Andrew Facer in my opinion clearly one of the stand out lawyers in the North of England on tax and trust work.
So when you see change on the horizon or a commercial opportunity to develop, you want countryside and estates lawyers at your fingertips who understand your world. We’re here to help.
From tenancy and partnership agreements to land sales, diversification projects and property projects, we’re on your side. Our rural solicitors work with clients including individuals, small to large family businesses, owner-occupier farms, tenants and estates. And we’ll get to know you and your enterprise through our hands-on approach, visiting your premises and seeing your business in action.
With legal expertise in rural affairs spanning decades and a network of connections including banking specialists, land agents and rural resource professionals, our rural business lawyers bring together bespoke, multi-disciplinary teams tailored to your specific needs.
We work with clients including individuals, small to large family businesses, owner-occupier farms, tenants and estates and offer particular expertise in agriculture, rural property, mines and minerals.
Work we have done
- Acting in connection with the sale of a large landed estate in North Yorkshire.
- Advising a landowner in connection with a number of opencast coal mines, including one of the largest such mines in Europe.
- Acting for a bank in connection with the grant of security over a multi-million pound agricultural portfolio.
- Acting for a landowner in relation to the grant of option agreements over a number of residential development sites.