CKD Galbraith
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| Industry | Real Estate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
Area served | Scotland |
Key people |
James Galbraith, Chairman Tim Kirkwood CEO |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk |
CKD Galbraith is an independent property consultancy in Scotland. The firm offers a range of property consulting services across commercial, residential and rural sectors.
History
In April 2003, CKD Galbraith was formed through the merger of the Scottish offices of Cluttons with CKD Finlayson Hughes. (The firm has antecedents dating back to the 18th century.) In July 2009, CKD Galbraith acquired the Buccleuch John Sale estate agency and chartered surveying business based in the Scottish borders, thus adding three regional offices to its network.[1]
The company also has a relationship with an associate firm in London, CKD Kennedy Macpherson.
Operations
The firm currently employs more than 250 people across 14 regional offices in major cities in Scotland.[2][3] In 2013, CKD Galbraith merged with Hayes Macfarlane becoming one of the top Single Farm Payment brokerages in Scotland.[4]
Services
The firm operate in a range of real estate sectors, including residential, commercial, estate, and farm property. They arrange finance through AMC (Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) for commercial farms and estates.
They have an established energy department that advises landowners and other private clients on the suitability and likely return from windfarm developments across Scotland. In February 2011, the firm published a report that estimated the annual rental return for landowners with windfarm developments on their land was £26,000 per annum - a figure that would continue to rise as demand for renewable developments increases.[5]
Estate sales
The firm handled the sale of Taransay, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which was the location of the BBC television series Castaway 2000.[6] The property was marketed at an offers-over price of £2 million in June 2011 and was sold to a landowning family for an undisclosed sum.[7]
In recent years, the firm has also been responsible for marketing a number of other large estates including the Heights of Kinlochewe,[8] Tournaig Estate,[9] Dalmagarry Estate[10] and Newtyle Fishings, a stretch of fishing rights on the River Tay.[11]
In September 2011, commentary by the firm found that that Scottish estates were changing ownership on average every 16 years, and suggested that Scottish estates were being increasingly targeted by wealthy foreign buyers who saw land as a safe investment option.[12]
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References
- ↑ The Scotsman - 'Major expansion' as Galbraith buys property rival
- ↑ The Scottish Farmer - New tenant for Stirling Centre
- ↑ CKD Galbraith - office locations
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/farming/ckd-galbraith-joins-forces-with-top-single-farm-payments-brokerage.21370895
- ↑ The Scotsman - £26,000 and rising: what wind farms generate for owners
- ↑ BBC News - Castaway island Taransay put up for sale
- ↑ BBC News - Castaway island of Taransay sold to landowning family
- ↑ North Star - Ross-shire sporting estates to be sold
- ↑ Land Gazette - Two Outstanding Highland sporting estates for sale
- ↑ The Press & Journal - Keen demand expected for fine Highland sporting estate
- ↑ stv.tv - Fishing rights along stretch of River Tay on market for £1m
- ↑ Financial Times - Foreign sights set on sporting acres
