Our Services
Purchase, Sale or Lease of Sporting Rights
Sale of Freshwater Salmon Fishings
- Determining the full extent of fishings by reference to the title deeds and plans.
- Establishing that the Crown Estate has no ownership interest in the fishings.
- Confirming the number of authorised rods and checking that there are complete records in form of Catch Records and Catch Returns to the relevant authorities.
- Checking if there are any leases or time share in place.
- Checking road and pedestrian access to and from fishings in terms of title deeds and common law rights.
- Checking with the Registers of Scotland that there is no Community ‘Right to Buy’ Notices in place.
- Negotiation and conclusion of the contract of sale.
- Ordering the status report from the River Tweed Commissioners or equivalent authority for other salmon areas.
- Draft of and revision of the disposition (title deed) in favour of the purchaser.
- Ordering the plan for the disposition and all matters pertaining to settlement.
Purchase of Salmon Fishings
- Much as above in relation to pre-marketing and completion of contract.
- Registering the disposition in favour of the purchaser and notifying the relevant public authorities of change of ownership.
Lease of Fishing or Shooting Rights
- Acting for the purchaser or tenant in negotiation and completion of the lease of salmon fishings, other fishings or low/high ground shoots (grouse, partridge, deer, etc.).