taskforce recommendations are driving action
The opening of a new £50m Scottish Government fund to help transform thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land across Scotland signals commitment to tackling the legacy blighting communities.
22 March, 2021
Land reform is happening
In this latest blog, Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, Andrew Thin, reflects on the recent ‘Attitudes to Land Reform’ report and the role of land reform in creating a successful Scotland.
18 March, 2021
Tackling land market failures is essential to getting more homes built in Scotland
Land Commissioner David Adams highlights the importance of addressing the failures in our current land market to improve the availability of housing in Scotland in our latest blog.
16 March, 2021
Scotland's land market: Time to reform
Shona Glenn, Head of Policy and Research, explores the crucial need to focus on Land Rights and Responsibilities in addressing market failure to reform the land market in Scotland in our latest blog.
8 March, 2021
TFC Guidance on Relinquishment and Assignation
In his latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, provides guidance relating to the new legislation on relinquishment and assignation.
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