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Tackling the complexities of rural property transactions with bespoke legal solutions for landowners, farmers and rural enterprises.
As the industry evolves through new technologies and digitisation, the financial needs of those within it demand robust and adaptable legal support. Our expert food and farming finance lawyers advise financiers and borrowers on elements including security over trading businesses, agricultural assets and distressed business guidance. We also offer counsel on cross-border finance transactions within the food and farming sector.
Our team collaborates with specialists across the firm, providing advice on intellectual property, tax, supply agreements, employment, and family business issues. That means we are able to support clients on complex transactions such as corporate structuring for food farming businesses, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and shareholder arrangements.
What gives our food and farming finance team the edge is a genuine understanding of how relationships work within the sector – from supply chain dynamics to emerging opportunities that may be presented.
Facilitating the sale and purchase of farms, country estates and rural property portfolios, including farming businesses.
Implementing agreements relating to secure tenancies (including those under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986) with advice on the tax implications.
Negotiating new, and enforcing existing overage or development clawback agreements, to secure future value from land transactions.
Advising both banks and borrowers on loans secured on agricultural and other rural property, ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Agreeing new farm business tenancies and commercial leases for more diversified agricultural holdings.
Managing the first registration of large rural estates and other interests in land (e.g. mineral and fishing rights) at HM Land Registry.
Providing legal advice on shooting rights and other sporting rights, including regulatory compliance and associated property rights.
Assessing the security of tenure of existing tenancies in rural areas in the context of proposed change of land use.
Providing legal advice on shooting rights and other sporting rights, including regulatory compliance and associated property rights.
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We’ve also published The Pink Book (2nd edition), a comprehensive legal guide for landowners and farmers, covering a wide range of topics from farmland transactions to estate planning and employment law, available for free download.
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