Advisory · I of IV

Real assets, held for the long horizon.

Land, residences, and the estates that carry a family name — advised as one continuous holding.

The Mandate

We advise on the assets that anchor a family — and we hold that counsel across acquisition, stewardship, and, when the time is right, disposal.

What We Hold

What We Hold

A single, continuous mandate.

A single, continuous mandate.

01

Estate acquisition & stewardship

The sourcing, diligence, and long-term custodianship of principal estates — often held quietly, off-market, across a generation.

02

Residential portfolios

City residences and second homes, managed as a coherent portfolio rather than a collection of transactions.

03

Agricultural & sporting land

Working land, forestry, and sporting estates — stewarded for yield, continuity, and the obligations they carry.

04

Restoration & custodianship

The patient restoration of listed and historic properties, held to a standard a family can pass on with confidence.

05

Disposal, when the time is right

Discreet, unhurried divestment — placed with the right custodian, on terms that protect a name.

The Approach

How a mandate begins.

We begin with the family, not the asset. Before a single property is considered, we map what the holding is meant to do — for this generation and the ones that follow — and advise only within that frame.

Further Counsel

Further Counsel

The rest of the practice.

The rest of the practice.

II

Succession & the family constitution →

Succession & the family constitution →

III

Private institutions & philanthropy →

Private institutions & philanthropy →

IV

Discreet acquisition & disposal →

Discreet acquisition & disposal →

Enquiry

Conversations begin privately, and without obligation.

Conversations begin privately, and without obligation.

By introduction · Edinburgh & London

A private wealth and real assets practice, held quietly for a small number of families since 1911.

A private wealth and real assets practice, held quietly for a small number of families since 1911.

A private wealth and real assets practice, held quietly for a small number of families since 1911.

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