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OnFarm Podcast episode: RSABI and the Great Scone Palace Challenge

Lois Newton, Partner of Land and Rural Business at Gillespie Macandrew and RSABI trustee catches up with the OnFarm podcast team.

Path of new Land Reform Bill risks being a road to nowhere in Scotland

Learn more about the Scottish Parliament’s Land Reform Bill as it progresses through legislative stages.

The Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: What does this mean for housebuilders?

Find out about the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill, which proposes a new tax on the construction or conversion of residential property developments.

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02 October 2025 | Time to read: 1 min

OnFarm Podcast episode: RSABI and the Great Scone Palace Challenge

By Lois Newton

Lois Newton, Partner of Land and Rural Business at Gillespie Macandrew and RSABI trustee catches up with the OnFarm podcast team.

29 September 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Path of new Land Reform Bill risks being a road to nowhere in Scotland

By Robert Scott-Dempster

Learn more about the Scottish Parliament’s Land Reform Bill as it progresses through legislative stages.

24 September 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

The Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: What does this mean for housebuilders?

By Jenna Wayth

Find out about the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill, which proposes a new tax on the construction or conversion of residential property developments.

19 September 2025 | Time to read: 2 mins

Compulsory purchase reform in Scotland: Consultation

By Colin Hamilton

Learn how the Scottish Government is consulting on modernising compulsory purchase laws.

Fiona Scott

Legal Director (Professional Support Lawyer), Land and Rural Business

Fiona is a Legal Director and Professional Support Lawyer within the Land and Rural Business team.

Fiona co-ordinates knowledge management, training and technical advice for the Land and Rural Business team and its clients; she also works closely with others in the firm to improve efficiency and client service delivery.

Prior to taking on the role of professional support lawyer, Fiona spent 14 years acting across the spectrum of rural property matters, including acquisition, disposal and securing of farms, estates, forestry and other rural property. She has extensive experience advising on landownership and title issues, creation and enforcement of servitudes and other title conditions, land reform and conservation, as well as residential tenancy and agricultural holdings matters.

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Recent News & Insights by Fiona

25 August 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

By Fiona Scott

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

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.  

25 March 2025 | Time to read: 10 mins

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill introduced February 2025

By Robert Scott-Dempster, Fiona Scott

An overview of the Natural Environment Bill introduced to Parliament on 19 February 2025 to reduce carbon emissions and protect biodiversity in Scotland.

14 September 2023 | Time to read: 3 mins

Agricultural Support Schemes Update

By Fiona Scott

Legal Director Fiona Scott provides an update on support available to rural businesses.

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