Guidance, Reviews and Reports

Guidance

The Tenant Farming Commissioner has issued the following guidance for topical issues within the tenant farming sector:

• Guide to the 2016 Land Reform (Scotland) Act
• A Guide to the Proposed Legislation on Relinquishment of 1991 Act Tenancies
• A Guide to – The Essential Features of the Modern Limited Duration Tenancy
• A Guide to – The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Scottish agricultural holdings sector
• A Guide to – Joint Ventures with New Entrants
• Tenants Improvements Amnesty – Supplementary Guidance
• Late Payment of Rent – Important Advice to Tenants

Guide to Conducting Rent Reviews

• Negotiating and Conducting Rent Reviews
• Conducting Rent Reviews – updated guidance – Oct 2018

Recording Tenants Improvements under the Amnesty

• Amnesty Covering Note
• Example Schedule of Improvements
• Model Agreement

Reviews

Review of the operation of agents:

• FINAL REPORT: A Review of the Conduct of Agents of Agricultural Landlords and Tenants
• Stakeholder Consultation Responses:
  • Agricultural Law Association
  • Law Society of Scotland
  • NFUS
  • RICS
  • Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association
  • Scottish Land & Estates
  • STFA
• Stakeholder Consultation – Review of Operation of Agents
• Research Report – Determining the views and experiences of tenant farmers and landlords
• Research Report – Follow up research to determining the views and experiences of tenant farmers and landlords

Review of Buccluech Estate Agricultural Tenancy Negotiations

• Final Report
• Appendix 1 – Terms of Reference
• Appendix 2 – Case Summaries

Recommendations by the TFC for a modern list of improvements:

Update of Schedule 5 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991