Solicitor – Admitted 2020
Overview
I am a Senior Associate in the Private Property and Landed Estates team at Michelmores, based in Bristol and advising on rural property and agricultural matters.
I act on transactions including the purchase and sale of farms, landed estates and country houses. And I advise on agricultural tenancies, housing development, renewable energy, and other estate management. I have a strong interest in Natural Capital and enjoy advising landowners on the legal frameworks to secure public private funding for conservation and habitat enhancement, including Biodiversity Net Gain.
Before joining Michelmores in 2024, I practised at Forsters in London, where I qualified in 2020.
Recent experience
Advising on the legal structures for multiple landowners to collaborate on Natural Capital projects, including Landscape Recovery Schemes, across multiple land holdings. Combining Conservation Covenants with company structures to secure long-term commitments for multiple landowners and attract government support and private sector funding for conservation goals. Working with colleagues in tax and corporate teams to ensure the structures will be tax-efficient and flexible, to accommodate changes in government policy and private funding opportunities
Acting for the son of an Agricultural Holdings Act tenant on his application to succeed to his father’s tenancy, which was contested by the landlord and complicated by the extent of the farming operations outside the holding
Acting on the purchase of one of Norfolk’s great Palladian houses, with a lease of historic contents from a previous owner, pre-emption rights over other parts of the estate, several tenants and employees, and a complex planning and listed buildings position
Negotiating section 106 agreements between landowner clients and local planning authorities, for the creation of habitat banks of Biodiversity Units for sale to developers for off-site biodiversity mitigation
Acting for a landowner on a hybrid promotion and option agreement over 600 acres of land in Lincolnshire for housing development over several phases
