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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21 December, 2020
A look ahead at land reform
In our final blog of 2020, our Chair Andrew Thin looks back over the year and at what is ahead in 2021.
10 December, 2020
Changes to the land and property tax system could support Scotland’s recovery and renewal
Taxes on land and property could serve as a powerful tool for helping Scotland develop a robust, resilient wellbeing economy, according to a new report published today.
7 December, 2020
New code aims to make farm rent negotiations fairer
In his latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner explores a step-by-step approach to conducting rent reviews in his latest Code of Practice, and reminds everyone of the upcoming deadline for the waygo amnesty.
3 December, 2020
New Protocol on local authority management of Common Good Land
Clear expectations on the management of Common Good land by local authorities will help make the most of this unique form of ownership for communities, says the latest protocol from the Scottish Land Commission.
3 December, 2020
A Year of Good Practice
Land Commissioner Sally Reynolds reflects on the first year of our Good Practice Programme and introduces the latest Land Rights and Responsibilities Protocol on Common Good Land.
26 November, 2020
Communities Realising the Potential of Vacant and Derelict Land
In this guest blog, Karlene Doherty – Vacant and Derelict Land Project Manager at the Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) – looks at the opportunities for community-led regeneration of abandoned sites and the partnership between DTAS and the Scottish Land Commission.
24 November, 2020
New Code aims to ensure tenant farming rent reviews are fair, objective and evidence-based
Tenant farmers and their landlords can now get advice on how best to conduct rent reviews in a new Code published today by the Tenant Farming Commissioner for Scotland.
24 November, 2020
Land for Housing - What Europe can teach us
The Scottish Land Commission has today published its report Housing Land Allocation, Assembly and Delivery: Lessons from Europe – the sixth and final report in the series leading up to the Review of Housing for Land and Development, planned for early 2021.
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