Rural Seminar 2026 – Moving Forward [Musselburgh]
Rural Seminars 2026 – Moving Forward
Greaves West & Ayre Chartered Accountants and Independent Financial Advisers are hosting two Rural Seminars.
With the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget announced on 26 November 2025, followed by the Scottish Budget on 13 January 2026, and with greater clarity now emerging around the implications of the 2024 Budget, we will provide an in‑depth update on what these developments mean for the rural economy.
Our speakers will unpick the key announcements and offer further insight, with a particular focus on rural resilience and the tax implications for succession planning.
Through a panel discussion, we will explore the major issues currently facing landowners, farmers, and rural business owners, sharing practical perspectives on how to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Who should attend? Anyone involved in agriculture or associated business sectors, landowners or those who own significant taxable assets. If you require the latest information following the Budget on how to manage your rural business assets or if you are considering succession planning you should attend.
There will be a chance to put questions to our expert panel as well as an opportunity to network within an informal environment.
Venue: Musselburgh Rugby Club, Stoneyhill Farm Road, Musselburgh. Sat Nav follow – EH21 6RN
Date/Time: Tuesday 3 March 2026 –
- 3:00pm – Registration and Tea & Coffee
- 3:30pm – Presentations
- 4:45pm – Panel discussion and Q&A [GWA Partner, Stuart Allister will join the panel]
- 5:00pm – Buffet and networking
- 6:00pm – Finish
Chair – Stuart Millar, Partner at Greaves West & Ayre.
Our speakers and panel –
William Cleland & Joseph Findlay – Partners at Greaves West & Ayre.
- Budget 2024 and Budget 2025: Where are we now?
Martin Rennie – Galbraith.
- Rural update including subsidies, land value, markets and outlook.
Andrew Alexander, Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager at GWA Asset Management & Dan Bullen, Independent Financial Adviser.
- Wealth markets and fund trends, also IHT and pension changes from 2027 onwards.
