- Advising in relation to the management of landed estates and farms, including employment law and regulatory matters
- Agricultural Holdings Act and farm business tenancies
- Farmhouses, cottages and estate matters
- Sporting rights, easements and diversification projects
- Renewable energy and environmental schemes
Legal advice for a changing rural landscape
Farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses are navigating an increasingly complex and unpredictable environment.
Changing regulations, new tax rules and the global market are just some of the factors that those working in agriculture need to consider as they build their business and plan for the future.
Our Agriculture & Rural Business team brings together experts across a wide range of legal specialisms, including land, property, agribusiness, private client and tax, meaning we can support you through every challenge and help to identify new opportunities.
Our team is based across offices in Cambridge, Northampton, Norwich, Milton Keynes and Leicester although we work with clients across the country. Contact us for an initial discussion about how we can help.
Agriculture and rural business lawyers who understand your world
No two farms, estates or rural businesses are the same. Each has its own unique ambitions and challenges, whether that is managing land, running a commercial farm or diversifying and exploring new ventures.
We know that understanding your business is key to helping you achieve your goals and so we take time to get to know how your business works in practice, the issues that matter most and your ambitions for the future.
Our Agriculture & Rural Business lawyers have extensive experience in the agricultural sector and are known for dealing with unusually complex legal matters relating to farms, landed estates and rural businesses.
How our agricultural solicitors work alongside you
We invest in long-term relationships and many of our clients have stayed with us for generations.
Many of the clients we work with are balancing a number of competing priorities including business performance, family interests, land management and succession planning. We aim to take away the legal burden that can come with these issues so you can focus on what really matters.
We work closely with other professionals to ensure that the advice you receive is joined-up, practical and aligned with your goals and long-term plans.
To find out more, please get in touch with one of the team below, or send us an enquiry.
- Business structuring, partnerships and joint ventures
- Farming agreements and supply chain arrangements
- Diversification into new business activities
- Financing, investment and long-term funding
- Strategic planning to support growth and resilience
- Succession planning and wealth protection
- Balancing the interests of different generations
- Family governance and dispute resolution
- Relationship matters affecting rural businesses
- Tax-efficient structuring of land and businesses
- IHT and CGT planning, including reliefs
- Trusts, partnerships and corporate vehicles
- Complex transactions and reorganisations
- Land sales, options and promotion agreements
- Strategic land development and joint ventures
- Bringing forward long-term development opportunities
- Planning law, including Section 106 agreements, planning appeals
The team have good attention to detail. They provide regular updates, and have a very good knowledge of their field.
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