Our rural team offers legal advice on all aspects of rural and agricultural property for individuals, farms and businesses throughout the South West.
We advise on a wide range of property-related matters, whether you’re looking to make a sale or purchase, explore development opportunities or need help to navigate issues involving boundaries, access rights or a disputed inheritance.
We have a genuine understanding of the challenges of rural life. With a long history of supporting farmers and landowners in the South West, we provide practical solutions that work in the real world of rural property ownership and farming. If you require a site visit, we’re ready to pull on our wellies and tramp the fields or river bank alongside you.
Our comprehensive rural property services include:
- Legal advice for individuals
Helping rural property owners, farmers and landowners with personal property matters, from purchasing your home to planning for the next generation or resolving disputes. We recognise rural property often represents both your home and your livelihood. - Legal advice for businesses
Supporting farmers, landowners, estates and businesses to make the most of your commercial opportunities and to safeguard your business interests.
Whatever your needs, we take a personal approach, building strong working relationships – in some cases, acting for families over several generations.
Seamless rural & agricultural property legal advice
Our clients value our ability to provide seamless support that draws together our specialist experience across agricultural, residential, planning and commercial and succession matters.
We advise on a broad range of matters, including:
Rural property transactions
Prompt advice on sales and purchases, whether you're looking for a rural property as a home or as part of your farm or business. We know what it takes to ensure a successful and efficient transaction, with no nasty surprises further down the line.
- Farms and estates
- Holiday complexes
- Land and woodland
- Barns for conversion
- Shooting and fishing rights
- Mines and minerals rights
Development and commercial matters
Expert guidance on the complexities of planning and commercial legal requirements, whether you’re looking to diversify or want to explore development opportunities for your land or property.
- Commercial leases
- Development land sales, options and promotion agreements
- Overage provisions
- Section 106 and other planning agreements
- Solar farms and renewable energy
Tax planning & succession
Rural property can involve complex family and tax considerations. We can help you to plan how to pass on your business, land, property and other assets to future generations with suitable safeguards and controls.
- Succession planning
- Inheritance tax planning
- Establishing wills and trusts
- Avoiding inheritance disputes
Land and boundary disputes
Problems with your rural property or land require specific legal knowledge. It's important to handle these correctly from the outset to secure a swift, cost-effective outcome.
- Trespass and nuisance claims
- Right of way disputes
- Proprietary estoppel
- Breach of covenant cases
- Interference with easements
- Property and partnership disputes
Property rights and finance
Specialist advice on key areas of rural property transactions and land management.
- Grant and surrender of easements
- Voluntary first registrations
- Rural property financing for lenders and borrowers
An expert rural property team
Our rural & agricultural property solicitors combine in-depth knowledge of rural property matters with practical experience, gained from decades of working with clients across the South West.
As active members of both the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) and the Agricultural Law Association (ALA), we stay ahead of the latest developments in rural property, business and land management.
We also work closely with colleagues across the firm, making the most of our specialist teams to deliver joined-up legal advice on rural property and related issues.
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Whatever your rural and agricultural property legal question, our experienced team is here to help.
Whether you need advice on a sale or purchase of your land or farm, help with a planning issue, support dealing with a dispute or are looking to pass your estate or business on to the next generation, our rural & agricultural property team provide straightforward guidance to secure the outcome you need.
Contact us today to discuss your requirements.