Alba Energy Appeals Connell Renewables Decision on Hydro Penstocks
News
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has issued an important decision in Connell Renewables Ltd v Assessor for Highland & Western Isles Valuation Joint Board – and the hydro sector has already responded...
SLE statement on Land and Property Taxation report
News
In response to a new report prepared for the Scottish Land Commission on land and property taxation in Scotland, Sarah-Jane Laing, chief executive of Scottish Land & Estates, said:
“We’ll need to...
Non-Domestic Rates Bill passed
News
The Non-Domestic Rates Bill passed Stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament in February 2020. We believe the Bill should be viewed as a positive first step to a more comprehensive reform of the non-domestic...
Scottish Land & Estates launches manifesto “Our Plan for a Thriving Rural Scotland”
News
Establishing a new scheme to support the seasonal and permanent non-UK workforce rural Scotland relies on is absolutely essential if we want to ensure our communities are provided with the much-needed...
SLE supports call to scrap new rates levy on out of town business
News
We have joined twenty of the country’s leading business organisations in a joint letter to Scottish Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay MSP, urging him to scrap the proposed new business rates levy on out...