Land

Don Macleod critiques the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. Lawyers choose their words carefully, and my title is no exception. Nor is the reason I consider the bill to be junk, and that reason is because the proposed law around large land holdings (so called) is an appalling mess that deserves no place

A new report from the Scottish Land Commission shows how lessons from around the world could help Scotland modernise the way it values land and property, strengthening the foundation for fairer taxation to support sustainable public finances, and action on climate change. The research, carried out b

Land reform campaigners are calling on the taxpayer-funded Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland's second-largest private landowner.

Natural capital asset manager Oxygen Conservation has acquired Kinrara Estate, a habitat spanning nearly 10,000 acres, part of which lies within the Cairngorms National Park. This landmark acquisition propels Oxygen Conservation past 50,000 acres under management across the UK, marking a powerful st

Calum Allmond discusses the clarity and concision of the new map-based registration system may bring benefits to home and land owners, especially considering recent changes to the associated fees for Plans Reports. Since passage of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act in 1979 the Land Register of Sc

New research highlights concern from across Scotland about the role of industrial forestry corporations and asset management organisations who increasingly dominate the ownership and management of Scotland’s forests. The research concludes that more community ownership and management of woodla

Scotland’s rural land market is under increasing pressure from tax policies, speculative investment, and evolving land use priorities, according to voices from across the sector who gathered last week to launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025.

An updated charter setting out the principles and responsibilities of how rural estates, landowners and land managers operate has been launched by Scottish Land & Estates. The SLE Members’ Charter, formally adopted at SLE’s Annual General Meeting in Falkirk, builds upon the Landowner

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published its annual report providing insights into who owns Scotland's land. The Country of origin report 2024 shows where land and property owners and tenants were based at the time of purchase, including locations within Scotland, the rest of the UK, and beyond.

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 it, according to Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The rural business organisation said today that the bill as it stands is unworka

Blackfinch Group, a UK investment specialist, has acquired a 174-hectare commercial forest in Argyll and Bute. The acquisition, made through its subsidiary Litchfield Trading Limited and funded by retail investors through the Blackfinch Adapt IHT Service, marks Blackfinch's first foray into the fore

A new report by the Scottish Land Commission has revealed a significant slowdown in Scotland's forestry transactions and low activity in large-scale land sales. Only 0.5% of Scotland's land changed hands in 2023, with forestry transactions plummeting by 54% compared to the previous year. This declin

Residents of Coigach have become Scotland’s newest crofting landlord, having officially completed the acquisition of the Badentarbat Estate. The transfer of c. 7,800 acres of crofted land to the Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) was completed on 29 October, in a landmark transaction

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has welcomed the cross-party recognition of the triple blow to Scotland’s rural businesses caused by the recent UK budget.

Philanthropist Ian Wace, owner of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles, is gifting a substantial sum to the Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) to purchase the majority of the Badentarbat Estate near Achiltibuie in Wester Ross. The coastal estate, encompassing approximately 8,887 acres of the Coi