Associate, Land & Rural Business
Alan is an Associate in the Land and Rural Property at Gillespie
Macandrew. He has experience in a broad range of rural
matters, including forestry, sporting interests and salmon
fishings, crofting law, sale and purchase of farms and estates,
succession planning and associated tax planning issues. Alan
has a particular interest in agricultural holdings and general land
management and environmental issues (including various grant
schemes), renewable energy (wind and hydro) and minerals.
Alan has recently been involved in various sales and
acquisitions of a number of large landed estates with significant
forestry areas; acquisition of a traditional upland sheep farm for
an investor looking to create a new enterprise based on creation of
a native species forest, including a review of proposed SRDP grant
funding application and forestry management proposals; and he is
currently advising on a number of renewable energy
projects covering a range of generating capacities each involving
unique intricacies varying from timber crop compensation and
re-planting, crofting issues, to partnership structures between
developer and landowner for tax planning purposes.
In his spare time Alan enjoys various outdoor pursuits including
skiing, mountaineering and riding his retired racehorse.
alan.white@gillespiemacandrew.co.uk0131 225 1677Download vCard