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 . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 services 4 estate sales 5 external links 6 references history edit 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 edit 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 edit the firm operate in a range of real estate sectors including residential commercial estate and farm property . they arrange finance through the 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 edit 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 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 external links edit ckd galbraith cottages & castles sporting lets ckd kennedy macpherson references edit 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 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