Wills, Probate and Estate Planning (Farming)

We help landowners and farming families manage estates, plan succession, and secure their business with wills and power of attorney.

Expert legal help for agricultural wills, probate and estate planning

Restructuring your farm business to create valuable tax reliefs

A review of your farm’s activities by our experienced legal team will look for opportunities to take advantage of valuable tax reliefs, advising on any restructuring that may be necessary and working in tandem with your own professional advisers.

Securing your assets for future generations

As a full-service legal firm, we can call upon colleagues from our expert property and commercial teams to create a partnership structure to be used as a strategy for succession planning, securing your farm business as a viable asset for future generations. 

Wills and trusts advice for long-term succession strategy

We also help you with specialist wills and trust advice including the creation and ongoing administration of discretionary trusts, designed to transfer business assets and family wealth as part of a long-term succession strategy. Our experts also provide advice on capital gains tax with the aim of significantly reducing inheritance tax premiums.

The team at Tees have the diversity in knowledge that enable them to understand their clients needs. They operate with transparency and fairness.

Our expertise

Our solicitors for wills, probate and estate planning for farmers can help with a range of issues including:

  • expert advice on wills and trusts for farmers
  • setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)
  • reducing inheritance tax on farm estates
  • managing capital gains tax for agricultural businesses
  • probate services for rural estates.

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm and our teams are experienced in all aspects of law, so you can be assured of a comprehensive and joined-up service. As well as legal expertise for rural businesses, we have specialists in employment law, property, litigation and finance.

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

Our independent financial advisers are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we are accountable for all the advice that we give.

We're here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our wills, probate and estate planning experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

Our legal services are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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