Rural and agribusiness services

Agricultural estate planning and trusts

Your legacy matters.

Agricultural estate planning and trusts

Understanding agricultural estate planning and trusts

Our experts advise clients on the structure of their estates to ensure they are tax efficient and adequate succession planning is in place. We also handle the creation, administration and variation of trusts.

Key services offered

We can help you with:

  • The creation, administration and variation of trusts
  • Wills and succession planning
  • Probate
  • Trust taxation
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Contentious trust and probate matters

Our approach to agricultural estate planning and trusts

Bringing commercial insight to a changing agricultural landscape.

The agriculture sector is continuously evolving. That’s why we have built an offering designed to meet your changing requirements, including in the area of agricultural estate planning and trusts.

Our agribusiness team houses private client solicitors with decades of experience helping clients structure their estates and plan for the future.  

Testimonials and legal directory quotes

Here are some comments made about us.

It’s very uncomfortable thinking about the shape of life after a death. Suzanne made it as straight forward and practical as possible which we very much appreciated!
Client (2024)
Rebecca Fisher is a first-rate lawyer with a high degree of skill and knowledge.
Chambers HNW (2024)

Get in touch

If you would like to speak with a member of the team, contact our rural agribusiness experts by email, by telephone on +44 (0)203 826 7689 or complete our enquiry form.

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