Spear’s Review

Alex Lawson, head of the national farms and estates team at Savills, believes there’s more to country property than meets the eye.

‘A lot of what we sell can be described as a business rather than just a property asset,’ Lawson explains to Spear’s. ‘There are a number of moving parts, and people and sentiment and emotions involved. So to put a bit of time and consideration into things beyond the financial is hugely important.’

Lawson draws on his own experience in farming and 25 years of property industry knowledge to guide his clients, who have often owned their land for generations, through one of the most significant transactions in their lives.

He is rarely seen too far from the countryside and, according to Savills, has ‘an exceptional knowledge of the market, its idiosyncrasies and key players’.