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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - Thames Valley
What the Team is Known For
Boodle Hatfield advises on tax and trust issues, including capital tax structures, for agricultural and rural estates. The firm is able to advise on Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies and farming agreements, in addition to helping with diversification. Its lawyers in Oxford are particularly adept at succession planning and inheritance tax matters for large landed estates.
Strengths
Boodle Hatfield is extremely strong technically, particularly on complex trust issues. The team has substantial experience in challenging and complicated client matters.
The team has forward planning skills and the ability to think out of the box.
Notable practitioners
Natasha Hassall advises clients with large, landed estates and has particular expertise in handling heritage property issues.
Natasha immediately inspires confidence through her ability to identify critical issues and communicate all the options to clients, then move ahead with real technical excellence to implementation.
Natasha was perfectly great. It is always nice when you have somebody on the other side who understands the work.