Landlord and Tenant

Our agricultural landlord and tenant solicitors expertise are unrivalled. We are nationally renowned as leaders in our field.

We advise on all agricultural tenancy issues relating to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 and residential landlord and tenancy issues arising from farm cottages. Our practice includes drafting tenancy documents, surrenders and notices and also extends to contentious matters such as succession applications, rent reviews, repairs, entitlements and the enforceability of covenants.

We specialise in agricultural arbitrations, expert determination and applications to the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and, in Wales, the Agricultural Land Tribunal.

We advise on:

  • Forfeiture;
  • Rent review;
  • Succession;
  • Repairs;
  • Bringing tenancies to an end including surrender;
  • Enforceability of covenants;
  • Issues concerning the ownership and transfer of entitlements;
  • Reservation of sporting rights;
  • Agricultural arbitrations;
  • First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Agricultural Land and Drainage applications;
  • Drafting Farm Business Tenancies and succession tenancies;
  • Drafting Deeds of Assignment, Surrender and other tenancy documents; and
  • Farm Cottages
Recent experience

Acting on agricultural arbitrations arising from the service of notices under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 by the landlord seeking to resume possession of the holding for non agricultural use;

Advising in relation to the service of notices on a tenant of an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancy for breaches of covenant;

Advising a landowner in relation to the forfeiture of a long term farm business tenancy in the context of animal cruelty by the tenant;

Downs v Kingsbridge Pension Fund Trustees [2013] (First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)) – succession to an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancy;

Davies v AHP Land Limited [2014] (High Court) – appeal against an arbitrator’s award in respect of an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancy;

Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited v Spence [2013] EWHC 1101 (Ch) – challenging an arbitrator’s reasoning for an award under the Arbitration Act 1996.

KEY CONTACTS
TEAM
Rachel O'Connor
Rachel O'Connor
Partner
Andrew Baines
Andrew Baines
Partner
Adam Corbin
Adam Corbin
Partner
Josie Edwards
Josie Edwards
Partner
Caroline Baines
Caroline Baines
Consultant
Rajvinder Kaur
Rajvinder Kaur
Senior Associate
Charlotte Razay
Charlotte Razay
Senior Associate
Erica Williams
Erica Williams
Senior Associate
Charlie Gauntlett
Charlie Gauntlett
Associate
Jonny Lane
Jonny Lane
Associate
Ben Luxton
Ben Luxton
Associate
Benjamin Dalton
Benjamin Dalton
Associate
Seema Nanua
Seema Nanua
Associate
Jake Rostron
Jake Rostron
Chartered Legal Executive
Zilah Nelson
Zilah Nelson
Chartered Legal Executive