Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

20 October, 2025

Building the future together: What does a thriving tenanted sector really mean?

It’s encouraging to see tenant farming representation now established across the UK, with the appointment of Alan Laidlaw as England’s new Tenant Farming Commissioner.

13 October, 2025

Coherence, capacity and collaboration in Land Use Strategy 4

The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a range of major plans that will set the direction for how Scotland’s land is used and managed in the years ahead.

30 September, 2025

Four voices, one question: Part 3

As part of our ScotLand Futures initiative, the Scottish Land Commission is asking what would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey.

30 September, 2025

Land agents event in Inverness puts tenant farming priorities centre stage

The Scottish Land Commission brought together senior representatives from some of Scotland’s most prominent land agency firms on Monday 29 September in Inverness, for an in-depth discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the tenant farming sector.

16 September, 2025

Lessons from casework: Why behaviour matters as much as legislation

Over recent months, I’ve been struck by how often the real lessons in tenant farming don’t come from policy debates or legal texts, but from the lived experiences people share with me.

8 September, 2025

Can tax support climate and land reform goals? Our findings so far.

The Scottish Land Commission is working with the Scottish Government to explore how tax could reduce carbon emissions from land and support wider land reform outcomes.

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.