Scottish Tenant Farming Commissioner says incentivising landlords to increase tenancies is a key challenge for his successor

As Scotland’s first ever Tenant Farming Commissioner steps down at the end of his term, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke with Dr Bob McIntosh on the future of the tenanted sector

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Scottish Tenant Farming Commissioner says incentivising landlords to increase tenancies is a key challenge for his successor

Incentivising landlords to let out land and farms, and increasing the number of tenancies will be the biggest challenge for Scotland's next Tenant Farming Commissioner. Agricultural tenanted sector ...

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