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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 […]

Authors: Davidson & Robertson Director Lewis Anderson and Associate Will Dalrymple The rural landscape is facing change in 2023. Global market fluctuations mean companies are becoming more risk averse and at home, changing UK governments and leaders have created uncertainty in the agricultural industry and rural property market. The Russia/Ukraine conflict has caused major impact […]

Davidson & Robertson have strengthened our team with the senior appointment of Graeme Ferguson as Director to lead the Rural and Agency department. Graeme joins D&R with over twenty years’ experience as a Chartered Surveyor and has a strong background in rural and commercial property. A RICS Registered Valuer, he has worked in the Highland’s […]

Author Stuart Lobb, Associate Director Davidson & Robertson NPF4 assumptions could see the focus of adding value to land shifting from residential and commercial development towards renewable energy development. The Scottish Government recently set out its strategy to deliver and promote development that addresses the global climate emergency and nature crisis and achieve a net […]

By Keith Muir, Head of Forestry at Davidson & Robertson There have been severe storms for the last three years – some quite recent, so you don’t have to travel far to see fallen trees. Landowners have a responsibility to maintain the trees on their land and they are liable if something goes wrong.  By […]