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Agricultural solicitors

Agricultural solicitors providing informed, practical and commercial legal advice for farmers, landowners, farming families, agricultural businesses and landed estates.

Agriculture

Approach

How our agricultural solicitors can help

Our highly experienced agricultural solicitors frequently assist agricultural businesses, farming families and individuals with interests in land and the wider rural economy.

By adapting our support and advice to meet the demands and requirements placed on those operating within the agriculture sector, our specialist agricultural lawyers are reknowned for their expert legal advice.

Our agricultural law offering is supported by dedicated agriculture solicitors within our Property, Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Licensing and Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts teams.

Agriculture

Experience

Expert farming and agricultural solicitors

Over a century of agricultural law experience has provided us with a strong expertise and a thorough understanding of farming issues, allowing us to provide advice and services tailored specifically to our clients’ needs and objectives.

Our agricultural solicitors advise on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious agricultural and rural affairs, including landed estates and rural property, succession planning, dispute resolution and corporate requirements.

We have experience of providing advice across the whole of the agricultural sector, regularly assisting owners of substantial land portfolios as well as other agricultural clients including landed estates, tenants, trustees and farming businesses, along with produce manufacturers and charities.

We also have considerable experience in supporting several agricultural land agents with high-value and complex farming estate sales and purchases.

Services

We can help you with

Agricultural disputes Inheritance and succession planning Property, land and rural estates

Find a Legal Expert

Key contacts

Ian Wilson

Partner

Sundeep Sandhu

Senior Associate

William Harper

Partner

Paul Sabin

Partner

Testimonial

Client success

“Large company which covers all legal aspects under one roof with an excellent attitude and attention to detail. Second to none.”

“Paul Sabin is always supportive, concise and instructive in his dealings and specialises in farm and estate transactions.”

“The agricultural team at Flint Bishop advises agricultural clients and landowners as well as landed estates, tenants, trustees, charities and agricultural businesses with an excellent attitude and attention to detail.”

Do you need assistance?

For more information and support, please contact us on 01335 301 890 or complete the form below.

Knowledge

The latest from our experts

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Property with an agricultural tie

Our Agriculture team explores the key considerations for buyers and sellers when dealing with a property with an agricultural tie and whether it can be removed.

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General binding rules 2020: little time to waste to upgrade or replace your septic tank

Outdated septic tank systems must be updated as soon as possible to comply with the general binding rules 2020.

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Residential nil rate band: how to use the value of your home to save on inheritance tax

This article helps you to understand how to use the residential nil rate band to minimise your inheritance tax liability.

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The importance of time limits when making an Inheritance Act claim

There are strict time limits you must adhere to when pursuing an Inheritance Act claim.

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How to protect yourself against land and property fraud

To reduce the risk of becoming a victim, it is important to ensure that you register your land and property with HM Land Registry.

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Simultaneous death: who gets the family home?

A situation where two or more people die at the same time, without it being clear who died first, can have significant legal consequences.

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Does the testator need to have died before a beneficiary can dispute a will?

A Court of Appeal case considered whether a will could be disputed before the testator died.

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Will and estate disputes affect everybody; even celebrities!

The late George Michael, Nelson Mandela and Jimi Hendrix, to name a few, all hit the headlines because of their will and estate disputes.

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Who pays the costs to dispute a will?

Discovering that a loved one’s will is not as it was expected to be can cause even more strain at an already difficult time.

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Prevent a common estate disaster with a disaster clause in your will

What is a disaster clause and how useful are they?

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Assignment of lease: requests for consent

This article explains the process of assignment and the key considerations for both landlords and tenants.

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Broken promises and proprietary estoppel

Many people rely on ‘promises’ made to them by family and close friends and as a result, alter their lives based upon them.

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