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Sustainable farming announcement step in the right direction for Scottish agriculture

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Planned action to develop sustainable and regenerative farming in Scotland is positive for the sector, Scottish Land & Estates said today. The rural business and land management organisation said it welcomed a degree of clarity provided by the Scottish Government’s statement on farming published today. SLE said the National Test Programme...

Breaking news! Housing conference programme & speakers finalised

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We are delighted to announce our finalised programme and line-up of expert speakers for our Flagship Annual Conference “Homes at the Heart of Rural Communities” sponsored by Galbraith and Gillespie Macandrew on 17 May at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh. Our three keynote speakers are Sarah-Jane Laing, SLE Chief Executive, Shona...

National charities support Platinum Jubilee Beacons with 100 days to go to the start of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend

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A coalition of major charities and organisations have expressed their support for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and announced plans to light community beacons in her honour. With exactly 100 days to go until the start of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend and the Beacons event on Thursday 2nd June, national and regional charities – including...

Agriculture Transformation Fund of £5 million welcome as farming strives to reduce emissions

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Capital grant funding to aid Scottish farming’s low-carbon future has been welcomed by Scottish Land & Estates. Announced by the Scottish Government today, the whole of the current year’s Agriculture Transformation Fund of £5million will be made available for farm businesses, including agricultural contractors, to invest in capital items...

Three Housing Keynote Speakers Confirmed for Annual Conference

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We are delighted to confirm Sarah-Jane, SLE Chief Executive, Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government and Dr Moses Jenkins, Senior Technical Officer, Historic Environment Scotland as our keynote speakers for our flagship annual conference “Homes at the heart of rural communities”. Taking place on...

Minister for Environment and Land Reform visit to Rottal Estates

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We are delighted to have been joined by the Minister for Environment and Land Reform Màiri McAllan MSP (pictured right) on a visit to Rottal Estates today (1 February), looking at sustainable upland management & nature based solutions. Dee Ward, (pictured left, accompanied with Isla and Milo), who owns and runs Rottal Estates in the Angus...

Employment and communities need to be at the heart of land rights and responsibilities

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Proposed revisions to Scotland’s Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement could diminish the importance of communities and employment when placed next to the drive to reach net-zero. Scottish Land & Estates has responded to a Scottish Government consultation on an amended statement which is due for review by September 2022. The...

Key dates for short-term lets licenses

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The Scottish Government has provided further information for short-term lets operators following the recent vote in the Scottish Parliament which approved a licensing scheme for all short- term let and B&B operators across Scotland. SLE has consistently raised strong concerns that the draft licensing order had been shaped with mainly...

Delivering best use of land should be central to Scotland’s fiscal policy

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What Scotland wants to deliver from its land needs to be the key factor when considering a huge and costly exercise to assess and include all land on the valuation roll. Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, made the comments following the Scottish Land Commission’s (SLC) publication of Advice to Scottish Ministers on...

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons

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On 2 June 2022, we will celebrate another unique milestone in our history - Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - her 70th year as our Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth. It is a feat no previous monarch has achieved. More than 1,500 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas...