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At Hay & Kilner, we have a team of expert solicitors who provide advice to our clients involved in agricultural land and farming or related rural activities. Whether you run a large or small family business, a large company or a landed estate we can give you the expert advice you need. We deliver a quality assured service, focusing on your specific requirements, and are committed to securing the best result for you.

Our areas of expertise include:

We work closely with your other professional advisers, such as bankers, accountants and land agents, to ensure that you achieve the best solution in the most tax efficient manner. We have good relationships with many national and regional organisations and recommend that clients in the rural community need their trusted adviser “team” to all work together for the best results to be achieved.

We are members of the Country Land & Business Association (CLA).

  • "The team are very approachable. They put clients at ease and offer them practical and workable solutions to problems."

    - Chambers & Partners

  • "They're very, very good with landed clients, clients with farms and that kind of thing. They're technically good at agricultural administration of estates."

    - Chambers & Partners

  • "The level of technical knowledge is extremely high."

    - Chambers & Partners

  • "Alison Hall has experience in a wide range of agricultural issues, including the drafting of farming partnership agreements. She is particularly noted for her expertise in APR and BPR, and regularly advises on Inheritance Act cases. A market source praises her as "very client-friendly and technically competent."

    - Chambers & Partners

  • "Alison Hall is an expert on private capital law and is regarded by commentators as a 'good lawyer with excellent drafting skills'."

    - Chambers & Partners

  • "I have been a client of Hay & Kilner for many years. They have been unfailingly efficient, helpful and courteous."

    - Client of Hay & Kilner

  • "Hay & Kilner provides tax, corporate and commercial advice to clients, and has particular expertise in the surrender of Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies and the granting of farm business tenancies."

    - The Legal 500

  • "Hay & Kilner attracts clients who appreciate its attentive service. Clients are drawn by the quality of advice and strength of the lawyers, who 'always treat clients as individuals, and with respect.'... Jonathan Waters is 'efficient, diligent and commercially minded," and receives praise for his "ability to prioritise his clients' needs effectively'."

    - Chambers Guide

  • Leading Firm 2020

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