Estate Planning, Business Structures and Succession

Planning for future farming generations

We work with farming families, farming businesses, estates and private landowners to advise on the transfer of assets down to the next generation in a way that preserves the farm and the farming business.

Our service covers:

• Preparing wills and advising on inheritance tax
• Preparing trusts, including those involving land
• Advising on business structures such as partnerships, companies and being a sole trader
• Preparing corporate documentation such as incorporation documentation and shareholder agreements
• Preparing and advising on partnership agreements
• Advising on Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies, including surrender and regrant.

A true understanding of the unique nature of rural business

As specialists in the agricultural sector, our advice is given with a true understanding of farming businesses and the family dynamics that underpin them. We are comfortable advising on diversification, the separation of assets to provide for non-farming children, and the need to keep the farm together so it continues as a viable business.

We’re familiar with working in cooperation with your other advisors, including accountants, surveyors and agents to ensure you get a holistic picture. We can also draw on the expertise of colleagues in the wider firm when required. Our role is always to do whatever’s needed to help you secure successful succession.