About the court and the tribunal

There is a close relationship between the Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland: they share the same offices and staff, and the Chairman of the Land Court is also President of the Lands Tribunal. However, the work they do is quite distinct, and they currently remain separate judicial bodies.

The Scottish Land Court is a Court of law. The Court’s jurisdiction is set firmly within the context of Scottish farming. It has authority to resolve a range of disputes, including disputes between landlords and tenants, in agriculture and crofting. The Court is based in Edinburgh, but holds hearings throughout Scotland.

Whilst the name of the Court is the Scottish Land Court, and the name of the Tribunal is the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, neither body has universal jurisdiction to deal with all matters relating to land. In particular the Court does not have any jurisdiction to deal with the question of ownership and heritable title to land (which are dealt with by the ordinary courts, i.e. the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session, nor does the Court have any jurisdictions in relation to urban subjects. The Lands Tribunal does have jurisdiction over certain matters, such as title conditions and land registration appeals, for both urban and rural subjects but its jurisdiction is limited.

Visit the Scottish Land Court website for more information on:

• the jurisdictions and powers of the Court
• the process by which the Court resolves disputes
• what you need to do if you wish to use the Court to resolve a dispute
• recent decisions made by the Court

Visit the Lands Tribunal for Scotland website for more information on:

• the jurisdictions and powers of the Tribunal
• the process by which the Tribunal resolves disputes
• what you need to do if you wish to use the Tribunal to resolve a dispute
• recent decisions made by the Tribunal

Contact the court or the tribunal

Location and postal address

The Scottish Land Court / The Lands Tribunal for Scotland
Parliament House
11 Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ

Phone

0131 271 4360

Email

The Scottish Land Court

SLCourtMailbox@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland

LTS_Mailbox@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk

Difficulty using the phone

Phone interpreter

A phone interpreter service is available when you contact a court by phone or attend in person. To access this service ask for phone interpreter and the language required.

The phone interpreter service is not available during actual court proceedings.

Text relay service

If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.

British Sign Language (BSL)

If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the Contact Scotland BSL website.

Opening times

• Monday from 10:30 to 17:00
• Tuesday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:00
• Friday from 09:00 to 16:45

Customer Charter

Scottish Land Court and Lands Tribunal for Scotland Customer Charter