Agriculture & Rural Affairs
UK Guide 2025 : East Anglia
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(01284) 762211About
Provided by Greene & Greene
Farmers and land owners continue to be some of Greene & Greene’s most important clients. The Agricultural and Rural Affairs team work closely with surveyors, accountants and other advisers, to make sure that its clients get the best result, cost effectively and to an acceptable timescale.
The experienced team has built up an established client base of landowners and agents who regularly praise the lawyers for the discreet and intelligent manner in which they act.
Complimented by their renowned taxation department, its team of specialist lawyers has seen all manner of situations before, from bitter disputes over family succession, licences for power lines, problems with farm managers, issues caused by land contamination to the successful development of agricultural land for other purposes.
The full range of services include:
- Farm sales and purchases;
- Settled Land Act estates work;
- Advice on agricultural tenancy issues;
- Succession planning; and
- General taxation including agricultural and business property advice.
Chambers Review
Greene & Greene is instructed to act for agricultural and business property owners on rural transactions, agricultural tenancies, trust and taxation issues and succession planning matters. It represents land agents, developers and other rural professionals.
Work Highlights
- Greene & Greene acted for the Leeder family on a residential development of farmland valued at GBP3 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They handled the matter excellently and patiently, for which I am very grateful. I have real confidence in their team. I'm happy that the quality of work they've done for me is worth the cost."
"They have been around for a long time and are good at what they do."
"All matters were dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner. They are very responsive and managed timeline expectations well. The final bill was slightly lower than expected and quoted."
"They handled the matter excellently and patiently, for which I am very grateful. I have real confidence in their team. I'm happy that the quality of work they've done for me is worth the cost."
"They have been around for a long time and are good at what they do."
"All matters were dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner. They are very responsive and managed timeline expectations well. The final bill was slightly lower than expected and quoted."
Notable Practitioners
Jonathan Mathers is an agricultural and rural property lawyer who services families, private individuals, investors and institutional entities on land matters and farming partnerships.
"Jonathan Mathers runs a tight ship. His department covers a wide range of property areas including residential conveyancing."
"Jonathan provides sound advice with timely delivery. He is commercially astute."
"I would refer to Jonathan for property, landord or tenant work."