Legal advice tailored to the needs of the rural business community

WBW have an established practice advising farming and rural businesses. We understand the day to day challenges and difficulties faced by farmers and land owners. Many in the agricultural team have first hand farming experience. A farm or a rural business is more than a financial enterprise – they are the homes and financial security for our clients.

We provide practical and cost effective legal advice to our clients in the rural business community.

Our agricultural services include:-

• Farm sales, mortgaging and purchases - buying and selling of farms, cottages, woodlands, sporting rights, auctions and separate land sales.
• Farm business tenancies and grazing agreements – drafting agreements between landlords and tenants and dealing with any issues arising from the same.
• Inheritance tax planning to help you when you make your Will
• Inheritance tax advice when someone dies
• Rights of way – dealing with existing rights of way, problems and the prevention of new rights.
• Unregistered conveyancing and voluntary land registration – preparing the deeds for first registration, even if the deeds are lost or you are having difficulty proving ownership.
• Farming partnerships – creating new farming partnerships or helping you put existing arrangements on a more formal basis.
• Wills trust and tax planning – giving you detailed advice on the current tax regime and helping you to plan effectively for the next generation.
• Employment issues for employees and farm workers
• Landlord and tenant issues for let cottages and farm workers cottages
• Dispute resolution
• Livery agreements

From other specialisms across the practice, we can also offer advice on commercial contracts, planning, general employment, dispute resolution and family difficulties.

We understand that running a rural business is not always straight forward – we have the expertise and knowledge to ensure that you have the best advice. We are happy to work with your other professional advisors as we believe that this will provide a seamless service for you.