Richard Leonard announces Labour’s plans for Highlands and islands
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard will today promise to put the Highlands and islands at the heart of his party’s plans to transform Scotland.
land reform
Let’s not labour the ‘modern Clearances’ line: but history has lessons for us on land reform
The tragedy of the Highland Clearances is too frequently evoked, often inappropriately with predictions of “The New Highland Clearances” by those campaigning against threats to jobs or the like.
Call for major inquiry into land tenure system
A call has been issued for a major inquiry to be conducted into Scotland’s land tenure system to address the shortcomings of the agricultural holdings legislation included in the country’s 2016 Land Reform Act.
Register of land control ‘might have loopholes’
A Scottish Parliament committee has called on the government to look again at its plans for a national register of people who have control over land.
Extra dates planned for Scottish Land Commission meet and greet events
The newly formed Scottish Land Commission has unveiled three more dates for its series of meet and greet events.
Scottish tenant farming sector in ‘poor health’ with less land being re-let
Scotland's tenant farming sector is in "poor health" with 88,000 acres of let land lost in the past five years.
Land agents urge caution over sporting rates valuation forms
Farmers and crofters have been urged to take caution when completing new questionnaires relating to the re-introduction of sporting rates.
Scottish Government allocates extra funding for land reform
Scottish Government is putting an aside an extra £3.4million for land reform in 2017.
Trade tariffs a double-edged sword for farmers, says MSP
The implications of land reform and Brexit on Scottish agriculture were highlighted at a specialist farming event.
Commissioners named for first Scottish Land Commission
The Scottish Government has appointed six commissioners to the first Scottish Land Commission.
Peter Chapman MSP confirmed as keynote speaker for P&J farming event
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, Peter Chapman, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for a specialist farming event next month.
First parts of Land Reform Act come into force
The first parts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act came into force today.
Opinion: Land reform proposal is dividing farming sector
Controversial land reforms now even more radical
Dozens of amendments will be added to the Scottish Government’s land reform bill to make it even more “radical”.
North-east farming group slams government proposal to sell tenancies
Confidence to lease out land or take on new tenancies will be seriously damaged if the government allows secure tenancies to be sold for value, warns a group of farmers and landlords in the north-east.
Landowners: MSPs warned of possible effect of land reform bill
The Scottish Government has been warned it is in real danger of forcing landlords away from letting farms.
Scottish Government looks set to introduce contentious farm tenancy rules
A contentious issue surrounding the assignation of secure farm tenancies is still on the cards despite fierce opposition from landowners.
Landowners threaten legal challenge over land reform proposals
Scottish Government has been warned amendments to the upcoming Land Reform Bill will almost certainly face legal challenge.
SNP faces two revolts over fracking and land reform
The SNP faced two rebellions from the party rank-and-file over its stance on fracking and land reform.
Farm leaders sound warnings over draft Land Reform Bill
Farm leaders have submitted their views on the draft Land Reform Bill to the Scottish Parliament's rural affairs committee.
Farm leaders fear agricultural holdings and land reform could crash
New policy and legislation surrounding land reform and agricultural holdings legislation is at risk of collision or collapse, industry leaders have warned.
RICS sounds warning over agricultural holdings and land reform proposals
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this week warned that proposals put forward for two key pieces of Scottish Government legislation were unlikely to achieve what they set out to deliver.
Scottish Tory leader warns that land reform could hit food security
The Scottish Conservative leader has warned that plans for “radical” land reform could threaten food security.
European Commission directive on money laundering will help land reform
A new European Commission (EC) directive on money laundering will help illuminate the "darkest recesses of land ownership" in Scotland.
Land reform proposals could force people to sell up, claims SLE
Landowners body Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) has hit out at the government's land reform proposals warning they could force some people to sell their land.
Labour demand “trully radical” programme of land reform
Labour is pressing the Scottish Government to follow through with a "truly radical" programme of land reform.
Animal rights charity backs plans to break-up large sporting estates
Animal right campaigners have backed Scottish Government proposals to break up large sporting estates.
North land campaigner voting Yes
A leading land reform campaigner has announced he is voting Yes in the Scottish independence referendum.
Radical land reforms proposed in review group report
The Land Reform Review Group final report released last week is unlikely to be criticised for not being radical enough.
Major support for land reform in Scotland
Community land supporters have claimed legislation is needed to sweep aside "anachronistic" ownership patterns.