UK Guide 2026 : South West
Ranked Individual
Provided by Porter Dodson Solicitors
The Agriculture Department offers expertise and advice, servicing the Firm’s seven offices across Somerset, Devon and Dorset. It has strength and depth and is one of the few firms offering such breadth of advice and specialism within Somerset, Dorset and Exeter. The Department’s unique footprint allows it to provide a local service to a wide client base with diverse needs.
• Option agreements and conditional contracts, promotion agreements and overage
• High value sales and purchases
• High value FBT’s
• AHA tenancies and the partition of farm following disputed inheritance
• Battery storage facilities and PV
• Substantial development land sales
• Solar Developments and Renewables
• Tax planning, estate administration and creation of Trusts
• Succession planning and post death planning
• Probate administration for large estates
• Divorce and pre-nuptials
• Complex divorce cases
• Farming partnerships and corporate arrangements
• Contentious Trusts and Probate
• Tax efficient settlements
Provided by Chambers
Porter Dodson Solicitors has various offices throughout Somerset, Devon and Dorset. The team advises on a variety of matters including option and promotion agreements, estate planning and disputes and transactional advice.
Provided by Chambers
Ported Dodson has good knowledge and experience in rural legal matters.
Porter Dodson has excellent customer-relationship-building and service, great communication and a high level of specialist agriculture knowledge.
The Porter Dodson team is always responsive with a high level of client service delivery.
Provided by Chambers
Steve Farnham advises on a variety of agricultural property matters. Alongside land sales and purchases, he also advises on promotion agreements and option agreements.
Steve Farnham deals with matters appropriately, timely and skilfully.
Steve is very approachable and always available.
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Provided by Porter Dodson Solicitors
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