About

Provided by Greene & Greene

Farmers and land owners continue to be some of Greene & Greene’s most important clients. The Agricultural and Rural Affairs team work closely with surveyors, accountants and other advisers, to make sure that its clients get the best result, cost effectively and to an acceptable timescale.

The experienced team has built up an established client base of landowners and agents who regularly praise the lawyers for the discreet and intelligent manner in which they act.

Complimented by their renowned taxation department, its team of specialist lawyers has seen all manner of situations before, from bitter disputes over family succession, licences for power lines, problems with farm managers, issues caused by land contamination to the successful development of agricultural land for other purposes.

The full range of services include:

  • Farm sales and purchases;​
  • Settled Land Act estates work;
  • Advice on agricultural tenancy issues;
  • Succession planning; and
  • General taxation including agricultural and business property advice.

Chambers Review

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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - East Anglia
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Greene & Greene is instructed to act for agricultural and business property owners on rural transactions, agricultural tenancies, trust and taxation issues and succession planning matters. It represents land agents, developers and other rural professionals.

Work Highlights

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  • Greene & Greene acted for the Leeder family on a residential development of farmland valued at GBP3 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Mathers
2
Jonathan Mathers
2
Band 2

Jonathan Mathers is an agricultural and rural property lawyer who services families, private individuals, investors and institutional entities on land matters and farming partnerships.

"Jonathan Mathers runs a tight ship. His department covers a wide range of property areas including residential conveyancing."

"Jonathan provides sound advice with timely delivery. He is commercially astute."

"I would refer to Jonathan for property, landord or tenant work."

Ranked Lawyers at
Greene & Greene

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East Anglia

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Jonathan Mathers
2
Jonathan Mathers
2
Band 2

Members

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Mark Daly

Selene Holden

Wayne Perrin