Farming and Rural Business

Farming and Rural Business

The business of farming, and the rural economy generally, faces uncertainty. Changes to the CAP, government policy and pressure from wholesalers and retailers mean that current practices are having to be re-examined to ensure that opportunities are not lost. Our dedicated team, which has provided legal services to the rural and agricultural sectors for decades, is geared up to help you meet the challenges.

arrow CAP scheme and regulatory matters

We can advise on all aspects of CAP as they affect you and your business, including the Single Payment Scheme.

arrow Farms, farmers and farming
We can help you with every aspect of agricultural law, from the daily business of running a farm, to partnership agreements and tenancy arrangements.
arrow Rural-based organisations and societies
For more information about how we work for those bodies that play an important part in rural life.
arrow Working with professional advisers

For more information about how we work with other professionals in the agricultural sector, click here.

arrow Horses: keeping and competing
Having acted for many equine associations over the years, we are in a position to advise on all matters associated with owning horses and managing equine businesses.    

Legal 500 2011

Wright Hassall LLP’s team ‘gives very pragmatic advice’, and acts for clients such as Warwickshire Rural Hub and Meadow Quality. Paul Rice is a ‘market leader in the region’, and has ‘in-depth knowledge and the tenacity to see the deal through despite complications that might derail lesser solicitors’.

Chambers and Partners UK 2012

This team, based in Leamington Spa, houses a varied offering that specialises in conveyancing, regulatory advice in relation to the CAP and all manner of rural property and tenancy disputes. The firm also has a noted equine practice.

Commercial Awareness "Practical, sensible, decisive – nothing's too much trouble.

Paul Rice engages in a high volume of transactional work and is lauded for his "astuteness on Single Farm Payment matters."

For more information on our farming and rural business services, please contact Paul Rice, Humphrey Halford, Charles McKenzie or Mark Lewis.
Paul Rice is a 'market leader in the region' and has in-depth knowledge and the tenacity to see the deal through despite complications that might derail lesser solicitors
Legal 500 2011

did you know...

That the total borrowing to UK agriculture is, according to the Bank of England, just over £12bn, secured against an asset base worth well over £200bn a LTV rate of less than 6%.

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