Covering residential, commercial and agricultural leases the fifth edition provides guidance on a wide range of topics including local authority tenancies, crofts, the Agricultural Holdings Acts and valuations of market rent.

The fifth edition:
- Takes full account of recent legislative changes including the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013.
- Details relevant new case law and the many changes in residential leases including legislation to abolish sales of public sector housing (the 'Right to Buy' scheme) and the introduction of the new 'private residential tenancy' covering renting rights.
- Covers the Scottish Law Commission's review of commercial leases regarding how leases are terminated.
- Covers the new Modern Limited Duration Tenancy for agricultural tenants, introduced by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Conveyancing online service.

Lorna Richardson is a Lecturer in Commercial Law and Programme Director of the International Commercial Law and Practice LLM at Edinburgh University. She was a solicitor for seven years, practising as a commercial litigator, with major Scottish law firms prior to joining the University. She is a member of the Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law.

Craig Anderson is a Lecturer in Law at Robert Gordon University, specialising in Property Law and Conveyancing. He is also the Head the LLB Law and Management courses. Before joining the University in 2006, Craig spent four years at Registers of Scotland, first as a Legal Researcher and subsequently as a Junior Legal Adviser.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law and Scots Law Student online services.