Author Archives: Davidson Robertson

The Scottish Farmer front cover article (27th May 2023) highlights forestry’s failure to generate carbon credits. Commenting on the Woodland Carbon Code Model, Keith Muir, Head of Forestry at Davidson & Robertson asks, is it time to challenge the code? The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) was originally designed to take out carbon from the atmosphere, […]

Scotland is making a vast contribution to the UK’s strategy of lowering carbon emissions and driving forward the supply of green renewable energy.  To achieve this, large scale energy infrastructure projects are in the pipeline right across Scotland, particularly along the East Coast. These will have huge implications for communities, so it’s vital the public […]

It is rare to see such an impressively well managed lowland farm come to the market in the Dumfriesshire lowlands area, but such a farm has just been launched in the Solway Firth Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Upper Mains Farm has been placed on the market (Thursday 4th May) at Offers Over £2.45 […]

Duncan Glen has over thirty years’ experience in environmental land management for public and private sector clients and charitable organisations. He recently joined D&R from Strutt & Parker where he was Director of Environmental Land Management and will be based at the new Davidson & Robertson office in Northumberland. Growing up near Berwick, Duncan has […]

Farmers and landowners affected by utility work are not always aware of the claims they can make says D&R Land Agent Ian McKnight, and being involved when a utility project is first announced can make a real difference. Infrastructure schemes, be they with utility companies, or road and rail, or renewable projects, are often complex […]

By Graeme Ferguson, Director and Head of Rural & Agency Establishing a plan for farm or estate succession will ensure effective transfer of assets to the next generation, and a strong succession plan will help protect your business and your family. Capital taxes can be a significant financial drain on property owners, but many are […]

By Niall Milner, Director and Head of Property & Forestry In an ever-changing world of agricultural policy, Brexit, global conflict and pandemic triggering recession in the UK the key principles to managing your estate still stand and will provide you with a robust business for an ever-changing rural market place. Diversify your income – as […]

By Martin Hall, Senior Director My role as Junior Vice President of CAAV offers a broad perspective of the significant shift underway in the countryside. Farming is currently experiencing a generational change – probably the greatest change we have seen in 50 years – and there have never been so many potential paths to follow […]

By Ian Austin, Director and Head of Utilities, Energy & Infrastructure “As the drive to double the size of Scotland’s Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network becomes more pressing, there are significant opportunities for landowners”, says Ian Austin, Director and Head of Utilities, Energy & Infrastructure at Davidson & Robertson. The UK government published its ‘Ten […]

What is it and how will it affect your business? Offering self-catering holiday accommodation has become a key diversification strategy for many farmers and landowners across Scotland. Whether you have several cottages, or a single city flat, under new legislation a licence will be required to continue to operate. The Short-Term Let Licencing Scheme (“the […]