Agriculture Business Advice
We act for a diverse client base with a variety of interests in the sector, ranging from land and estate owners, to farmers and crofters, and to businesses and institutional clients such as the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Scottish Agricultural College and Balmoral Estates.
Our experience covers all agricultural business and rural property issues including agricultural leases, crofting, and the purchase and sale of agricultural and rural property. We also assist clients with strategic planning, including tax and succession, as well as commercial diversification projects.
We help clients face the new challenges of climate change and food security and advise on the continuing reforms of agricultural holdings and crofting law. Where appropriate, we enable clients to take advantage of opportunities for diversification, for example in wind farm development and the letting of land for recreational purposes, using property for corporate hire as well as retail and tourism initiatives. Our services include:
- Crofting - purchase, lease, management & disposal
- Diversification opportunities - developing & protecting
- Employment - structuring, managing & protecting
- Environmental issues - financial penalties & protection
- Forestry - investment & management
- Finance - CAP, single farm payment, subsidies & grants
- Land ownership issues - Right to Buy & access rights
- Leisure & Tourism - opportunities, management & development
- Litigation - including alternative dispute resolution
- Planning - rural planning & development
- Property - purchase, sale, commercial woodland & securities
- Sportings - establishing, developing & managing
- Tax - management & succession planning
- Tenancies - agricultural tenancies & contracts
- Useful links - including online groups and information sites
Contact us:
Kenneth MacKay, Partner
telephone: 0131 247 1078
email: kenneth.mackay@morton-fraser.com
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What clients say:
Absolutely marvellous service
What the legal directories say:
Multidisciplinary strength
Accommodating & straightforward
They act responsively, don't waste time and provide a highly polished service
