Scottish Tenant Farmers Association

Farming: Eco measures drive up land prices

Leanne Gordon of Lindsays

Register of interest in land control becomes law today

Martin Kennedy

Farmers must take a stand on carbon credits

Scottish Government’s environment minister Mairi McAllan (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Green light for more small-scale woodlands

Angus McCall

Founder Angus McCall steps down as head of tenant farmers

Minister for Community Safety, Ash Denham MSP.

‘One-stop shop’ to rule on land and property issues

Scottish Tenant Farmers Association managing director Doug Bell.

Don’t marginalise tenant farmers

STFA chair, Christopher Nicholson

Lease restrictions could hamper tenant farmers

Christopher Nicholson

Legal arms race barrier to Scottish Land Court hearings

We must take farm rent reviews seriously - Christopher Henderson

Sarah-Jane Laing, chief executive of Scottish Land & Estates

New legislation on secure tenancies early next year

No decision on changing farm rental values

STFA chairman Christopher Nicholson said the changes would help get new blood into the industry. Picture: Contributed

Tenant farmers welcome guidance over new handover rules

Scottish Tenant Farmers Association chairman Christopher Nicholson said a stakeholder group should be appointed to monitor contractors' work. Picture: Contributed

Cautious welcome for new farm rent review contract

'Many landlords view forestry as an attractive alternative to tenant farming,' said STFA chairman Christopher Nicholson. Picture: Pamela Grigg

'˜Trees v tenants' row resurfaces over planting targets

Scottish Land & Estates chairman David Johnstone. Picture: Contributed

Landowners pledge to support tenant farmer amnesty

Andy Wightman MSP is to put a motion before Holyrood. Picture: Jon Savage

Public are urged to show support for tenant farmers

NFU Scotland president Allan Bowie welcomed the emphasis on support for tenant farmers. Picture: Paul Watt

New guidance published on farm tenants' rent payments

STFA chairman Christopher Nicholson. Picture: Contributed

Prepare for land reform amnesty, tenants urged

The Pentland Studios project is earmarked for green belt land in Midlothian.

Brian Ferguson: Plenty of twists and turns left in film studio saga

STFA chairman Christopher Nicholson said some disputes had already been resolved. Picture: Contributed

Tenant farmers welcome '˜positive step' on rent reviews

The STFA said life outside the CAP could provide more flexibility. Picture: John Devlin

Brexit could see a more flexible farm support system

STFA chairman Christopher Nicholson. Picture: Contributed

Tenant farmers call for urgent action over succession

Robert Scott-Dempster, Head of Land and Rural Business, Gillespie Macandrew. Picture: Peter Devlin

Robert Scott-Dempster: Land Reform and Farm Tenancies

The Scottish Tenant Farmers Association is looking forward to a 'new era' in landlord relationships. Picture: Johnston Press

'˜New era' in landlord and tenant relations coming

Hard decisions over land reform have yet to be made. Picture: Jane Barlow

Tenacious work needed to sort tenancy question

Tenants would be able to assign their land to a new farmer

Bill amendments aim to let tenants retire with dignity

NFUS president Allan Bowie said the guidance was a 'welcome step forward'

Move to create a code for landlord-tenant deals

Royal Highland Show, a four-day event, featuring more than 5000 animals. Picture: Hemedia

Highland show: tenant farm rent rises and reform

High prices for finished beef cattle last year are unlikely to be repeated in the near future. Picture: Robert Perry

Rent tribunal war of words continues unabated

NFUS and the STFA issued a plea to stem land grab. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Tenants and union warn of ‘land grab’ threat

Tenants urged to make their voices heard

Comment: Tenancy divide helping no-one

Tenant farmers reject latest plan from landowners

Call for decisive action on right to buy

Comment: ‘Right to buy’ surprise is among award winners at show

Tenant farmers want a bigger say

Land reform report opens up several old wounds

Tenants urged to resist ‘unreasonable’ rent hikes

Supreme Court rules against tenancy legislation

Landlords ‘taking into account rents plea’

Mixed reaction to report on Scotland’s rent review regime
Professional bodies involved in farm rent reviews will be asked to sign up to a voluntary code of conduct to improve the transparency of how rents are arrived a...

Call for rent rise restraint

Land fight farmer found dead after final harvest

Fertiliser ban on sloping land ‘over-bureaucratic’

Tenant farming on the decline

Landlord anger over bully claim

Anger flares as right to buy controversy rears its head again

Lochhead set for welcome on his return

Tenancy changes welcomed - but more is needed

Land agents and tenant farmers' group renew spat over rents

Tenants' concern at rent ruling appeal

Rent warning to tenant farmers

Agricultural land tipped to keep rising in value

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