Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

14 July, 2020

Rural Housing

As we publish the next report in our Review of Land for Housing and Development, Scottish Land Commission Senior Policy Officer David Stewart discusses how the houses that rural Scotland needs can be delivered.

10 July, 2020

Putting land back into the economic model

The next blog in our ‘Scotland’s Land & Economy’ series, exploring the fundamental role of land in achieving Scotland’s post-pandemic recovery and renewal: Head of Policy at the Scottish Land Commission, Shona Glenn, looks at how we can make the economy work better by putting land back into the model.

9 July, 2020

The value of land is more than pounds and pence

Guidance published this week by the Scottish Land Commission places wellbeing as a central consideration when assessing the business case for developing vacant or derelict land.

30 June, 2020

Level Heads Key to Succeeding with Rent Talks

Few issues are more likely to cause tension between landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings than the periodic rent review.

25 June, 2020

Imaginative approaches needed for community buy out of Buccleuch's Langholm Moor

Andrew Thin, Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, has welcomed the Scottish Land Fund award to the Langholm Initiative towards the community purchase of Buccleuch Estates' Langholm Moor, and encourages negotiations to continue to explore all options for community control of the land.

23 June, 2020

Trust in land

Land is Scotland’s biggest asset, so it is important that it is owned, managed and used in a fair way that benefits everyone.

22 June, 2020

Making Scotland’s land work for recovery and renewal

In the first blog, Scottish Land Commission Chief Executive, Hamish Trench summarises the Commission’s submission to the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economic Recovery and the need to rethink the way we own, manage and use land to create a “robust, resilient wellbeing economy”.

15 June, 2020

The Value of Early Engagement

As part of the Review of Land for Housing and Development, Scottish Land Commission Policy Officer Kathie Pollard and planning consultant Nick Wright look at the benefits of getting communities involved earlier in decision making on plans to help produce better places, speed up delivery of new developments and shape the quality of the places that Scotland needs.