Agricultural and Rural Property
Morton Fraser's Agricultural Law and Rural Property team in Scotland acts for a diverse client base, offering pragmatic and practical advice tailored to our clients' needs.
Morton Fraser's Agricultural Law and Rural Property team in Scotland acts for a diverse client base, offering pragmatic and practical advice tailored to our clients' needs.
The team works with clients on the full range of agricultural business and rural property issues, ranging from agricultural leases and the purchase and sale of rural property to more specialised matters such as sporting rights, crofting and renewable energy.
Gail is a Senior Associate within the Agricultural Law and Rural Property team in the Private Client department.
Our aim is to help our clients cut through jargon and red tape and to provide clear guidance on the best course of action. Our team has years of experience in this complex area of practice, drawing directly from this experience to offer confident and clear advice. We aim to help people save time, avoid further difficulties, protect their assets and where possible, save or make money.
Our comprehensive approach sets us apart from other law firms. We are a full-service law firm and if required we can call on the assistance of other specialist teams within the firm - for example employment law or asset protection - to provide you with advice on all of your requirements. The Agricultural Law and Rural Team aims to give you consistent contact with one person – your personal adviser who matches your needs and works closely with you to give you cost-effective advice.
We don't want you to be surprised by the final bill we produce – that's why we will endeavour at the outset of every transaction to provide you with a fixed fee quote to give you clarity and certainty on costs. Where we can't do this, we will provide you with an estimated charge, which we will aim to convert to a fixed fee quote once the scope of the transaction becomes clearer.
It is now a legal requirement for all land in Scotland to be entered onto the Land Register, with the intention for this to be completed by 2024. There is no requirement for owners to voluntarily register their land. Instead, they can rely on the Registers of Scotland to complete the task for them in due course. However, the boundaries of rural land are often complex and the rights (and obligations) attached sometimes unclear, so the option of leaving a third party to determine these for the purpose of land registration may be unattractive. This is where we can help.