Our Services

At Lodders, we understand how the countryside works. As well as our long-standing relationships throughout the agricultural community, we have always had a deep appreciation of the issues faced by farmers and landowners. We stay up to date by staying actively involved in the industry. In fact, members of our team contribute to specialist committees for the CLA, NFU and ALA. On top of that, the Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession ranks us as the top agricultural practice in the Midlands, recognising us as one of the most highly respected agricultural teams in England. Our head of department, David Lodder, knows farming first hand. That’s because he is a farmer himself. Our team is further strengthened by Rod Bird, our Managing Partner, who is an expert in handling property matters for rural businesses. Rounding out the team is Alex Robinson, a Rights of Way specialist, and Helen Gough, who focuses on contentious work. By combining the talents of our practitioners in the agricultural, private client, real estate and business departments, we’re proud to offer expert advice on all agricultural matters.

Our services include...

• Landed Estates
• Farm sales and purchases
• Agricultural holdings; tenancies and succession
• Farming business sale and purchase
• Farming business structure; partnerships, companies, share farming and contract farming
• Succession planning and restructuring
• Banking and insolvency
• Rural planning, including CLEUDs and agricultural occupancy restrictions
• Renewable Energy
• Environmental issues
• Private rights of way and access to land
• Highways
• Boundary and title issues
• Clawback and options
• Agri-business and the Common Agricultural Policy
• Equine
• Employment and assured agricultural occupancies
• Agricultural tribunals, arbitration and dispute resolution