Land
Reform of Crofting proposed
Author / Creator: Kelly Henaughen
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
A review of the legal status of crofts is proposed, partly to ease the transfer of crofts within a family.
The land of Scotland and the common good: report
Author / Creator: Land Reform Review Group
Media type: Report
Date published: 2014
Land is considered a common good in this report.
The Land Reform Review Group 10 Years Later
Author / Creator: Andy Wightman
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
What's happened since the reoport of he Land Reform Review Group report? Not much.
Global learnings for land reform in Scotland: Towards more radical solutions
Author / Creator: Fraser Sugden
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
Scotland has long been one of the most unequal countries in the world in terms of land ownership
Risk, crisis, and urgency: is the private financing of rewilding a threat to community empowerment?
Author / Creator: Caitlin Hafferty
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
There are potential conflicts between private financing and community empowerment.
Community Right to Buy Review 2024
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2024
Community Right to Buy has not been functioning as it should for a number of years.
Land Reform Bill 2024: Public Interest Test vs ‘Transfer Test’
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2024
The introduction of a ‘transfer test’ in the draft Bill is a watering down of a meaningful Public Interest Test
Significant landholdings and the criteria for a Public Interest Test and Land Management Plans
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Date published: 2024
The focus on ‘large landholdings’ within the Land Reform Bill will severely restrict the ability of the legislation to impact the scale and concentration of existing ownership
Understanding Urban Community Landownership
Author / Creator: Carey Doyle
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
The Scottish model of community land ownership was developed in rural areas, but is applicable to urban siturations too.
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Author / Creator: Malcolm Combe
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
Existing community rights to buy and their general non-appearance in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Scotland’s land reform journey is stalling
Author / Creator: Josh Doble
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2023
Scotland’s experience of land reform is often described as a journey, if that is the case then our journey is stalling and all but ground to a halt.
Understanding Urban Community Landownership
Author / Creator: Carey Doyle
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
As the community landownership model was applied across Scotland it quickly became clear that urban communities were facing additional challenges in their buy outs, including:
- Lack of resources at the early stages
- Additional challenges for more disadvantaged communities
- Land of understanding of the process
- Lack of confidence in urban communities by decision makers
#Route2050 On Track for Rural Scotland
Author / Creator: Scottish Land and Estates
Media type: Report
Date published:
Food production, climate change and biodiversity ‘vital’ in Scotland’s future agricultural support regime
Taxing Land In Scotland
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Article
Date published:
A proposal for a Local Authority controlled Land Tax with projected revenue for each Local Authority in Scotland
Scotland needs a radical grassroots movement for land justice again
Author / Creator: Heather Urquhart
Media type: Article
Date published:
A look at global struggles, or even our own history, offers a reminder that land justice has never been gifted, it’s been fought for.
The Land of Scotland and the Common Good - The Land Reform Review Group 10 Years Later
Author / Creator: Andy Wightman
Media type: Article
Date published:
Ten years ago today, the Land Reform Review Group (LRRG) published its Final Report.
Own Yersel Scotland: Reimagining the future – Keynote Address by Michael Russell
Author / Creator: Michael Russell
Media type: Article
Date published:
Reflections on land reform and a vision for the future
Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
The ownership, governance and use of land in Scotland remains stuck in the past.
Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Ahead of the Land Reform Bill, this report sets out a bold agenda for land reform.
Understanding Urban Community Landownership
Author / Creator: Carey Doyle
Date published: 2024
Scotland has a long history of community landownership. We are celebrating 100 years since the first buyout