Substantial experience in the sale and purchase of agricultural land
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Rated by independent legal guides
Rated by independent legal directories Chambers and The Legal 500, our agriculture & estates legal team has substantial experience of working closely with landowners, developers, farming families, land agents and those buying and selling country estates. Our agriculture solicitors are proud of the strong relationships we have forged with the rural community in Gloucestershire and beyond.
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Practical legal advice throughout your transaction
We give commercial, practical advice to those selling or buying farms and rural land, on the full range of legal issues which may crop up during the course of a transaction. Our expertise includes:
- Access and service rights
- Boundary issues
- Sporting and fishing rights
- Tax considerations
- Planning permission and building regulations
- Easements and rights of way
- Single farm payments
- Stamp duty land tax
- Overage and clawback
- Land option and promotion agreements.
OUR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL SERVICES
Legal advice on rural issues, backed by experience
The advantages & traps of option agreements
An option agreement can be utilised when a developer is considering purchasing land for development. It grants them the ‘option’ to purchase land for an agreed-upon price (or price mechanism)…
Adam Hale BA (Hons), TEP, FALA
Partner
Making the most out of your land with an overage agreement
With the current housing shortage, farmers and other landowners are finding that their fields, agricultural buildings and even small parcels of unused scrub land are increasingly being considered for development.…
Adam Hale BA (Hons), TEP, FALA
Partner
Grazing licence or Farm Business Tenancy: Which is right for you?
Grazing licences and Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs) are both occupational arrangements available to landowners – but which is right for you? This will largely depend on the activities to be…
Adam Hale BA (Hons), TEP, FALA
Partner
