Bio
James is a Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate.
With more than 20 years’ experience, James advises agricultural and rural clients across a range of property matters.
He represents individuals, farming families, partnerships, and commercial businesses in the acquisition and disposal of agricultural and rural property, alongside advising landlords and tenants on the grant of Farm Business Tenancies, and matters relating to Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies.
James also advises on grazing and cropping agreements, profits of pasturage, share farming agreements, easements, promotion agreements and options affecting agricultural and rural property, and regularly assists with sales and purchases of land and whole farms (both privately and at auction), as well as lettings under the Agricultural Holdings Act and Farm Business Tenancies.
James is Chair of the Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire branch of the Agricultural Law Association.
Examples of James’ work include:
- Advising on the sale of a poultry farm in the Wye Valley with approximately 500 acres of land.
- Acting on the sale of poultry units in Essex and Shropshire.
- Overseeing the sale of approximately 180 acres of arable land in Northamptonshire.
- Acting on the sale of arable land and buildings amounting to approximately 180 acres (across three lots) on the Warwickshire/Worcestershire border.
- Advising on an option agreement in respect of development of up to 100 acres of agricultural land for a potential data centre scheme.
- Advising on an option agreement for the promotion and lease of a rural site for commercial batter storage.
- Overseeing the purchase of a farm in North Wales.
- Documenting an agreed succession to, and variation of, an Agricultural Holdings Act-protected tenancy.