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We’re just completing a series of Spring seminars that created much discussion amongst our professional peers. With BREXIT uncertainty and changing farming times, making the most of your assets and succession planning are even more important. These were just two of the issues discussed in nine seminars held across Scotland and Northern England – but […]

New Associate Director: Fergus Thomson, MRICS FAAV, Berwick Branch Manager has been promoted to Associate Director. Fergus joined us in 2013 and followed our structured graduate training programme. He became Branch Manager when we launched our Berwick office 2 years ago. Congratulations to Kirsten Tait – Edinburgh Kirsten Tait passed her Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Exams, […]

The Scottish Young Farmers’ Tug Of War Competition, held annually at the Royal Highland Show, is a fantastic showcase that demonstrates the power of pulling together as a team. Last year we were delighted to sponsor the event for the first time. It was a very impressive and powerful event. All the teams displayed real […]

News feature – Scottish Farmer Date: 7th March 2019         Demand for On-shore Wind Farm Sites is back The political appetite for renewable energy and on-shore wind farms is strong in Scotland and renewable energy developers have on-shore wind farm acquisition back in their sights. In Scotland, over 70% of electricity generated, comes from […]

Training and development reap double dividends for D&R staff A duo of Chartered Surveyors at Davidson & Robertson (D&R) are celebrating qualifications as Fellows of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers – they are two of only seven in Scotland to qualify this year. The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) is a specialist professional […]

Following in the footsteps of generations at Davidson & Robertson (D&R), Orkney born Kirsten Tait has become the latest member of the team to qualify as a Chartered Surveyor. It comes in a year where D&R helps celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RICS (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). Davidson & Robertson’s strong links with […]

2018 will be best remembered as the summer when the sun kept shining!  Whilst it brought challenges around watering livestock and irrigating crops, it brought an ease of working and good fettle.  Despite the huge uncertainties around Brexit – which develops as I write, the farming community has carried on in their Business-as-Usual style. Farmers […]

In the last three years, Davidson & Robertson (D&R), Rural Surveyors and Consultants, has seen a 60% increase in the volume of sales. For 2018, D&R has seen a 31.5% growth in property sales year to date, compared to the whole of 2017. This includes whole farm units, forestry, lifestyle and equestrian properties. D&R Director […]

Davidson & Robertson’s Linlithgow office is looking to recruit a qualified surveyor due to continued growth of the branch. The team is already 6 strong and is involved in a wide variety of rural professional work, including sales and agency, planning and development work, utility projects, landlord and tenant matters and estate management and consultancy […]

Women in Agriculture – around 50% of our staff are women, it’s common sense and our ‘normal’ At D&R, we’ve always had a large proportion of women in professional roles, but that’s not the case across the agricultural sector. Several of our staff attended the Royal Highland Show “Women in Agriculture” breakfast seminar – the […]