Tags - Land Reform

Land businesses call on Ministers to listen to fears and accept changes.

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, today called on Ministers to rethink land sales proposals in the new...

Sheriff Niven-Smith has refused the appeal by an owner against the decision of the Scottish Ministers that a local community group may purchase a small neglected urban site in St Andrews against the...

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will inflict ‘an era of wanton damage’ on rural Scotland unless the Scottish Government accepts that key changes should be made to the proposed legislation.

Scottish...

Scotland’s land reform agenda continues to be in the spotlight with the Scottish Government’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee having concluded its Stage 1 evidence hearings from various...

This article appeared originally in The Press and Journal on Saturday 18 January 2025 with some minor edits. The original article as supplied is reproduced below.

It is almost a decade since the...

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has urged a complete rethink of the Land Reform Bill, warning that its sweeping powers and lack of proper consultation or parliamentary...

Scottish Land & Estates has issued the following statement in response to the Rural Land Market Insights Report published by the Scottish Land Commission.

Sarah-Jane Laing, chief executive of...

The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) has published its Land for Housing Report, which sets out their proposals on how increased affordable housing can be delivered across Scotland.

The report details...

We are excited to announce the launch of 'ScotLand Matters: The Scottish Land & Estates Podcast', which is now available to listen to for free on major streaming platforms.

The podcast is available...

Building the best future for Scotland’s environment and tackling climate change is achieved through ambitious land use - rather than ownership being the deciding factor.

Following publication of a...

A study of public attitudes towards land reform carried out on behalf of the Scottish Government by Ipsos MORI Scotland has been published. A lack of knowledge of the land reform agenda and even an...

The Scottish Government has today announced an extended pilot of Regional Land Use Partnerships (RLUPs) covering Cairngorms National Park, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, North East and...