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Sintons LLP’s rural services team advises a broad client base including farmers, landowners, estates, rural businesses, local authorities, and banks on a wide range of projects across the North, Yorkshire, Cumbria and beyond. The team is known for its expertise in renewables, development, rights of way, and biodiversity net gain agreements. Emma Saunders brings specialist knowledge in contentious probate and trust disputes, particularly those involving rural estates and farming families. Tom Wills and Sam Watts departed the practice in March and May 2025, respectively.
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Testimonials
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‘Sintons are unique as they understand our needs and how our business is structured; they have consistently assisted in our legal framework and requirements on our properties and business contracts.’
‘Our involvement with Sintons LLP is within the field of rural law and in particular farming clients. We found their rural law team to be knowledgeable, succinct, friendly, and very able to offer clear and concise advice to farmers.’
Key clients
- The Ravensworth Estate
- Galagate Developments Limited
Work highlights
Advising a family which is currently in the process of diversifying its income stream through opting to put areas of previously farmed land into development agreements whilst also selling other areas of the multi million pound valued landholding in Blaydon.