United Kingdom: Land Law & Agriculture

Are you a landlord trying to keep up with the new Renters' Rights Bill and how it changes your ability to increase rent? This video gives you a full breakdown of what's changing, what stays the same...

A landowner uses a habitat bank to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain, generating income and supporting nature recovery through legal agreements.

Agricultural tenancy law is due a review, according to a Law Commission announcement in September. While the process of changing the law takes time, now would be a good opportunity for agricultural landlords to reflect...

To mark our 175th anniversary, James Bowen, a trainee patent attorney in our Chemistry & Life Sciences team, discusses the issue of food insecurity...

The Health and Safety Executive's "Your Farm, Your Future" campaign highlights livestock safety, advising landowners on signage, animal management, and maintaining safe public access paths to reduce injury risks and ensure legal compliance with access rights.

The online event discussed community-driven approaches to land management, with presentations from experts on community land trusts (CLTs), biodiversity net gain (BNG), and legal considerations. Key takeaways included the importance of local engagement, the benefits of CLTs, and the potential of BNG. Future discussions will focus on food production, charity involvement, and the CLT model for nature recovery. Attendees expressed interest in more case studies and further opportunities for collabor

In Savage v Savage [2024] EWCA Civ 49 the Court of Appeal considered the correct interpretation of section 15(3) of ToLATA and whether, when making an order under section 14...

Priya Gopal and Jaysen Sharpe discuss key themes in trusts of land disputes and how to maximise your chances of obtaining or opposing an application for an order for sale.

On 4 January 2024, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Barclay, announced the biggest upgrade to UK farming schemes since Brexit.