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Murthly Estate

Dates
Retained managing agent since 2000

Size
11,000 acres

Location
Perthshire

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For two decades we have provided Murthly with strategic management advice. In making this traditional estate fit for the 21st century, we work closely with the owner, making decisions that streamline and future-proof the assets while embracing new legislation and developing viable new income streams.

Murthly Castle is a renowned, private wedding venue with the wider estate encompassing tenanted farms, residential properties, woodland and sporting interests. Our client wanted us to maximise opportunities whilst not impacting on the core values and amenity of the estate. He wants the next generation to inherit it as a modern rural business on a sound financial footing.

We restructured the contract farming enterprise, enhanced the forestry operation, advised on land and residential property sales and introduced renewables via a biomass boiler with drying shed, subsequently opening a wood-chip market, selling waste from the estate’s productive sawmill.

Straddling a main arterial route, the estate also required sound negotiation skills to glean the best outcome from compulsory purchase orders for the A9 dualling. Community engagement is also key, and we assist our client in welcoming local businesses and leisure users to utilise the environs.