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Community Rights to Buy – The options explained

Fiona Scott, Legal Director outlines the various rights available to communities to purchase land in Scotland.  

Compulsory purchase in Scotland – reform on the horizon?

Ruth Thomson, Senior Solicitor, details the current system for Compulsory Purchase Orders and considers the changes that may be put in place with this reform.  

What do you need to know when purchasing a Church?

Former churches can be seen as attractive redevelopment opportunities, Stephen Gamba, discusses what to bear in mind when thinking about purchasing a church.

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30 April 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Community Rights to Buy – The options explained

By Fiona Scott

Fiona Scott, Legal Director outlines the various rights available to communities to purchase land in Scotland.  

29 April 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Compulsory purchase in Scotland – reform on the horizon?

By Ruth Thomson

Ruth Thomson, Senior Solicitor, details the current system for Compulsory Purchase Orders and considers the changes that may be put in place with this reform.  

28 April 2025 | Time to read: 3 mins

What do you need to know when purchasing a Church?

By Stephen Gamba

Former churches can be seen as attractive redevelopment opportunities, Stephen Gamba, discusses what to bear in mind when thinking about purchasing a church.

23 April 2025 | Time to read: 2 mins

Spring into action: The best ways to market your home

By Hannah Gaddie

Hannah Gaddie explains the best ways to get your home ready to hit the market this Spring.

Amy Eakin

Senior Associate, Land and Rural Business

Having obtained an LLB from the University of Aberdeen and completing her traineeship in a mid-sized central belt firm, Amy spent 5 years at a leading private client firm working in the property team before joining Gillespie Macandrew in January 2022.

Amy’s focus is on rural property transactions, including buying and selling farms, forests, estates and country houses, assisting clients to secure their properties to raise finance, and advising clients on general estate management. Being brought up in Orkney has instilled an understanding of the rural landscape, and this has sparked an interest in crofting law.

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Recent News & Insights by Amy

30 June 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

OnFARM podcast: RHET at the Royal Highland Show

By Alan White, Amy Eakin

Listen to the latest OnFARM podcast recorded at the Royal Highland Show 2022, featuring members of the our Land and Rural Business team.

23 June 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Considerations around the Energy Performance Certificate and agricultural tenancies

By Amy Eakin

The current Energy Performance Certificate (“EPC”) requirements are set out in regulations from 2008, and provide information on how energy efficient a building

31 March 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

Natural Capital and Existing Leases

By Amy Eakin

Carbon capture and how landowners might be able to capitalise on it has been at the forefront of the rural business sector.

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