Agricultural Law & Property Advice
We act for a diverse client base, ranging from land and estate owners, to farmers and crofters.
If your personal or family circumstances are complicated by property, tax, family, employment, ownership or business issues, we are experienced to help. We can help you save time, avoid further difficulties, protect assets and where possible, save or make you money.
This comprehensive approach sets Morton Fraser apart from other law firms. And with us, you have consistent contact with one person - your personal lawyer who matches your needs and works closely with other specialists to provide you with a comprehensive solution.
We have one of the largest private client teams among the top ten firms in Scotland, working with clients across the UK. Morton Fraser's clients also have direct access to highly rated experts on corporate and commercial, financial, real estate and litigation matters.
Our experience covers 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 and ownership issues.
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:
- Asset protection
- Crofting - purchase, lease, management & disposal
- Diversification opportunities - developing & protecting
- Environmental issues - financial penalties & protection
- Forestry - investment & management
- Finance - CAP, single farm payment, subsidies & grants
- Inheritance Tax - planning & management
- Investment - purchase, sale & management
- Land ownership issues - Right to Buy & access rights
- Litigation - including alternative dispute resolution
- Planning - rural planning & development
- Power of Attorney
- Property - purchase, sale, commercial woodland & securities
- Sportings - establishing, developing & managing
- Tax - management & succession planning
- Tenancies - agricultural tenancies & contracts
- Trusts and executries
- Wills
We also work with businesses and institutional clients such as the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Scottish Agricultural College and Balmoral Estates. You can read more about our Agricultural Services for Business and the Public Sector here.
Contact us:
James Rust, Partner
telephone: 0131 247 1013
email: james.rust@morton-fraser.com
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