Rural Business & Agriculture

Committed to enhancing its private client practice, Wilsons acts for a number of large estates and specialises in heritage property matters, estate management, ownership structures and succession and tax planning. In conjunction with the London office, the Salisbury - based team has handled a number of fram and estate transactions of late, as well as a judicial review against the Highways Agency. "Exceptional - total reliable, efficient, responsible and responsive."

Chambers UK 2010

Wilsons understands the countryside and the needs of those working and living in rural areas. During the last 20 years our rural team of seven partners and eleven solicitors have used their understanding to develop a practice centred on the legal needs of rural businesses. In addition to our expertise in agriculture (from McSharry to Single Farm Payment), equestrian problems, forestry and sporting we have specialists who can advise on all aspects of property litigation, including landlord and tenant, partnership matters, boundary, title and rights of way disputes. We can assist with business restructuring, diversification and employment and preservation of assets on divorce.

We have a hard-earned reputation for gaining exceptional results for those selling land to developers. Our team has also acted in many major farm sales and purchases in the last five years.

If you require straightforward and pragmatic legal advice, we can help.

Our expertise is based on practical experience in areas such as:

• Farm sales and purchases
• Sale of development land – we have an unparalleled track record of acting for landowners and maximizing value
• Agricultural and other tenancies – managing existing and setting up new tenancies
• Grant and diversification advice – from everyday advice to judicial review
• Employment advice
• Ownership and management structures for rural businesses
• Tax planning and the use of trusts – with a strong focus on succession planning

In addition to our agricultural expertise, we have specialists who can advise on all aspects of property litigation, including landlord and tenant, trespass and squatter action, boundary, title and rights of way disputes; tax planning to maximise wealth retention, and rural employment, using our understanding of the employment traditions unique to the countryside.

References

"Many thanks to Alison Bailey and Robert Swift for their determined efforts in the partitioning of my family’s estate.  They put a human face, and both played a vital part in the successful completion of what had previously been a long and arduous process.  Many thanks again."

Jane Dean

“I don’t think anyone has come forward with better drafted legal documents which firstly deal with the full salient facts and then set out in ways which the layman can understand. They are totally reliable and excellent in delivering to tight timescales.”

GN Woolley FRICS FAAV FRSA

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