Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

26 April, 2020

Shaping our futures - Communities and the Right to Buy for Sustainable Development

With the Community Right to Buy for Sustainable Development coming in to place this weekend, Land Commissioner Megan MacInnes looks at what it means for communities and for land reform.

8 April, 2020

Tenant Farming Commissioner welcomes recommendations

Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, has today welcomed recommendations made in the Scottish Government’s review into the functions of the role.

7 April, 2020

International approach to land ownership holds lessons for Scotland

Scotland should look to international examples of land ownership, use, and management to provide new ideas and thinking in taking forward its land reform programme, the Scottish Land Commission said this week, following publication of its report on the subject.

7 April, 2020

Is there such a thing as ‘normal’ community ownership?

In our latest blog, Policy Officer James MacKessack-Leitch looks at what Scotland can learn from understanding approaches to land ownership, use, and management in other countries.

31 March, 2020

Clarity about land ownership benefits everyone

In this blog, Land Commissioner Sally Reynolds looks at improving the transparency and availability of information on the ownership, management and use of land following the publication of the Commission’s second protocol on ‘Transparency of Ownership and Land Use Decision-Making.’

10 March, 2020

New advice on diversification for tenant farmers in Scotland

Scottish tenant farmers who are planning to diversify into areas such as tourism or renewable energy can now get advice on their rights from a new guide.

25 February, 2020

Farm Business Incubators

Back in November I blogged about my research trip to France, how they use farm business incubators to support new entrants to agriculture, and why we think they are worth exploring as an option to reinvigorate Scottish agriculture.

24 February, 2020

Farm business incubators could help bring new entrants into agriculture in Scotland

The Scottish Land Commission report “Developing Business Incubators for Agriculture” highlights the opportunities involved in setting one up, and outlines why the Commission thinks that this is a route worth exploring as a way to reinvigorate Scottish agriculture.