Estates and rural

We’re trusted advisors to a number of family and charitable estates.  And we’re proud to have client relationships spanning decades, with deep experience of handling property transactions, registration of estates with the Land Registry, wills and inheritance planning, and increasingly commercial work, as estates seek new ways to diversify their estates beyond just farming. 

We understand that the significant rise in land values, combined with the increasing diversification of enterprises carried on by many estates, has put the spotlight on ensuring you maximise eligibility for business property and agricultural property reliefs for inheritance tax purposes.

We provide a full range of services to agricultural, rural and estate clients including property, tax, charities, private client, litigation and commercial services.

Our estates and rural team, which includes two accountants, draws together experts from across the legal disciplines to build a holistic group of experts, skilled in supporting you with the complex administration of large estates. We’re particularly well-respected for our work handling large-scale national agricultural and rural land sale and purchase transactions, as well as complex trusts, companies and partnerships work. 

We understand the wider objectives you have - underpinning our ongoing advice on tax structures, acting on development and refinancing projects and commercial arrangements in order to improve income for your estate. 

Browne Jacobson is a member of the Country Landowners Association and Agricultural Law Association, attending meetings and playing an active role in involved in discussions on issues relevant to the wider sector and its impact on our clients.