Tom Gray > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
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Tom Gray
Position
Partner
Tom specialises in real estate and has particular experience in rural property transactions across Scotland. Tom advises on a variety of rural and commercial property transactions, including agricultural tenancies, forestry, farm and estate purchases and sales, security work, as well as general estate conveyancing.
Tom represents a number of public sector clients, including Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), Scottish Natural Heritage, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, in a variety of property related transactions, ranging from acquisitions and disposals to leases and clawback agreements.
He acts on behalf of FLS in implementing their New Woodland Investment Programme. As a result he is progressing the acquisition and disposal of more than 3000 ha of farm and other land for planting and mature forestry for felling with a total value of over £10 million, enabling FLS to meet their annual planting targets set by the Scottish Ministers.
Tom recently acted on behalf of a farming partnership in the multimillion pound expansion of their prime arable farm in Forfar, Angus. This involved the acquisition of the neighbouring farm, the voluntary registration of the original farm, successfully raising finance for the project as well as managing the associated agricultural tenancies and transfer of the Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements.
Tom has a wide ranging interest in the agricultural sector and he regularly delivers training sessions to our HM Connect network on Land Reform and agricultural tenancies. He regularly attends rural property, farming, forestry and environmental events across Scotland.
Education
LLB (Hons); Dip LP, NP
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Forestry, community land and crofting law are key areas of expertise for Harper Macleod LLP‘s rural team, which counts private and public sector bodies among its clients. Graeme Nisbet heads the team from Glasgow and advises on high-profile and sensitive transactions alongside land management matters in the rural sector. In Inverness. Calum MacLeod, an accredited crofting law expert, takes point on rural property work with an emphasis on crofting. Tom Gray made partner in April 2022 and regularly handles transactions in the forestry sector.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Immigration