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.
MFMac is amazing at putting things into normal terms.
Chambers and Partners
They are on the ball and good at getting points finalised.
Chambers and Partners
They are a very professional legal firm that take time to understand the client's objectives.
Chambers and Partners
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.
Legal 500
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.
Legal 500
The estates team combines the depth of knowledge and expertise of a large firm with the personal service and attention of a small firm.
LEGAL 500
I have been impressed by the speed with which they have taken on the complexities of a large old estate that has been in the family for 350 years and the quality of the advice received when I have litigated.
LEGAL 500
There is detailed knowledge of farming, crofting, and estate law. Over the last 30 years, I have used 5 law firms, and I can confidently say that MFMac are the most satisfactory in achieving my goals.
LEGAL 500
They are on the ball and good at getting points finalised.
Chambers and Partners
They are a very professional legal firm that take time to understand the client's objectives.
Chambers and Partners
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
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.
Legal 500
Gail Watt is incredibly efficient, responsive, and excellent in communication.
Legal 500
The estates team combines the depth of knowledge and expertise of a large firm with the personal service and attention of a small firm.
LEGAL 500
I have been impressed by the speed with which they have taken on the complexities of a large old estate that has been in the family for 350 years and the quality of the advice received when I have litigated.
LEGAL 500
There is detailed knowledge of farming, crofting, and estate law. Over the last 30 years, I have used 5 law firms, and I can confidently say that MFMac are the most satisfactory in achieving my goals.
LEGAL 500
MFMac has expert knowledge of agriculture and wider rural affairs from both a legal and practical point of view. They have the ability to get to the nub of any issue.
Chambers and Partners
The MFMac team is very professional, hard-working and knowledgeable. I felt I was in very safe hands, and everything was explained clearly and concisely.
Chambers and Partners
The MFMac team is knowledgeable, covering a wide range of law specialisms.
Chambers and Partners
Specialist knowledge. Approachable.
LEGAL 500
The team combines the depth of knowledge and expertise of a large firm with the personal service and attention of a small firm. There is excellent teamwork between the estates team and the litigation department.
LEGAL 500
There is detailed knowledge of farming, crofting, and estate law, all of which I need and because the advice is good. I can confidently say that MFMac are the most satisfactory in achieving my goals.
LEGAL 500
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.
