Evidence and insights on Scotland’s land and its impact
The Scottish Land Commission’s work is grounded in evidence. Our research helps explain how land shapes Scotland’s economy, environment and communities and what can be done to make ownership and use fairer and more productive.
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Land Lines: Natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use
In this Land Lines discussion paper, Prof Dieter Helm looks at natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use in Scotland.
Land Lines: Carbon Markets, Public Interest and Landownership in Scotland
In this Land Lines discussion paper, Dr Jill Robbie and Dr Giedre Jokubauskaite explore the issues surrounding carbon markets, public interest and landownership in Scotland.
Natural Capital and Land: Recommendations for a Just Transition
Scotland has an opportunity to attract substantial investment into its land and natural capital. Doing this in a fair and effective way is key to making a just transition. Our advice focuses on how Scotland can do this well by being proactive in shaping our land market as well as emerging natural capital markets.
Estate Sales Data: Rural Land Market Data Report 2022
Estate sales data from 2020-21.
Land Reform Bill Consultation Response
The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Scottish Government's Land Reform Bill consultation.
Understanding the Benefits of Diversification in Ownership, Tenure, and Control
A more diverse pattern of land ownership, tenure and/or control would allow more people in Scotland to enjoy the associated rights, opportunities, and responsibilities. There is evidence to suggest that greater diversification of land ownership, tenure and control can stimulate wideranging economic, social and environmental benefits which will promote more inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Scotland over the years to come.
Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland’s concentration of land ownership
Scotland’s unusually concentrated pattern of land ownership is a matter of longstanding concern. Many people are deeply uncomfortable with the fact that so much of Scotland is owned or controlled by so few, in a pattern that is not necessarily shaped for today’s needs.
Land and Property Taxation in Scotland: Policy proposals for devolved taxes
This work builds on a comprehenive scoping study commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission, which explored opportunities for using tax to achieve land reform objectives and provided a framework within which opportunities could be assessed and implemented.
Land Focus: Land for Housing and Development
This Land Focus paper explores the Commission's review of land for housing, which proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.
Land for Housing: Towards a Public Interest Led Approach to Development
The Commission's review of land for housing proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.
Vacant and Derelict Land Recommendations: Response from Ministers
Response from Roseanna Cunningham to the Scottish Land Commission's Vacant and Derelict Land recommendations.
Summary: Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland's concentration of land ownership
Summary of the Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland's concentration of land ownership report.
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