Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

3 November, 2020

Regional Land Use Partnerships to help drive urgent climate action

The way that land is owned and used is central to tackling climate change and the post Covid-19 economic recovery in Scotland, and the decisions and action needed should be driven at the regional scale.

2 November, 2020

Mediation marks the way forward

Disputes cost time and money and can cause a lot of worry. Those who follow this blog will know that the role of the Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC) is to foster good relations between landlords and tenants.

27 October, 2020

Reappointment of Land Commissioners

Chair of the Scottish Land Commission welcomes the announcement from Land Reform Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, on the reappointment of Professor David Adams and Megan MacInnes as Scottish Land Commissioners.

8 October, 2020

Delivering more homes and better places in Scotland

In this guest blog, Dr Gareth James summarises the findings from "Delivering more homes and better places: Lessons from policy and practice in Scotland," a report co-produced with the Housing and Place Delivery Forum and jointly published by CaCHE and the Scottish Land Commission, published today as part of our Review of Land for Housing and Development.

2 October, 2020

Upsurge in tree planting putting land in demand

Planting trees isn’t new, but tree planting as a climate change mitigation measure has taken off in recent years. The upsurge in interest in this has led to a related increase in the Scottish Government’s tree planting targets – and associated funding.

1 October, 2020

Re-use derelict land to support economic growth and wellbeing, says Taskforce

Derelict land is a wasted resource that should help to deliver national ambitions for a fair and green recovery, a national taskforce said today.

30 September, 2020

We must up the pace and scale of change!

In this blog, Scottish Land Commission Chair, Andrew Thin, looks at how we can rethink the way we own, manage and use land to support a fair and green recovery.

28 September, 2020

Bold reform is needed to realise Scotland’s potential

Bold action is needed to transform Scotland’s economy to achieve a ‘fair and green recovery’ following Covid-19 and the ways we own and use land are central to this, according to the Scottish Land Commission’s new, three-year strategic plan published today.