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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4 August, 2025
“I wish someone told me…”: Lessons from new landowners and project developers
Uncertainty leaves the door wide open for speculation and rumours which do not help to build trust, and once established, take a lot of time and resource to dispel.
29 July, 2025
Four voices, one question: Part 1
As part of our ScotLand Futures initiative, the Scottish Land Commission is asking what would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey.
15 July, 2025
Reflections from the Highland Show
There is something deeply human about bumping into people between stands, sitting for a coffee, or discussing concerns amid the buzz of livestock judging and trade tents.
24 June, 2025
New insights into Scotland’s rural land market unveiled at Royal Highland Show
Scotland’s rural land market is under increasing pressure from tax policies, speculative investment, and evolving land use priorities, according to leading voices from across the sector who gathered last week to launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025.
20 June, 2025
Falling demand signals shift in Scotland’s rural land market
Scotland’s rural land market is showing signs of cooling, with falling demand in key sectors such as commercial forestry and natural capital investment, according to new analysis from the Scottish Land Commission and SRUC.
16 June, 2025
Building a resilient tenanted sector
It is a busy time in the Tenant Farming Sector. Part 2 of The Land Reform Bill is making its way through Parliament, with proposed amendments driving much of the conversations.
29 May, 2025
Why Now – and What Next – for ScotLand Futures?
What do we want land reform to actually deliver for Scotland? That’s the question we’re putting at the heart of ScotLand Futures – a new national initiative launched by the Scottish Land Commission to spark a bold, open conversation about the future of land in Scotland. And it’s a question that belongs to all of us.
21 May, 2025
What could a fully reformed approach to land look like for Scotland?
Over the last 25 years there’s been real progress in how land is owned, managed and understood in Scotland. But the journey isn’t over.
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