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What we do

Land is at the heart of Scotland’s identity, economy and communities. The Scottish Land Commission is driving a programme of land reform spanning both urban and rural land, to create a Scotland where land is owned and used in ways that are fair, responsible and productive.

Our work

Good practice

Good Practice

Promoting and supporting change and good practice in the way land is owned and used in both urban and rural Scotland.

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Tenant Farming

Tenant Farming

Improving the relationships between landowners and tenant farmers, and increasing access to land for those who want to farm.

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Natural Capital

Carbon and natural capital values in Scotland’s land is driving change, raising new questions and presenting risks and opportunities for Scotland

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Commonwealth Village

Housing

Reforming the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.

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Natural resource governance: Lessons for Scottish land reform

Research by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) for the Commission looked at various governance models in Scotland and abroad, offering valuable lessons for land governance.
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Hamish Trench

What role for Land Value Tax?

Hamish Trench sets out the steps that would be needed to introduce a land value tax, and the challenges that would be faced in introducing workable and long lasting land tax reform.
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Bob McIntosh

Part 2 of the Land Reform Bill – Progress to Date

Update from the Tenant Farming Commissioner on Part 2 of the Land Reform Bill.

Upcoming events

All events

🔗 Land Links: What happens when landowners and communities work together?

Join us and representatives from the Woodland Trust and Arkaig Community Forest to find out how through successful collaboration landowners and communities can work together to support nature and reconnect with land.

🔗 Land Links: How can you engage with local landowners?

Join us to find out more about steps you can take to engage with landowners on decisions being made about land in your area.

🔗 Land Links: What opportunities are there for community land ownership and use?

Learn more about the various pathways and support options for communities looking to own or use local land and buildings.