Rural Affairs Lawyers in Suffolk

Areas of specialisation include:

Property

• Buying and selling farms and farmland (including agricultural grants and subsidies)
• First registration of unregistered titles; adverse possession claims and reconstruction of titles
• Refinancing – mortgages and charges of land (public and private)
• Agricultural tenancies (Farm Business Tenancies “FBT”s; Agricultural Holdings Act Tenancies “AHA”s; Assured Shorthold Tenancies of residential dwellings)
• Grazing Licences
• Boundary issues
• Easements and rights affecting land (including mineral rights; sporting rights; public and private rights of way; drainage and water rights)
• Telecoms leases
• Renewable Energy
• Planning and changes of use (including agricultural ties affecting property)
• Contract and shared Farming Agreements
• Development: including option agreements, conditional contracts and promotion agreements
• Overage and clawback

Succession and Tax Planning

• Wills & tax planning (including farm diversification)
• Trusts – creation; registration and administration
• Family Investment Companies
• Lifetime Gifts
• Probate & Estates
• Lasting Powers of Attorney (including businesses)
• Partnership and Shareholder Agreements

HR and Employment

• Employment Contracts
• Directors Service Agreements
• Employment advice
• Employment disputes
• Written policies and standards of employment (including disciplinary and grievance procedures)
• Health and Safety issues
• Immigration and employment advice about migrant and seasonal workers

Disputes

• Land Disputes
• Boundary disputes
• Tenancy Disputes
• Contract disputes
• Wills and Probate disputes
• Debt collection
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Family

• Divorce and separation
• Pre and post-nuptial agreements
• Financial settlements arising out of divorce or separation

Vineyards and Wineries