Agricultural Property Partner
Agricultural Property Partner
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Agricultural Property Director/Partner Oxford
About the Freeths Agricultural Property Team
Our specialist Agricultural Property team advises clients with interests in rural agricultural and development matters. The team act for some of the largest estates the UK and are ranked in the top tier of both The Legal 500 and Chambers as nationally recognised experts.
The Agricultural Property team is largely based in our Oxford office and is widely recognised as the leading and largest standalone team in the region. Comprising 2 partners 1 director 2 managing associates 1 senior associate 2 associates 1 trainee and 1 legal assistant the team are a key part of the Freeths Real Estate team which is the largest department in Freeths.
The team is headed by Iain Davis who is head of the Real Estate department in Oxford as well as heading up the Agricultural team generally. Iain is ranked as a Leading Individual (Chambers & Partners 2023 and recognised as a Recommended Lawyer and Leading Individual in The Legaledition) for Agriculture and Estates.
The wider Agricultural Group consists of specialist tax trusts agricultural litigation environmental planning commercial and partnership lawyers.
About the role
The team are in expansion mode due to client demand and are looking for a further senior lawyer to join them. This role would suit a Legal Director or Partner with at least 8 years experience gained within a strong regional or City firm. Your experience will have synergies with the current team who act for landed estates Oxford Colleges farmers and landowners advising on the whole gamut of agricultural and development work.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development and growth of the department and play a key role in business development initiatives.
Examples of the teams recent work
- Sale of a large block of agricultural land adjoining Milton Keynes for 189m having advised on the grant of the Option which underlay the sale
- Promotion Agreement and Collaboration Agreement for 320 acres of land to form one of the 14 Promotion Agreement covering 460 acres forming the Oxfordshire Costwolds Garden Village being one of the first of the 14 new Garden Villages. .
- Acquisition of a farm including 200 acres listed farmhouse and buildings riparian and railway frontages and entitlements. The case involved dealing with various title and agricultural issues and was settled at a value of over 3 million.
- A 12.6 million refinance of farm dairy unit and farm cottages to include redemption of existing charges over 1850 acres and four new charges over 650 acres.
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Employment Type
Full Time
