Our dedicated team is experienced in the purchase and sale of agricultural and rural property, as well as providing pragmatic and commercial advice on specialised matters such as agricultural tenancies, sporting rights, crofting, forestry and renewable energy.

Our expert Agricultural and Rural Property team acts for a diverse client base throughout Scotland, offering pragmatic, commercially focused and practical advice specifically tailored to your needs.  

Our experience cuts through complexity. We advise on the full range of agricultural business and rural property issues, from the purchase and sale of rural property to more specialised matters such as agricultural tenancies, sporting and fishing rights, crofting, forestry and renewable energy, including onshore wind farms, anaerobic digestion, hydro, solar power and biomass. 

We work collaboratively with clients, which include private individuals, large landed estates, tenants, crofters, community bodies, charities, commercial businesses and local authorities. We regularly advise on estates with multi-jurisdictional issues and those containing business and farming partnerships, raising agricultural and business property relief issues.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts is amazing at putting things into normal terms.

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They are on the ball and good at getting points finalised.

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They are a very professional legal firm that take time to understand the client's objectives.

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A very strong team from partner level down to the support team.

Chambers and Partners

All of the staff that I have dealt with from the rural side of the business have been extremely professional.

Chambers and Partners

Morton Fraser MacRoberts' team is really knowledgeable and its attention to detail is exemplary. It is also very client-focused with wide knowledge of the sector.

Chambers and Partners

Thank you again for all your professional assistance in the whole procedure and for the empathetic way in which you have dealt with myself. It made all the difference.

Client feedback

Great communicators of technical issues and went the extra mile to ensure situations were thoroughly covered.

Legal 500

The team worked tirelessly through complex issues with multiple agencies on our behalf. Information sharing was excellent throughout.

Legal 500

Morton Fraser MacRoberts are extremely knowledgeable, professional, skilled and hard-working. They are all exceptional and a delight to work with.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

Gail Watt is incredibly efficient, responsive, and excellent in communication.

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Richard McMeeken is an experienced commercial litigator, who explains complex matters in an easy-to-understand way. He is approachable, highly knowledgeable and gets excellent results for his clients. Highly respected and recommended, no task is insurmountable.

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Our specialist team can also draw upon complementary expertise from across the firm, should you need it.

Our Family and Asset Protection teams include leading experts in family matters relating to farming businesses, while our Real Estate Litigation team regularly deals with disputes between landlord and tenants, including eviction and dilapidation claims, crofting and agricultural law, boundary and title issues and debt recovery. We regularly represent clients in the Scottish Land Court and Lands Tribunal for Scotland, as well as the Sheriff Court and Court of Session.

To discuss your situation and how we can help, please contact our team today.

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