Rural
Our dedicated rural property team is exactly that. Dedicated.
Our landowning and farming client practice recognises the particular needs and difficulties facing landowners and farmers in Scotland and offers imaginative, commercial solutions to these problems.
Recognised by leading legal directories Chambers UK and Legal 500 as one of Scotland's leading rural law firms you can be assured that our rural property practitioners are leaders in their field. But our rural expertise extends far further than just property. Gillespie Macandrew's historic and extensive rural connections mean the experts we field on non-property issues all have a deep understanding of rural matters and can provide wide-ranging advice to landowners and farmers in all aspects of agri-business - from tax and succession to sport and conservation.
Services include:
- Farm and estate sale and purchase
- Country houses and cottages
- Salmon fishings and sportings
- Forestry and woodlands
- Minerals and quarrying
- Agricultural leases
- Contract and share farming
- Subsidies and grants
- Fish farms
- Crofting
- Diversification opportunities
- Wind farming and hydro schemes
- Timeshare and syndication
- Dispute resolution
- Tax and succession
Agriculture
In conjunction with the firm's litigation experts, the agricultural law group has forged a reputation as one of the very few in Scotland capable of dealing with technical agricultural law issues and disputes.
Gillespie Macandrew are the providers of the NFU Scotland Member's free legal helpline - members only can call 0131 271 8585 or email nfus@gillespiemacandrew.co.uk
For all Rural Property services contact: Robert Scott-Dempster
For specialist Agriculture issues contact: Robert Scott-Dempster or Michael Gascoigne
