Rural Property and Business

Drawing on expertise from several departments in our full service law firm, our team is among the largest of its kind in any legal firm in Scotland. We are uniquely placed to fully serve all the needs of the Rural Business and Property sectors.

Our team includes specialists in agricultural law, charity law and planning law, all accredited by The Law Society of Scotland. We also have a solicitor advocate dedicated to property dispute resolution.

We deal with all issues affecting access, agricultural law, business structures, conservation and heritage, crofting and small holdings, development options, dispute resolution, diversification, energy and climate change, environment, estates and farms, forestry, land management issues, leisure and tourism, minerals, planning, radio masts and utilities, rights to buy and sporting and fishing rights.

We also advise on areas such as asset protection, succession and estate planning, capital taxes, trusts, charities and family wealth. 

We recognise this sector is a rapidly evolving, ever changing environment in which issues such as climate change and diversification are becoming increasingly important. 

Our approach to advising clients, who include rural landowners (large and small), owner occupiers, tenants, businesses, companies, property developers, charities and individuals, is to understand not only the issues which affect them but also to support their philosophy and objectives.

For more information please contact Alasdair Fox or John Mitchell.