Meet the team
Andrew Duff
Director
Rural Services
Phone
0131 656 5792
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
About Andrew
Andrew is a Director in our Rural Services department based in the Edinburgh office.
Andrew specialises in rural property and acts for clients in relation to purchase, sale and leasing of property. He has acted for clients in relation to mineral leases and options for windfarms. Andrew has a particular interest in environmental law and its application to land and buildings.
Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and as well as specialising in rural property has wide experience in commercial property acting for a wide variety of clients from private individuals to well-known PLCs and government organisations such as the Forestry Commission.
Expertise
Highlights
- Recently dealt with the purchase of a large farming estate in the Scottish Borders involving purchase of Single Farm Payment entitlement and a flock of sheep
News & Insights
From the team
news
Rural services Partner, Susan Law, describes how the mismatch between the legislation, public attitudes and what happens on the ground affects wind farm development
news 31 January 2020
Two recent decisions demonstrate the methods that crofters and landlords can expect when the Scottish Land Court is determining rents
news
If you plan to sell and split off parcels of land, particularly where the retained land may be developed in the future, make sure you have access and services in place
news 3 December 2019
Scottish agriculture not only faces the uncertainty of Brexit but also legislative changes as a target industry for expansion by the Scottish Government
insights
Tenants should be careful about withholding rent for a landlord’s failures as they could fall foul of the court if they don’t follow correct procedures
news 4 November 2019
We are delighted to announce the promotion of three lawyers in our Commercial Property, Personal Injury and Rural teams
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