‘Charles Russell Speechlys has an excellent reputation in agriculture and estates.’

‘Duncan Elson has an impressive client base and works very hard for clients. Duncan advances his clients’ cases well and sees solutions pragmatically.’

‘Duncan Elson is second to none. Bright, practical and no-nonsense. Gets the job done.’

‘Very strong agricultural knowledge of litigation practice, giving great confidence to those working with them. Efficient back-up team able to deliver documents in short timescale necessary to place emphasis on completion on the opposing side thereby keeping up the momentum’

‘David Haines – impressive knowledge and confidence and willingness to think outside of the box to obtain the higher ground.’

‘Efficient, astute, and good strength in depth.’

‘David Haines has comprehensive legal knowledge and is tactically very astute. He is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Sally Firby is a tenacious and dedicated solicitor, I know our clients are in safe hands when she’s handling their transactions. Her expertise and insight when dealing with high-value residential property sales and purchases is second to none.’

‘The team, headed by Sally Firby, are first and foremost very professional but what makes them excel is their availability, communication, forward thinking and efficiency. They are always a pleasure to work with.’

‘Sally Firby has been an industry leader for many years and she isn’t letting up. Constantly in demand, she is an excellent property lawyer.’

‘They were very good and clear at communicating with us. Always kind, courteous and understanding. Their use of technology is superb, never had a problem at all.’

‘Managing associate Katherine Burge handled the final stages of the property transaction once the litigious stages were resolved. She also took the care to ensure that any remaining contractual wording that would remain post ownership transfer was clear before finalisation to avoid any future problems.’

‘Strength in depth in a wide variety of issues with partners and senior associates that communicate effectively.’

‘Iain Davis – Exceptional expertise for the drafting and negotiation of complex strategic promotion and collaboration agreements. Operates in a very calm fashion, enabling him to placate excitable opposition. I do not hesitate in recommending him to act on behalf of landowners.’

‘Approachable yet high-quality delivery every time. Good industry knowledge and accessibility.’

‘Sarah Duffy – a clear ‘go to’ for rural sales. Always on the short list due to her pragmatic and approachable nature, problem solving and clear delivery of the facts when needed.’

‘The team I have worked with at Freeths in the last year are Rosalyn Shephard and Clare Bellis. To me they stand out because they are both good with the factual and legal details, and also seeing the bigger picture, and understanding the tactics of litigation. They have an excellent knowledge of Agricultural Tenancies law, and how it applies in practice.’

‘Freeths has a strong team with great strength in depth. The communication from a client persepective is as good as I have ever known.’

‘This practice has continued to give us good service. As the team has evolved, new lawyers have been brought in to maintain the excellent service we have received in the past.’

‘Their communication is excellent and have a team working on each matter so all information isn’t held with one individual. Their electronic signing function has assisted finalise leases more quickly.’

‘Charlotte West-Withers has been very dutiful throughout all her instructions. At one point she had four or five leases on the go and kept everything moving quickly. Her advice is always considered and practical.’

‘A specialist partner-led firm, which has a strong department focusing on rural and agricultural property.’

‘Partners are strong communicators with well-informed, decisive yet practical advice.’

‘A strong, responsive and empathetic team with a good understanding of their client’s business.’

‘They strive to create a personal relationship with a detailed understanding of their client’s business.’

‘Diverse team. Well established. Works very well with other departments in practice.’

‘The partner I dealt with, Caroline Metcalf, was very much involved in all aspects of the advice, showed a great deal of knowledge and had the experience required.’

‘Excellent knowledge in all fields, diversity within the practice to enable specialist attention to different aspects. Throughout Covid, Teams meetings have been used, with a follow-up record. This has been easy and successful for me as a client.’

‘Caroline Metcalf has been exceptional in her work for us. She is meticulous yet friendly and approachable. She responds virtually immediately to any correspondence or telephone communication. Caroline’s attention to detail is first class and she has experts in other fields available to provide additional detail when required.’

‘Tees understand the client, reviewing in detail and making objective proposals to each matters in hand.’

‘They take time to understand the business and stakeholders within. Offering differing levels of solutions and appropriate levels of communication.’

‘Genuine understanding of agriculture and rural issues’

‘Tees partners are motivated by their wish to serve clients rather than the size of their wallets. I would single out David Miller and Letty Glaister as epitomising this ethos’

‘This practice is particularly responsive and efficient.’

‘Samantha Barnes – sensible, pragmatic approach and speedy. Always called back promptly which is useful in a fast paced situation.’

‘The practice demonstrates a wide ranging knowledge of agriculture and estates legal matters, including some of the more obscure points relating to; tenancy arrangements, livestock and insurance related risk exposures.’

‘Adam Burden has been my main point of contact. He has consistently managed our commercial relationship to a very high standard, including rapid response to questions raised and a comprehensive knowledge of the case itself and the matters in hand.’

‘Very knowledgeable. they appear to be committed throughout the organization to high levels of professionalism and a firm customer focus. Billing was efficient and accurate and payment facilitated easily through an automated process.’

‘Simon Green is my main contact. He is professional, very courteous and helpful. He demonstrates a very good knowledge of the law in his particular field I would highly recommend his services to any one buying country or agricultural property. His written reports were clear, covering the issues fully, but concise and easily understood.’

‘We have found Richard Cripps to be especially good. Calm and reassuring, extremely proactive and engaging.’

‘David Ashton was our principal contact – an excellent man; he knows all the right answers and protected our interest throughout the sale.’

‘Oliver Bussell has dealt with our ongoing issue, going above and beyond to achieve a satisfactory outcome.’

‘I had the need for a specialist firm to deal with my land sale issues. Rix & Kay were recommended to me by another agent that I’ve had previous business with, the solicitor and clerk that dealt with my affairs were very personable and patient with me as I have little to no knowledge of law.’

‘Always had good honest answers to all our queries, everything dealt with in a calm professional manner.’

‘I would be very happy to engage Oliver Bussell’s services again for property and lease issues.’

‘A terrific team – excellent communicators without an ego!’

‘We found the team at TSP very knowledgeable on all aspects of our purchase and provided sound advice where needed. Combined with always making themselves available nothing seemed a chore to them.’

‘Our contact Kerry Addison was a pleasure to deal with, very efficient and made the whole process very smooth from start to finish.’

‘Deep knowledge of the agriculture and estates sector. Particular expertise in development and promotional agreements. Estate and inheritance tax planning a speciality.’

‘Kerry Addison and Stephen Firmin are both ‘stand out’ partners. Detailed advice given and very much available to discuss the most technical points in understandable legalese.’

‘TSP have a very strong technical team which is well established in the market place and know their clients very well. The strength and depth of their knowledge is exceptional. Staff are available to provide guidance and support and collaborative working.’

‘Fiona Ashworth has exceptional knowledge in the field and understands her clients needs. She works collaboratively to reach a sensible position for clients.’

‘TSP have built up a very strong agricultural and estates practice with some excellent lawyers.’

‘Fiona Ashworth remains a force of nature, co-ordinating the delivery of high quality advice. Stephen Firmin is able to deliver complex advice on property matters and partnership structures, distilled into a comprehensible pragmatic and sensible style for clients. Kerry Addison’s deep agricultural knowledge is at once apparent and reassuring.’

‘The team at Thrings has a depth of knowledge in the estate, rural and property sectors and have developed an understanding of the estate business and priorities and have played a key part in strategic planning working alongside the estate accountants. The partners collaborate across property and trust matters to ensure that they deliver the best possible advice.’

‘The partners involved across the account are responsive and interested in the work in which they are involved and value the relationship and the instructions they have with us.’

‘In depth knowledge of complex contracts at a level not easily found outside of London practices. Good attention to detail, happy to discuss issues and take on board clients’ opinions.’

‘Mark Charter – easy to work with, excellent knowledge of complex contracts.’

‘Appreciation of client commercial as well as legal needs.’

‘Strong, coherent, and close working relationships within their office being able to draw on all their specialisations.’

‘Josephine Taylor is easy to work with, has good attention to detail, is very conscientious, and replies to queries quickly.’

‘Working with Mark Charter is very reassuring, as he has knowledge of a very good breadth and depth of agricultural and estate matters, and it is easy to discuss and debate with him a range of options to specific problems. He is also very practical and understands issues and circumstances of a situation very quickly and is very calm and measured in the way which he presents advice.’

‘Modern, corporate approach but with friendly and personable delivery.’

‘Hazel Eccles – great understanding of what clients want and need and how to delivery the relevant solution in a practical and timely manner.’

‘Excellent interpretation and analysis of the matter and advice. The solicitors that I deal with are very personable and good to work with.’

‘Kelsie Essenhigh – super operator, concise and to the point. Advises clients in a no fuss way that everyone benefits from.’

‘Excellent working relationship, knowledgeable, friendly, engaging and very helpful.’

‘Kelsie Essenhigh and Hazel Eccles, who I work with regularly, are exceptional.’

‘The Longmores team gives great confidence. The staff that we have encountered are, without exception, polite, efficient and helpful. There is a cordial atmosphere and the practise works as a team enabling appropriate allocation of work to specific areas of expertise. Longmores has a good understanding of the local business environment facing agriculture and estates and therefore has been very well placed to fulfil our requirements for all necessary legal advice. The process of quotation and billing is prompt, transparent and rigorous so we know in advance the sort of expense their work will be.’

‘The partners of Longmores who we have employed to carry out our agricultural and estate work in the last few years are very easy to work with and very conscientious. They are keen to keep on top of the fast changing scene that faces farming and rural estates at the moment, and as a result are well informed of the numerous complexities. Our experience of using Longmores for land sales and purchases is that they do an extremely thorough job, are very prompt in their responses and constantly push forward diligently on our behalf. They liaise excellently with us and our land agent meaning communication is very good throughout which led to the process being as smooth as possible. I highly recommend them.’

‘Excellent attention to detail and a knowledgeable and patient team. Always willing to explain the legal context surrounding issues in a way that is friendly, approachable and most importantly, understandable.’

‘Victoria Sandberg is a joy to work with. Her advice is measured and practical, and she really takes time to understand the clients’ objectives, so that her advice is not just centred on the legal standpoint, but on what is right for the property/client/situation.’

‘Victoria Sandberg has real practical experience in advising rural owners of land. She is approachable, provides quick responses and works with our clients and us to ensure work is undertaken to the highest standards and in the timescales agreed.’

‘We regard Spratt Endicott as working partners in our business, they provide trusted advice and guidance together with the surety of knowing they’ll deliver what they say they will. Direct access to senior lawyers and responsiveness is key for us. Spratt Endicott are our go to firm.’

‘Guy Stephenson and Jennie Loynes are both very approachable, happy to provide early guidance and advice. They set timescales and work to them, allowing us to concentrate on our business knowing we’re in good hands.’

‘Available, helpful and know their subject.’

‘Jennie Loynes handled the sale of our rural property and managed the whole process very well. There were some particular challenging issues which had to be dealt with from the purchaser side, which Jennie handled very well and kept her nerve when I had lost mine.’

‘Locally based firm with good local knowledge, yet big enough to have specialists in many spheres.’