Giles Dobson

Whether developing an estate strategy or investing time in his team, Giles takes a long-term view to delivering positive change.

You don’t transform an estate overnight, so for him it all comes down to relationships. Giles’ ability to listen and willingness to be challenged, backed by entrepreneurial ideas, helps develop estate strategies which last generations.

A charismatic leader, he has a personable nature which helps him to build rapport with clients of every generation - from estate owners and their parents to future successors.

When it comes to leading Bidwells’ rural business nothing is more important to Giles than his people. By putting his energy into their development and giving them the opportunity to grow, he has seen his graduate recruits become partners and members of Bidwells’ rural board.

Giles is at his best when helping estates grow their income for the long-term while trying to balance the sensitivities of succession. An adept navigator of family politics, he brings a fresh perspective and ideas that enhance the value of estates for future generations.

Giles’s advice to our businesses has been outstanding and has driven us on to consider things we may have not without his advice.

Giles gives expert, professional advice but still feels approachable and more like a very well informed friend.

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Land & Development

Understanding your objectives to unlock the development potential of your land, maximising value whilst protecting your interests.

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Rural Land Diversification

Our specialists breathe life and value into rural places and spaces.

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Strategic Land

Strategic land conventionally refers to land with long term development potential without the benefit of planning permission.

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Rural Investment

Build a robust rural portfolio with our decades of land expertise

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Estates Management

We look beyond the assets to understand your long-term aspirations

Our insights

Report 13.02.25

The 2025 edition of Rural Outlook is out now.

Rural Outlook 2025

Big Ben and the houses of Parliament in London at dusk

Insights 31.10.24

Following yesterday's Budget Speech, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, Mike Derbyshire, Max Bryan, Giles Dobson and Christopher Thyer respond to the announcements affecting real estate.

Our Response to the Autumn Budget 2024

Events 20.06.24

We are delighted to invite you to our Professionals’ Rural Breakfast Seminar on Thursday 20 June 2024.

Rural Professionals - Breakfast Seminar | Cambridge

Report 07.02.23

Inflation peaked at 11% and we've had eight successive interest rate increases since January 2022, taking the current Bank of England base rate to 4% (at the time of writing).

Introduction | Rural Outlook

Report 2024

We approach the spring with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, both in terms of the rural economy, and wider macroeconomic factors.

Introduction | Rural Outlook 2024

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Report 18.01.22

Welcome to the 2022 edition of Rural Outlook. This edition concentrates on the opportunities which are available to landowners, with a particular focus on the Environment and Development.

Rural Outlook - 2022

Briefing 17.12.18

A recent poll undertaken by Farmers Weekly asked 577 farmers how they were going to vote on Brexit. Read our detailed analysis of the results here, and how this affects land prices, farm workers and more.

Rural spectator: Farmers Weekly EU Referendum Poll

Blog 06.03.20

There is heavy speculation that Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) will be removed in the Budget next week (March 11).

Forget Covid-19, Brexit, or climate change - an inheritance tax storm is brewing that could wipe farmers out