With many years of experience in UK farms and estates law, Womble Bond Dickinson’s team of experienced rural lawyers are here to identify what matters most to you. Whether you require advice surrounding a rural property, historic estate or farm land, you can trust our unrivalled expertise. As more diversification opportunities arise for agricultural enterprises, it’s increasingly more important that you have the right advice and our agricultural solicitors are here to help.
Owning land can come with many complex challenges that require innovative solutions from professionals with specialist knowledge surrounding agricultural law. With expertise in estate law, our agricultural lawyers work together with clients to secure the best terms for the current landowner, deal with any subsisting tenancies, and protect the future potential of retained land.
Our lawyers provide comprehensive advice surrounding the development of agricultural properties, implementing effective business structures and offering legal guidance in regards to succession planning and more.
Working together with landowners on development deals, our agricultural and real estate teams act in connection with the sale, purchase and letting of all kinds of rural property and land. Ultimately, we are here to help estate owners effectively pass on land and businesses to the next generation smoothly, including help with inheritance tax relief, preparing wills and putting in place succession planning objectives.
Agricultural property services
Our team of agricultural property lawyers regularly advise on all aspects of rural property transactions across the complexities of a sale, purchase and mortgaging of land and offer specialised services such as:
Advice on buying and selling farms, country estates or rural land
Assisting with capital tax planning
Discussing succession plans and heritage exemptions
Offering advice on Manorial rights and all aspects of tenancy law.
Agricultural dispute services
If you’re struggling to navigate the complexities of agricultural disputes, our lawyers are on-hand to assist with any issues surrounding farming businesses, landed estates and land owners, helping to resolve a range of contentious issues such as:
Estate management, agricultural landlord and tenant issues
Advice on general asset management
Help with the negotiation of minerals leases
Advice on resolving any Agricultural Holdings Act issues
Acting on behalf of landowning charities.
Our agricultural solicitors have years of expertise behind them to help support clients with decisions in regards to their current agricultural properties and in preparation for the future of their landed estates. Get in touch with our team of accomplished private wealth and estate lawyers to discover the ways in which we can help today.
The rural sector is experiencing a period of unprecedented change and whether you’re a landowner, investor, charity, financial institution or other rural business owner, overcoming the challenges facing you and your stakeholders will require specialist support.
The issues involved are often complex, but our team of experienced agricultural property specialists will provide clear, practical and solutions-focused legal advice.
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We have a long history of providing high-quality rural property advice to a variety of clients including landowners, families, charities, financial institutions and trusts, and so our lawyers are well-placed to offer innovative advice on a wide range of issues.
The enduring nature of our relationships (many of which span several decades), is a testament to our commitment to trust, transparency and achieving our clients’ objectives, as well as our extensive knowledge and experience of all aspects of rural property law.
With specialists based in our Newcastle and Bristol offices, we support rural clients across the length and breadth of the country.
Clients come to us for advice on a range of issues from the acquisition, management and disposal of rural and sporting estates to renewables, tenancy disputes, natural capital and strategic development work.
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At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
Acting in the sales, purchases and lettings of many high-profile sporting estates
Advising on over 250 solar, battery storage and wind projects (options and agreements for lease), as well as anaerobic digestion and hydroelectric projects, which are delivering significant uplift in rent for landowners and contributing to landed estates’ ESG credentials
Advising on a number of landowner agreements promotion agreements and options or hybrid agreements over many years, culminating in multimillion-pound sales of development land
Assisting in the variation and termination of protected agricultural tenancies to coordinate with change of land use
Acting for landowners and tenants in many complex disputes arising under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.
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