Rural business & estates

Managing a farm or country estate involves several different, complex areas of the law - property, tax, employment, planning and tenancy issues.

Our rural business and estates group has a multidisciplinary approach, and by working in teams that cross different areas of the law, we can draw from a vast bank of knowledge and experience within the firm, depending on your own particular circumstances.

How can we help?

It all depends on your own situation. We can advise you on issues such as acquisition and disposal of land, diversification, town and country planning, farm business tenancies, rights of way, tax compliance and succession planning.

We can also help you resolve disputes with employees, tenants or neighbours and boundary disputes, possession claims, or contract disputes through out-of-court mediation, or in front of a Court or tribunal.

Our rural business & estates services

• Agricultural sales and purchases, option agreements and overage arrangements
• Third party installations (including radio masts) and commercial business lettings
• Rights of way
• Town and country planning and environmental issues
• Farm business tenancies and share or contract farming
• CAP changes including Single Farm Payments
• Agricultural estate planning and tax compliance
• Litigation support including boundary disputes, housing, landlord & tenant issues, possession claims, contract disputes, environmental law, law relating to animals and hearings before the Agricultural Land Tribunal
• Employment issues
• Health and safety
• Animal Acts