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Agriculture and Landed Estates

We have a long established relationship with farmers, landowners and landed estates having acted for several generations of farming families for over 200 years. We know that this industry faces unique challenges, that is why we have a dedicated team of agricultural and landed estate solicitors who all have a detailed understanding of the issues of relevance to countryside landowners.  They are all members of the Agricultural Law Association (ALA) and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and have been actively involved in the rural community for many years.

Our agricultural and landed estate team provides specialist advice and can draw on expertise from other areas of the firm. This allows us to offer an integrated approach based on a clear understanding of your needs. Our aim is to provide advice that is prompt, practical and cost effective.

This firm acts for an established farming, landed estate and trusts client base. It provides business and tax planning services, and has been involved in a number of commercial projects in recent months, including the acquisition and sale of land, estate administration, trust management and rights of way applications. The lawyers are praised for their specialist agricultural knowledge and practical approach.
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Amongst the services offered are:

  • Agricultural Tenancies
  • Dispute resolution, land tribunals and contractual issues
  • Rights of Way issues
  • Boundary disputes
  • Business succession planning
  • Farm and land sales and purchases
  • Employment issues
  • Tax and trust advice
  • Prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive and Environment Agency
  • Mergers, de-mergers and re-constructions
  • Producer organisations and cooperatives

Matters on which we have recently advised include:

  • Advising on the ownership and structure of a family’s significant landed estate and farming business, while preserving the integrity of the estate for the benefit of future generations.
  • Application to the Land Registry to register a right of way over common land.
  • Advising in connection with the acquisition of substantial agricultural land and holdings including the negotiation of rights of pre-emption and sporting rights over adjoining land.
  • Advising a family on various ongoing tax and trust issues arising from and in relation to the ownership of a large estate in Kent.
  • Administration of an estate with a complex unregistered title leading to first registration at the Land Registry.  

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