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Agriculture

For farming businesses in England the law covers farm sales and purchases, farm business tenancies and private grazing licences, landlord and tenant disputes, lending and charges over land, succession planning and trust arrangements, contract farming and commercial contracts, Basic Payment Scheme and other Rural Payments Agency entitlements, environmental regulation and permits, planning for development or diversification, employment of agricultural staff, and disputes over boundaries, rights of way and sporting rights. Solicitors draft and negotiate sale contracts and transfer documents for registration at HM Land Registry, prepare and surrender or assign farm business tenancy and agricultural holdings agreements (including rights under the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 and older protected tenancy regimes), draft security documents for lenders, advise on succession through wills, trusts and business structures, compile and advise on subsidy and cross‑compliance claims with the Rural Payments Agency, apply for environmental permits and planning consents from local planning authorities or the Planning Inspectorate, and represent clients in county courts, the High Court and in alternative dispute resolution. Timing of subsidy deadlines, cross‑compliance and planning conditions, specialist valuation issues and complex tax reliefs commonly determine the sequence and risk in these matters.