Agriculture
Agricultural law from people who know farming.
Farms, land, tenancies, masts and subsidies: specialist advice for farmers, landowners and tenants across Scotland.
Buying and selling farms and land
We are experienced in buying and selling farms and land throughout Scotland, and we have contacts with a wide range of professionals who can provide additional services as part of the process.
Buying or selling a farm or land follows a process similar to other transactions, but there may be additional considerations: you may be buying or selling a farm business that includes machinery, livestock, goodwill and an entitlement to receive subsidies.
Specialist expertise, on your schedule
We offer the specialist expertise in agricultural law that our clients need. With personal knowledge of rural living, we understand the constraints on your time and can arrange to work around your schedule. We can visit you at your home or place of work to give you the professional legal service that best suits your needs.
There are many legal factors to consider when running an agricultural business, so we also advise in the following areas.
Agricultural leasing
- Creating, or advising on, limited partnership leases
- Short limited duration tenancies
- Limited duration tenancies
- Contract farming agreements or grazing agreements
Landlord and tenant disputes
- Rent reviews
- Waygoing claims
- Resumption of land from a tenancy
- Landlord and tenant disputes, advising landlords and tenants alike
Telecoms masts, servitudes and wayleaves
- Heads of terms for existing and new mast sites
- Site sharing negotiations
- Assignation of existing mast leases
- Rent reviews, and negotiating and finalising mast leases
- Servitudes for gas pipelines, electricity cabling and similar with utility companies
- Compulsory purchase proceedings for cabling, pylons and sub-stations
Subsidy appeals
- Initiating and conducting a review of decisions of the Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate
- Subsequent appeal to the Scottish Land Court
From our archive, February 2016
Telecoms mast leases: do not give in to pressure to reduce rents.
As published at the time, the telecoms mast rent reviews David had recently negotiated had all resulted in increased rents, of between 25 and 43 per cent, with one increase backdated over nine years. Featured in Farming Review Galloway.
Read the articleFor more information or advice, contact us or call 01556 502 764.
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Talk it through with us
For an informal discussion about your requirements, call the office or send us a message. We can meet at The Old Exchange, or visit you at your home or place of work.