Scottish Land Commission
@scottishlandcom.bsky.social
The Scottish Land Commission is driving a programme of urban and rural land reform to create a Scotland where land is owned and used fairly, responsibly and productively 🌲🏡🏢
We’re pleased to welcome Sarah Madden & Kathie Pollard to senior roles helping drive Scotland’s land reform agenda at a pivotal time. Sarah becomes Head of Practice and Advice, and Kathie steps into Head of Policy.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re pleased to welcome Sarah Madden & Kathie Pollard to senior roles helping drive Scotland’s land reform agenda at a pivotal time. Sarah becomes Head of Practice and Advice, and Kathie steps into Head of Policy.
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From the origins of the word “boycott” to the realities of modern-day land agents, Peter reflects on how far the sector has come and why behaviour and relationships still matter.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
From the origins of the word “boycott” to the realities of modern-day land agents, Peter reflects on how far the sector has come and why behaviour and relationships still matter.
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📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
🌲 Carbeth Hutters Community Company owns 150 acres of land and 177 huts all governed by the people who live there.
From rent strike to community ownership, it's a powerful model of stewardship and shared decision-making.
More in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/qy3uBtG
From rent strike to community ownership, it's a powerful model of stewardship and shared decision-making.
More in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/qy3uBtG
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌲 Carbeth Hutters Community Company owns 150 acres of land and 177 huts all governed by the people who live there.
From rent strike to community ownership, it's a powerful model of stewardship and shared decision-making.
More in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/qy3uBtG
From rent strike to community ownership, it's a powerful model of stewardship and shared decision-making.
More in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/qy3uBtG
Last night’s ScotLand Futures event in Aberdeen marked the end of our series of public meetings.
Across Scotland we’ve heard strong themes including last night where community empowerment, land for housing, and frustration with planning were key issues.
👀 ScotLand Futures findings coming soon.
Across Scotland we’ve heard strong themes including last night where community empowerment, land for housing, and frustration with planning were key issues.
👀 ScotLand Futures findings coming soon.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last night’s ScotLand Futures event in Aberdeen marked the end of our series of public meetings.
Across Scotland we’ve heard strong themes including last night where community empowerment, land for housing, and frustration with planning were key issues.
👀 ScotLand Futures findings coming soon.
Across Scotland we’ve heard strong themes including last night where community empowerment, land for housing, and frustration with planning were key issues.
👀 ScotLand Futures findings coming soon.
In the final instalment of ScotLand Futures, four contributors reflect on what land reform must deliver next – for people, place and long-term stewardship.
Read insights from Catriona Mallows, David McGilp MSYP, Di Alexander and Mike Staples.
👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read insights from Catriona Mallows, David McGilp MSYP, Di Alexander and Mike Staples.
👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In the final instalment of ScotLand Futures, four contributors reflect on what land reform must deliver next – for people, place and long-term stewardship.
Read insights from Catriona Mallows, David McGilp MSYP, Di Alexander and Mike Staples.
👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read insights from Catriona Mallows, David McGilp MSYP, Di Alexander and Mike Staples.
👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
A valuable opportunity for researchers to dig into what’s driving the shift from largescale to smaller community acquisitions and how we remove barriers to communities taking ownership of land at scale.
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
📢 New SEFARI Gateway fellowship with @scottishlandcom.bsky.social.
Explore changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland & identify steps to overcome barriers preventing new acquisitions.
To apply & for more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/SLCfellowship
⌛Apply by: 21st Nov 2025
Explore changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland & identify steps to overcome barriers preventing new acquisitions.
To apply & for more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/SLCfellowship
⌛Apply by: 21st Nov 2025
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A valuable opportunity for researchers to dig into what’s driving the shift from largescale to smaller community acquisitions and how we remove barriers to communities taking ownership of land at scale.
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
Scotland’s land use is changing as investment in carbon, nature and renewables grows.
To help make sure communities benefit from this transition, we’ve published guidance to support responsible natural capital investment.
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To help make sure communities benefit from this transition, we’ve published guidance to support responsible natural capital investment.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Scotland’s land use is changing as investment in carbon, nature and renewables grows.
To help make sure communities benefit from this transition, we’ve published guidance to support responsible natural capital investment.
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To help make sure communities benefit from this transition, we’ve published guidance to support responsible natural capital investment.
buff.ly/Tg0JLkd
We’ve published a new report on what Scotland can learn from how other countries value land and property for tax.
In this Scotonomics episode, lead author Matt Beebee and our Head of Policy, Kathie Pollard, speak with host William Thomson about the findings.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFa...
In this Scotonomics episode, lead author Matt Beebee and our Head of Policy, Kathie Pollard, speak with host William Thomson about the findings.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFa...
Ep 132: How Other Countries Tax Land
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October 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We’ve published a new report on what Scotland can learn from how other countries value land and property for tax.
In this Scotonomics episode, lead author Matt Beebee and our Head of Policy, Kathie Pollard, speak with host William Thomson about the findings.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFa...
In this Scotonomics episode, lead author Matt Beebee and our Head of Policy, Kathie Pollard, speak with host William Thomson about the findings.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFa...
New research with WPI Economics shows Scotland could learn from global best practice to build a fairer, greener land tax system.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/68...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/68...
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New research with WPI Economics shows Scotland could learn from global best practice to build a fairer, greener land tax system.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/68...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/68...
What does a thriving tenanted sector really mean?
With tenant farming representation now established in England through the newly appointed Tenant Farming Commissioner, there’s never been a better time to ask what a thriving tenanted sector truly looks like in practice.
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With tenant farming representation now established in England through the newly appointed Tenant Farming Commissioner, there’s never been a better time to ask what a thriving tenanted sector truly looks like in practice.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What does a thriving tenanted sector really mean?
With tenant farming representation now established in England through the newly appointed Tenant Farming Commissioner, there’s never been a better time to ask what a thriving tenanted sector truly looks like in practice.
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With tenant farming representation now established in England through the newly appointed Tenant Farming Commissioner, there’s never been a better time to ask what a thriving tenanted sector truly looks like in practice.
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💭 How can landowners and managers put good practice into action?
Our Checklist for Good Practice helps turn the Land Rights and Responsibilities principles into everyday decisions that support transparency, collaboration and positive outcomes for people and place.
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Our Checklist for Good Practice helps turn the Land Rights and Responsibilities principles into everyday decisions that support transparency, collaboration and positive outcomes for people and place.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💭 How can landowners and managers put good practice into action?
Our Checklist for Good Practice helps turn the Land Rights and Responsibilities principles into everyday decisions that support transparency, collaboration and positive outcomes for people and place.
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Our Checklist for Good Practice helps turn the Land Rights and Responsibilities principles into everyday decisions that support transparency, collaboration and positive outcomes for people and place.
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Last month we visited @rspbscotland.bsky.social Forsinard to learn about peatland restoration and the Flow Country World Heritage Site.
Hearing first-hand about the restoration and green finance work helping protect these vital landscapes for the future.
Hearing first-hand about the restoration and green finance work helping protect these vital landscapes for the future.
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last month we visited @rspbscotland.bsky.social Forsinard to learn about peatland restoration and the Flow Country World Heritage Site.
Hearing first-hand about the restoration and green finance work helping protect these vital landscapes for the future.
Hearing first-hand about the restoration and green finance work helping protect these vital landscapes for the future.
In our latest blog, Kathie Pollard explores how Scotland’s next Land Use Strategy could play a vital role in bringing coherence across government policies that set the direction how land is used and managed in the years ahead.
Read more: buff.ly/DwBwqZt
Read more: buff.ly/DwBwqZt
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In our latest blog, Kathie Pollard explores how Scotland’s next Land Use Strategy could play a vital role in bringing coherence across government policies that set the direction how land is used and managed in the years ahead.
Read more: buff.ly/DwBwqZt
Read more: buff.ly/DwBwqZt
Thank you to everyone who joined our Stornoway public meeting this week.
Great discussion on community land ownership, joined-up land reform, and transparency challenges.
Next stop: Aberdeen, Wednesday 29 Oct – book here 👉 buff.ly/KzVwg8l
Great discussion on community land ownership, joined-up land reform, and transparency challenges.
Next stop: Aberdeen, Wednesday 29 Oct – book here 👉 buff.ly/KzVwg8l
October 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined our Stornoway public meeting this week.
Great discussion on community land ownership, joined-up land reform, and transparency challenges.
Next stop: Aberdeen, Wednesday 29 Oct – book here 👉 buff.ly/KzVwg8l
Great discussion on community land ownership, joined-up land reform, and transparency challenges.
Next stop: Aberdeen, Wednesday 29 Oct – book here 👉 buff.ly/KzVwg8l
🛠️ Four families, one shared vision.
Bath Street Collective Custom Build in Edinburgh shows what’s possible when residents lead the way in housing.
Read the full case study in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/YTTRApA
📸 Image credit: John Kinsley Architects
Bath Street Collective Custom Build in Edinburgh shows what’s possible when residents lead the way in housing.
Read the full case study in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/YTTRApA
📸 Image credit: John Kinsley Architects
October 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🛠️ Four families, one shared vision.
Bath Street Collective Custom Build in Edinburgh shows what’s possible when residents lead the way in housing.
Read the full case study in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/YTTRApA
📸 Image credit: John Kinsley Architects
Bath Street Collective Custom Build in Edinburgh shows what’s possible when residents lead the way in housing.
Read the full case study in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/YTTRApA
📸 Image credit: John Kinsley Architects
We’re thrilled by the strong interest in our Aberdeen public meeting. Thanks to @hutton.ac.uk we’ve secured a bigger space and reopened booking.
Spaces also available for our public meeting next week in Stornoway.
📍Stornoway: buff.ly/QCpzcqi
📍Aberdeen: buff.ly/VhcbhzZ
Spaces also available for our public meeting next week in Stornoway.
📍Stornoway: buff.ly/QCpzcqi
📍Aberdeen: buff.ly/VhcbhzZ
October 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We’re thrilled by the strong interest in our Aberdeen public meeting. Thanks to @hutton.ac.uk we’ve secured a bigger space and reopened booking.
Spaces also available for our public meeting next week in Stornoway.
📍Stornoway: buff.ly/QCpzcqi
📍Aberdeen: buff.ly/VhcbhzZ
Spaces also available for our public meeting next week in Stornoway.
📍Stornoway: buff.ly/QCpzcqi
📍Aberdeen: buff.ly/VhcbhzZ
In Part 3 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, four new contributors share their insights on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Scotland’s land reform journey, from national policy gaps to community empowerment, private land stewardship, & the power of partnership.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In Part 3 of our ScotLand Futures blog series, four new contributors share their insights on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Scotland’s land reform journey, from national policy gaps to community empowerment, private land stewardship, & the power of partnership.
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ICYMI: Can tax help Scotland meet its climate and land reform goals?
We’ve recently published interim findings exploring whether tools like a carbon land tax could help reduce emissions, diversify ownership and support more productive use of land.
👉 Read more here: buff.ly/HTIgT58
We’ve recently published interim findings exploring whether tools like a carbon land tax could help reduce emissions, diversify ownership and support more productive use of land.
👉 Read more here: buff.ly/HTIgT58
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ICYMI: Can tax help Scotland meet its climate and land reform goals?
We’ve recently published interim findings exploring whether tools like a carbon land tax could help reduce emissions, diversify ownership and support more productive use of land.
👉 Read more here: buff.ly/HTIgT58
We’ve recently published interim findings exploring whether tools like a carbon land tax could help reduce emissions, diversify ownership and support more productive use of land.
👉 Read more here: buff.ly/HTIgT58
The Highlands Reimagined podcast asks what it takes for young people to stay & thrive in Mackay Country.
In the final episode, Commissioner Lucy Beattie reflects on land reform, community power, and how a more transparent, diverse system of land ownership can open up opportunities: buff.ly/RlGQCPV
In the final episode, Commissioner Lucy Beattie reflects on land reform, community power, and how a more transparent, diverse system of land ownership can open up opportunities: buff.ly/RlGQCPV
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Highlands Reimagined podcast asks what it takes for young people to stay & thrive in Mackay Country.
In the final episode, Commissioner Lucy Beattie reflects on land reform, community power, and how a more transparent, diverse system of land ownership can open up opportunities: buff.ly/RlGQCPV
In the final episode, Commissioner Lucy Beattie reflects on land reform, community power, and how a more transparent, diverse system of land ownership can open up opportunities: buff.ly/RlGQCPV
🏘️ Argyll & Bute’s Strategic Housing Forum is bringing delivery partners together to tackle a housing emergency through collaboration.
The Forum provides a trusted space to share knowledge, raise issues, and get homes built.
Find out more about this work in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/eObeK6v
The Forum provides a trusted space to share knowledge, raise issues, and get homes built.
Find out more about this work in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/eObeK6v
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🏘️ Argyll & Bute’s Strategic Housing Forum is bringing delivery partners together to tackle a housing emergency through collaboration.
The Forum provides a trusted space to share knowledge, raise issues, and get homes built.
Find out more about this work in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/eObeK6v
The Forum provides a trusted space to share knowledge, raise issues, and get homes built.
Find out more about this work in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/eObeK6v
📍 We’ve been to Wick and Dumfries, and now we’re heading to Stornoway.
Join our Chair, Chief Exec and Commissioners for a public meeting to talk about the land issues that matter most to your community.
📅 7pm, Wednesday 8 October
📍 The Bayhead Bridge Centre, HS1 2EB
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Join our Chair, Chief Exec and Commissioners for a public meeting to talk about the land issues that matter most to your community.
📅 7pm, Wednesday 8 October
📍 The Bayhead Bridge Centre, HS1 2EB
🎟️ buff.ly/61xO2dx
September 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📍 We’ve been to Wick and Dumfries, and now we’re heading to Stornoway.
Join our Chair, Chief Exec and Commissioners for a public meeting to talk about the land issues that matter most to your community.
📅 7pm, Wednesday 8 October
📍 The Bayhead Bridge Centre, HS1 2EB
🎟️ buff.ly/61xO2dx
Join our Chair, Chief Exec and Commissioners for a public meeting to talk about the land issues that matter most to your community.
📅 7pm, Wednesday 8 October
📍 The Bayhead Bridge Centre, HS1 2EB
🎟️ buff.ly/61xO2dx
“Behaviour matters just as much as legislation.”
In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflects on lessons from tenant farming - not just from policies, but from people’s lived experiences.
👉 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/GXre34f
In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflects on lessons from tenant farming - not just from policies, but from people’s lived experiences.
👉 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/GXre34f
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Behaviour matters just as much as legislation.”
In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflects on lessons from tenant farming - not just from policies, but from people’s lived experiences.
👉 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/GXre34f
In his latest blog, Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob Black reflects on lessons from tenant farming - not just from policies, but from people’s lived experiences.
👉 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/GXre34f
Can tax support climate and land reform goals?
We’ve published interim advice on how tax could:
✔️ cut land-based carbon emissions
✔️ support wider land reform
✔️ raise revenue for national priorities
Read our advice here: buff.ly/dDuS27A
We’ve published interim advice on how tax could:
✔️ cut land-based carbon emissions
✔️ support wider land reform
✔️ raise revenue for national priorities
Read our advice here: buff.ly/dDuS27A
September 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Can tax support climate and land reform goals?
We’ve published interim advice on how tax could:
✔️ cut land-based carbon emissions
✔️ support wider land reform
✔️ raise revenue for national priorities
Read our advice here: buff.ly/dDuS27A
We’ve published interim advice on how tax could:
✔️ cut land-based carbon emissions
✔️ support wider land reform
✔️ raise revenue for national priorities
Read our advice here: buff.ly/dDuS27A
📢 Our popular land agents CPD series is back!
Land: Why collaborate?
Monday 22 Sept from 12pm – 1pm.
This session will explore the benefits and challenges of partnership working in land management.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-why-c...
Land: Why collaborate?
Monday 22 Sept from 12pm – 1pm.
This session will explore the benefits and challenges of partnership working in land management.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-why-c...
Land: Why collaborate?
An online CPD event for land professionals looking at the benefits and challenges of collaboration on land management and decision-making.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📢 Our popular land agents CPD series is back!
Land: Why collaborate?
Monday 22 Sept from 12pm – 1pm.
This session will explore the benefits and challenges of partnership working in land management.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-why-c...
Land: Why collaborate?
Monday 22 Sept from 12pm – 1pm.
This session will explore the benefits and challenges of partnership working in land management.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-why-c...