Rural and Agriculture

Our Agricultural Corporate team understands that farming and rural businesses are unlike any other sector. We combine corporate legal expertise with a detailed understanding of land-based enterprises, family ownership structures, and the challenges facing modern agriculture. 

Led by Lucinda Cameron, our team advises farmers, landowners, agri‑businesses and rural entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate matters. From business structuring and partnership arrangements to mergers, acquisitions and ownership transition, we provide commercially focused advice tailored to the agricultural sector. 

We regularly work alongside land agents, accountants, tax advisers and other professionals to deliver holistic solutions that protect both the business and the family behind it. Whether you are diversifying, bringing in the next generation, or planning for a sale, we offer clear, pragmatic guidance. 

Our approach is practical, accessible and grounded in an understanding of the long-term nature of rural businesses. 

Our Private Client Agriculture and Rural Law team provides trusted, specialist advice to farming families, landowners, and rural estates, helping them protect wealth, plan for succession, and secure their legacy for future generations. 

We advise on wills, succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation, trusts, estate administration, and lifetime wealth structuring, always mindful of the practical realities of running farms and rural businesses. Our approach is clear, pragmatic, and tailored to the unique challenges faced by rural families, including inter‑generational ownership, diversification, and the preservation of land and assets. 

The Private Wealth team specialising in Agricultural and Rural matters is led by Nicole Miller, working with Kate Hooper, Harriet Page and Piers Galton-Beque. Together we bring expertise in private wealth and rural matters, combined with a collaborative and personal approach. We work closely with clients’ accountants, land agents, and other professional advisers to deliver joined‑up, long‑term solutions that balance family objectives with commercial and tax considerations.  

Whether planning for the future, navigating change, or dealing with sensitive family matters, our specialists are committed to providing practical, compassionate advice that protects rural wealth and ensures continuity for generations to come. 

We specialise in rural and equestrian property, and recognise the expertise required so that buyer and sellers can move quickly and with confidence. Clients value our practical and commercial advice, safe in the knowledge that our focus is on achieving positive results for them. We pride ourselves on providing a first-class service, and through our strength and depth of expertise, we believe we are well placed to address any issue that may arise in your rural and equestrian property deal.

We can help with:

• Sale & Purchase of Country Homes
• Livery Agreements
• Private Drainage
• Sporting Rights
• Riparian Rights