Buying and selling estates and farms in Scotland involves many intricate and technical areas of law in which our Land Resources department has extensive knowledge. 

We have a dedicated team of professionals, including four specialists in Agricultural Law who are each accredited by the Law Society of Scotland. Therefore we can help you with both buying and selling.

We frequently act closely with estate agents, surveyors and other professionals, including providing tax, trust and accountancy advice from within the firm. 

We provide an unique service to guide you from start to finish, in buying, selling, and beyond and with advice on investment of sale proceeds or future land management should you be buying.  We also provide you with ongoing assistance and advice in managing estates and farms which we do for large numbers of clients throughout Scotland. 

Our services include contract of sale and purchase and a comprehensive conveyancing service to specialist advice on, amongst others:

• Agricultural Tenancies,
• Housing Law,
• Subsidy payments and transfers,
• Grant payments and transfers,
• Access issues,
• Diversification and commercial businesses,
• Tax and tax planning,
• Insurance,
• Development and planning,
• Crofting, 
• Environmental issues,
• Forestry,
• Minerals,
• Sportings and fishings,
• Salmon fishings,
• Securities,
• Conservation and heritage,
• Employment law, and
• The exciting opportunities presented by renewable energy.

We are therefore ready and able to provide you with a comprehensive service in these complex and technical areas of the law.

For more information please contact Alasdair Fox, John Mitchell or Jim Drysdale.