Well worth a listen.

My colleague James MacKessack-Leitch discussing the breadth of our Scottish Land Commission work and Scotland's land reform journey.

Great to chat to Ariane Burgess about land reform at this crucial time!

The Bill is understandably a key focus, but worth noting there’s a lot more to Scotland’s land reform journey and Scottish Land Commission’s work!

Our summary doc: landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/65f1…

#LandReform

Look forward to this discussion tomorrow night - how we own and use land shapes so much in our economy.

Important opportunity to share your views on the #landreform bill. Key questions set out in the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Call for Views 👇

Useful analysis from Andy Wightman. Land ownership is changing but the pattern of ownership remains highly concentrated, something our Scottish Land Commission report on the rural land market report has also flagged:

Several of the measures in the Land Reform Bill draw directly from our research and analysis over the years. You can find a summary of our research and links to key publications in our Research and Recommendations guide 🔎

landcommission.gov.scot/land-reform-bi…

#LandReform #LandReform Bill

The publication of the Scottish Government’s new Land Reform Bill is an important milestone in Scotland’s land reform journey 🗺

The Land Reform Bill addresses the key issue of concentration of land ownership with meaningful steps towards a fairer and more dynamic approach 🧵

📣 Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, introduces the Land Reform Bill. This is a pivotal moment in Scotland’s land reform journey 🗺

#PeoplePowerProsperity #LandReform #LRRS

A useful blog from Scottish Parliament Information Centre giving an overview of the large land holding proposals in the Land Reform Bill 👇

.Mairi Gougeon has introduced @ScotGov's Land Reform Bill to:

🔵Empower communities to own land
🔵Boost land management and sale transparency
🔵Increase tenant farmers’ opportunities to access funding
🔵Create a model Land Management Tenancy

ℹ️ ow.ly/P9Ok50QTbHC

A major milestone today as Scottish Government introduces the land reform bill to parliament.

Good to be at #FPGBetterForestry24 conference today, lots of ideas and experience spanning ownership, management, communities and more.

A very welcome announcement from Mairi Gougeon - important to ensure community rights to buy continue to be an effective route to community land ownership across Scotland.

Our evidence will highlight our research on land for housing and share recommendations to support rural repopulation and sustainable economic growth.

Read our most recent research into land for rural housing 🏡
📄 bit.ly/Role-of-Land
📄 bit.ly/Land-for-Housi…

Depopulation is a challenge for many areas in rural Scotland. Providing more new homes can help address this. Collaboration can help overcome barriers and provide solutions.

Looking for ideas or guidance on the town centre living agenda?

Join @scotlandstowns Scottish Futures Trust Architecture and Design Scotland & Scottish Land Commission for a series of roadshows designed for practitioners which will highlight exemplars & case studies from across the country ➡️bit.ly/TCL-Roadshow

A great overview of our Scottish Land Commission Good Practice work - helping people put into practice Scotland's Land Rights & Responsibilities Statement