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Legislating Scottish land reform requires balancing act
Legislating Scottish land reform requires balancing act

LAND JOURNAL

Legislating Scottish land reform requires balancing act

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill includes important reforms for the tenanted sector, but views on compensation for resumption and rent reviews are divided, the tenant farming commissioner says in the second of two articles

Rob Black 27 March 2025

Scottish land reform aims to benefit communities
Scottish land reform aims to benefit communities

LAND JOURNAL

Scottish land reform aims to benefit communities

Scotland's land reform bill focuses on tackling concentrated ownership – but changes to simplify the legislation could make it more effective, the Scottish Land Commission argues in the first of two articles

Hamish Trench 20 March 2025

Can government grants encourage more tree planting?
Can government grants encourage more tree planting?

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Can government grants encourage more tree planting?

Opinion: Although there are various grants to encourage woodland creation in England, there are other financial considerations to take into account when committing to this long-term land-use change

David Lewis MRICS 13 March 2025

Hybrid planning systems could unlock opportunities
Hybrid planning systems could unlock opportunities

LAND JOURNAL

Hybrid planning systems could unlock opportunities

Opinion: Planning regimes around the world struggle to find the right balance between regulation and market forces – but learning from others can drive better outcomes, as some countries show

Jonathan Manns FRICS 06 March 2025

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RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

 

Isaac has more than 20 years' professional experience in higher education, and is Dean, Faculty of Business Education at the University of Education, Winneba and Dean at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in Ghana. His research and consultancy interests include coastal engineering, climate change adaptation, and applied coastal and fluvial geomorphology. Isaac has been involved in RICS and FIG activities since 2006.

 

Angela is a rural chartered surveyor, a lecturer, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has many years' experience of teaching rural estate management at the University of Reading's Henley Business School , and previously taught at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a South East regional judge on the RICS Social Impact Awards, and a member of the South East Rural Market Forum.

 

Gordon is a senior advocate for geospatial, hydrospatial, hydrography, Surveying, geoscience and geodetics. He is passionate about the conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital and is the owner of Venture Geomatics.

 

James is a chartered surveyor and chartered geographer.

 

Fiona is a senior specialist in land and resources at RICS. She originally worked as a management accountant in oil and gas and other sectors before changing career.

She has led the production of standards and guidance for the rural and environment professional groups, as well as RICS work on natural capital. She has presented at a range of UK and international events, representing RICS on a range of stakeholder groups. Fiona also leads on compulsory purchase for RICS.

 

Chris is senior lecturer real estate, planning and development and built environment at Sheffield Hallam University and specialises in lease renewals and rent reviews for high-street retailers, working client-side to advise on portfolio strategies.

 

Tony Mulhall is senior specialist, RICS. A chartered surveyor and town planner he has worked in a range of areas of planning and property in the public and private sectors. 

 

Claire qualified as a rural practice surveyor in 2010 and has advised clients in a variety of areas including planning, commercial property and valuation. She joined the UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as a rural surveyor in 2013, and moved from CLA East to CLA South West in February 2020.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

University of Education, Winneba
University of Reading
Venture Geomatics
RICS
RICS
Tim Horkins UK
RICS
CLA (Rural)