Toolkits and guides
Practical resources to support land ownership, use, and management
Our toolkits and guides give landowners, managers, professionals, communities and public bodies the practical support they need to make good decisions about land. This page brings together all of our resources in one place, making it easy to find and apply the guidance that’s relevant to you.
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A Guide to the Use of Comparables in Rent Reviews
A Guide to the Use of Comparables in Rent Reviews.
Approaches to land valuation in the tax system
WPI Economics was commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission to explore how land and property are valued for taxation purposes internationally.
Community benefits from natural capital investment - Route Map
This Route Map has been created as a guide for how to discuss and embed proportionate community benefits in natural capital projects, ideally from the outset.
Land supply for housing in rural Scotland
This research report focuses specifically on the role of land in, and to make practical recommendations for, increasing the supply of new homes across rural Scotland.
Land supply for rural housing proposal - Summary
Findings from new research by the Scottish Land Commission and University of Glasgow reviewing practical steps to create a long-term land supply for rural housing in Scotland.
Rural Land Market- Data Report 2024
An analysis of farm, forestry and estate land transactions in Scotland in 2024.
Rural Land Markets Insights 2025
The Land Market Insights Report 2025 is the fourth report in our ongoing Rural Land Market series which aims to improve the understanding of the activity in the Scottish land market each year.
Summary Review of Agents Report
A summary of the key findings from the 2024 Review of Agents report by Research Resource.
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