Bio
Caroline is a Commercial Real Estate Partner.
Caroline specialises in agricultural property, advising landowners, farmers, estates, businesses, and lenders across a broad range of rural property matters.
She has extensive expertise in the acquisition and disposal of agricultural land (including woodland) and estates, including complex sales and purchases, drafting, negotiating and advising on agricultural tenancy agreements (including both farm business tenancies and Agricultural Holding Act 1986 tenancies). This includes grazing licences and other occupational arrangements.
Caroline is experienced in advising on the termination of Agricultural Holding Act 1986 tenancies and farm business tenancies including preparation and service of notices along with agreements for surrender and deeds of surrender.
Caroline is also involved in acting on secured lending and funding arrangements, refinancing involving agricultural assets, working closely with final financial institutions and private clients.
She has also acted for rural landowners in negotiating and advising on option and leases for a variety of renewable projects including solar, battery and wind.
Examples of Caroline’s work include:
- Acting for several landowners in agreeing the form of option and lease for a large solar development in the Yorkshire region including completing the lease and negotiating and completing the direct agreeing to allow the project to be built out.
- Acting in the sale of one partner’s beneficial interest in two farms and farmland for £1.36 million in conjunction with a partnership settlement agreement but with the retention of their share in development land.