Karen Grant
@kgrantslc.bsky.social
Good Practice Adviser on Land Rights and Responsibilities at the Scottish Land Commission. All views my own.
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What can land reform do for urban Scotland?
Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.
📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
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#ScotLandFutures
Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.
📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
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#ScotLandFutures
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What can land reform do for urban Scotland?
Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.
📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/P0cbP15
#ScotLandFutures
Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.
📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/P0cbP15
#ScotLandFutures
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'To meet the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, how we use our land is fundamental. Right now, it is not fair for humans, or nature.'
Read more from LINK's @naturepower.bsky.social and the other contributors to this thought-provoking series on Scotland's land reform journey. 👇
Read more from LINK's @naturepower.bsky.social and the other contributors to this thought-provoking series on Scotland's land reform journey. 👇
What would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey?
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
July 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
'To meet the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, how we use our land is fundamental. Right now, it is not fair for humans, or nature.'
Read more from LINK's @naturepower.bsky.social and the other contributors to this thought-provoking series on Scotland's land reform journey. 👇
Read more from LINK's @naturepower.bsky.social and the other contributors to this thought-provoking series on Scotland's land reform journey. 👇
Reposted by Karen Grant
What would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey?
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
July 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
What would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey?
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
In Part 1 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, 4 contributors share bold ideas & reflections on land, power & the public interest:
Deborah Long, Dee Ward, John Watt & Morag Paterson
Read: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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Webinar: Managing Significant Change – Risks, Responsibilities & Opportunities
Change in land use or ownership brings both risks and opportunities. Learn how to manage it well with insights from land experts.
🗓️ Wed 11 June | 🕛 12–1pm
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/00KMdPf
Change in land use or ownership brings both risks and opportunities. Learn how to manage it well with insights from land experts.
🗓️ Wed 11 June | 🕛 12–1pm
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/00KMdPf
May 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Webinar: Managing Significant Change – Risks, Responsibilities & Opportunities
Change in land use or ownership brings both risks and opportunities. Learn how to manage it well with insights from land experts.
🗓️ Wed 11 June | 🕛 12–1pm
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/00KMdPf
Change in land use or ownership brings both risks and opportunities. Learn how to manage it well with insights from land experts.
🗓️ Wed 11 June | 🕛 12–1pm
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/00KMdPf
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🚨 1 WEEK TO GO!
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
April 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚨 1 WEEK TO GO!
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
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🌿 New Route Map published
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
April 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🌿 New Route Map published
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
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Reviving Tombreck: A collaborative approach to land management 🌱
Once a neglected farm, Tombreck Farm is now home to a thriving community thanks to the Tombreck Action Group (TAG).
📍 Read the full case study and others like it in our Governance Guide: sway.cloud.microsoft/W7ShVau7DJEF...
Once a neglected farm, Tombreck Farm is now home to a thriving community thanks to the Tombreck Action Group (TAG).
📍 Read the full case study and others like it in our Governance Guide: sway.cloud.microsoft/W7ShVau7DJEF...
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reviving Tombreck: A collaborative approach to land management 🌱
Once a neglected farm, Tombreck Farm is now home to a thriving community thanks to the Tombreck Action Group (TAG).
📍 Read the full case study and others like it in our Governance Guide: sway.cloud.microsoft/W7ShVau7DJEF...
Once a neglected farm, Tombreck Farm is now home to a thriving community thanks to the Tombreck Action Group (TAG).
📍 Read the full case study and others like it in our Governance Guide: sway.cloud.microsoft/W7ShVau7DJEF...
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Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship!
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
March 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship!
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
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A good blog from new Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflecting on some basic questions. Better data on tenant farming will help all parties make good decisions.
In our latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner highlights the data gap in Scotland’s tenant farming sector, and why better information is crucial for farmers, landowners, and policymakers.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
March 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A good blog from new Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflecting on some basic questions. Better data on tenant farming will help all parties make good decisions.
Reposted by Karen Grant
Reposted by Karen Grant
📢 New Governance Guide – diverse and collaborative approaches
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
March 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
📢 New Governance Guide – diverse and collaborative approaches
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
CPD Webinar: Land for rural housing: Supporting the delivery of new rural homes - 12pm on Wednesday 19 March 2025. Latest proposals from SLC, plus guest speakers from Communities Housing Trust
@scottishlandcom.bsky.social @riasmembership.bsky.social
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@scottishlandcom.bsky.social @riasmembership.bsky.social
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Land for Rural Housing: Supporting the Delivery of New Rural Homes
Policy update – Land for Rural Housing: Supporting the Delivery of New Rural Homes. With guest speakers from the Communities Housing Trust.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
CPD Webinar: Land for rural housing: Supporting the delivery of new rural homes - 12pm on Wednesday 19 March 2025. Latest proposals from SLC, plus guest speakers from Communities Housing Trust
@scottishlandcom.bsky.social @riasmembership.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-for-r...
@scottishlandcom.bsky.social @riasmembership.bsky.social
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Land for Rural Housing report from @scottishlandcom.bsky.social hits the front page of @heraldscotland.bsky.social today. See the report at www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Land for Rural Housing report from @scottishlandcom.bsky.social hits the front page of @heraldscotland.bsky.social today. See the report at www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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Good to talk rural housing with @scottishhousingnews.com podcast, along with @ailsaraeburn.bsky.social
Our report published this week urges more active use of public land acquisition to support housing delivery.
Our report published this week urges more active use of public land acquisition to support housing delivery.
🏡 Rural housing is vital for economic sustainability, maintaining populations, and community development, but bringing land forward remains a major challenge.
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
February 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good to talk rural housing with @scottishhousingnews.com podcast, along with @ailsaraeburn.bsky.social
Our report published this week urges more active use of public land acquisition to support housing delivery.
Our report published this week urges more active use of public land acquisition to support housing delivery.
Reposted by Karen Grant
🏡 Rural housing is vital for economic sustainability, maintaining populations, and community development, but bringing land forward remains a major challenge.
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🏡 Rural housing is vital for economic sustainability, maintaining populations, and community development, but bringing land forward remains a major challenge.
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
@hamishtrench.bsky.social joined Ailsa Raeburn @communitylandsc.bsky.social on the @scottishhousingnews.com Podcast to discuss the issues 🎙
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📣 The Scottish Land Commission urges stronger role for public land acquisition to tackle rural housing crisis in latest report 🏡
https://buff.ly/3EGQS05
@housingevidence.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/3EGQS05
@housingevidence.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📣 The Scottish Land Commission urges stronger role for public land acquisition to tackle rural housing crisis in latest report 🏡
https://buff.ly/3EGQS05
@housingevidence.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/3EGQS05
@housingevidence.bsky.social
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📄 Strengthening the Land Reform Bill
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📄 Strengthening the Land Reform Bill
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
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ICYMI: Our Rural Land Market Data Report shows a 54% drop in forestry sales amid lower market activity. It offers key insights into forestry, farmland, and estate transactions, shaping the picture of Scotland's land market.
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ICYMI: Our Rural Land Market Data Report shows a 54% drop in forestry sales amid lower market activity. It offers key insights into forestry, farmland, and estate transactions, shaping the picture of Scotland's land market.
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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2024 was a busy year for @scottishlandcom.bsky.social, some highlights below.
Coming up in 2025: our advice on the land reform bill, a proposal on land for rural housing, supporting the review of community rights to buy, longer term work on tax reforms and lots more.
Coming up in 2025: our advice on the land reform bill, a proposal on land for rural housing, supporting the review of community rights to buy, longer term work on tax reforms and lots more.
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work we’ve done this year that has helped shape Scotland’s land reform journey.
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
January 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
2024 was a busy year for @scottishlandcom.bsky.social, some highlights below.
Coming up in 2025: our advice on the land reform bill, a proposal on land for rural housing, supporting the review of community rights to buy, longer term work on tax reforms and lots more.
Coming up in 2025: our advice on the land reform bill, a proposal on land for rural housing, supporting the review of community rights to buy, longer term work on tax reforms and lots more.