Category Archives: Uncategorized

Abigal Wass focuses on farm reviews

Abigail Wass Davidson & Robertson

New face joins Davidson & Robertson’s team to support farming resilience The significant changes to support for farming and land management have increased the level of enquiries at Davidson & Roberson (D&R), leading to the appointment of Abigail Wass as Assistant Land Agent. Abigail is working with farmers and landowners who have a range of […]

New European Valuer in Scotland

Martin Hall - European Valuer

Martin Hall, Senior Director of Davidson and Robertson, Scotland’s oldest firm of Valuers and Rural Consultants, has been appointed as a Recognised European Valuer (REV) by TEGOVA – the European Group of Valuers’ Association. Newest European Valuer, Martin Hall has over 30 years of experience as a Rural Surveyor and is ideally placed to provide […]

Martin Hall – new Trustee for Dick Harrison Trust

Martin Hall with Dick Harrison Trustees

The Dick Harrison Trust has appointed Martin Hall as a new Trustee following the retirement of well-known farmer and long serving Trustee, David Goldie. Martin Hall is Senior Director and Land Agent with Davidson & Robertson, a firm of rural surveyors and consultants that has offices across Scotland and Northern England. He was unanimously appointed […]

130 year anniversary celebrated with 130 mile walks

D&R Team challenge - Scotland

To mark 130 years as rural surveyors, two teams from Davidson & Robertson journeyed 130 miles across Scotland and Northern England. It was a chance to reconnect with colleagues and an opportunity for the many new faces to meet the rest of the team. The northern and southern teams each chose their own routes: Bo’ness […]

Voluntary Registration – is it worth it?

Land in Scotland

Registration of title in the Land Register is now compulsory for all land sold in Scotland and the Scottish Government want all Scottish land to be registered by 2024. The majority of Scotland’s land has never been registered or still remains in the Sasine Register, with rural properties representing a very high proportion of unregistered land […]

Forebank of Canterland – the Legacy

Forebank of Canterland sold by D&R

Over the course of 2021, the sale of Forebank of Canterland has been a hugely rewarding experience for George Hipwell, Director and Head of Rural & Agency, and fellow Director Lewis Anderson of the Aberdeen office. The farm, which centred around an imposing Grade A listed farmhouse, extensive traditional steading and 290 acres of mainly […]

A66 Northern Trans-Pennine improvements update

Back in 2020, it was confirmed that the A66 is to be improved between Scotch Corner and Penrith The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project covers the length of the A66 between the M6 junction 40 at Penrith to the A1(M) junction 53 at Scotch Corner, which is approximately 50 miles long. The project involves dualling the […]