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Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

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Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

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Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

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Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

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Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

Josiah Hincks Agricultural & Farming Law Team can help you, your farm and diversified farming business in a wide range of farming law matters. We are the only NFU Legal Panel firm in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Our experienced and specialist team of solicitors and executives aim to provide excellent service and good value to our farming clients.

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Our agricultural law solicitors are accessible from all five offices, covering the whole of the County. Our lawyers will often make site visits if necessary.

The long-standing relationships we enjoy with our farming law clients has led to our lawyers having an in-depth knowledge of their farming activities and the land involved. We can advise you on:

Buying and selling agricultural land

Agricultural Holdings Act Tenancies

Farm business tenancies

Share farming agreements

Land development opportunities

Diversification projects

Re-financing

Telecommunication site leases

Easements

Succession Planning / Wills & Probate

Wind turbines and renewable energy

Farming disputes

Employment law issues for farmers

Josiah Hincks are solicitors for farmers in Leicestershire. Contact us now for expert advice on all agricultural issues.

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Why choose our agricultural farming lawyers?

Why choose us?

We recognise that a large proportion of our work comes from recommendations and satisfied clients therefore for our aim is to give the maximum level of added value service at competitive rates. We accept we may not be the cheapest but we pride ourselves on the quality of service.

We provide clear and concise advice and ensure you are kept fully appraised throughout the transaction. 98% of our clients would recommend Josiah Hincks to friends, family and contacts.

In 2018 Josiah Hincks was recognised by the Leicestershire Law Society as Small Law Firm of the year 2018. This award reflects the excellent service our staff offer its clients and brings assurance to those clients working with us that we strive for excellence in all we do.

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Solicitors in CoalvilleJosiah Hincks Solicitors are a member of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Legal Panel and the only such law firm in Leicestershire Northamptonshire and Rutland. This means that all NFU Members are entitled to a 12.5% discount on our usual legal fees. If an NFU Member has a current Legal Assistance Scheme (LAS) subscription, then it may assist with financial support on professional fees. Any NFU Member should speak with NFU Call First on 0370 845 8458.

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From farm sales, supplier contracts, estate planning and disputes we are the NFU Legal Assistance Scheme’s Panel Lawyers. We act for farmers across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

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  • Agricultural Tenancies (Agricultural Holdings Act or Farm Business Tenancies)
  • Buying and Selling Farms, Farm Land and other farm based property transactions
  • Adverse Possession
  • Boundary Disputes
  • Divorce for Farmers and other family issues
  • Easements / Rights of Way
  • Employment Law for Farmers
  • Insolvency Issues
  • Health and Safety
  • Succession claims
  • Succession planning / Wills & Probate / Trusts / Inheritance Tax Planning
  • Share Farming / Contract Farming
  • Machinery Disputes, Trading/Supplier Disputes, eg Fertiliser, Feed & Seed Supply Disputes
  • Public Rights of Way / Private Rights of Way
  • Knotweed and controling invasive species
  • Planning permission and planning appeals
  • Illegal Encampments /Gypsies / Fly Grazing
  • Partnerships and Partnership Agreements
  • Farm Business Planning and Structuring
  • Shooting Rights
  • Wayleave Agreements / Utilities / Mobile Phone Masts
  • Renewal Energy / Wind turbines / Solar PV / Anaerobic Digesters
  • Water pollution
  • Diversification including:
    • Car Boot Sales
    • Shooting / Clay or Game Shooting
    • Caravan & Camping / Glamping
    • Farm Shop / Pick your own
    • Farm Contracting
    • Festivals
    • Fisheries
    • Biodiversity
    • Renewable Energy

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Agricultural & Farming

From farm sales, supplier contracts, estate planning and disputes we are the NFU Legal Assistance Scheme’s Panel Lawyers. We act for farmers across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Learn more

Business Defence

Protect your business from attacks on the company. From criminal prosecutions & driving offences to trading standards and regulatory matters, our experienced business crime solicitors can help.

Learn more

Commercial Property

Josiah Hincks Commercial Property Team can help you in a wide range of property matters. In particular, we can assist in negotiating sales/purchases or leases, auctions and sealed bid purchases.

Learn more

Agricultural & Farming

From farm sales, supplier contracts, estate planning and disputes we are the NFU Legal Assistance Scheme’s Panel Lawyers. We act for farmers across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Learn more

Business Defence

Protect your business from attacks on the company. From criminal prosecutions & driving offences to trading standards and regulatory matters, our experienced business crime solicitors can help.

Learn more

Commercial Property

Josiah Hincks Commercial Property Team can help you in a wide range of property matters. In particular, we can assist in negotiating sales/purchases or leases, auctions and sealed bid purchases.

Learn more

Agricultural & Farming

From farm sales, supplier contracts, estate planning and disputes we are the NFU Legal Assistance Scheme’s Panel Lawyers. We act for farmers across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Learn more

Business Defence

Protect your business from attacks on the company. From criminal prosecutions & driving offences to trading standards and regulatory matters, our experienced business crime solicitors can help.

Learn more

Commercial Property

Josiah Hincks Commercial Property Team can help you in a wide range of property matters. In particular, we can assist in negotiating sales/purchases or leases, auctions and sealed bid purchases.

Learn more

Agricultural & Farming

From farm sales, supplier contracts, estate planning and disputes we are the NFU Legal Assistance Scheme’s Panel Lawyers. We act for farmers across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Learn more

Business Defence

Protect your business from attacks on the company. From criminal prosecutions & driving offences to trading standards and regulatory matters, our experienced business crime solicitors can help.

Learn more

Commercial Property

Josiah Hincks Commercial Property Team can help you in a wide range of property matters. In particular, we can assist in negotiating sales/purchases or leases, auctions and sealed bid purchases.

Learn more

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What do I need to consider when making a Will?

  • Who do you appoint to look after your children under 18 years (called Guardians)?
  • Who do you appoint/trust to carry out the terms of your Will (called Executors)?
  • Who do you name to benefit from your estate (called Beneficiaries)?
  • What do you give away and to whom: including leave gifts of specific items or fixed sums of money (called Legacies)
  • Do I need to pay Inheritance Tax (IHT) on my estate?
  • Should I create a Trusts to help preserve wealth for future generations, protect against residential care costs or help vulnerable or disabled beneficiaries?
  • Can I state my funeral wishes?

You are unique and your Will is unique to your circumstances, your wishes and your assets.

Take the time with one of our experienced Solicitors or Executives to ensure your wishes are communicated to others.

The process of writing a Will can often be conducted in the space of a few weeks for standard Wills and will include initial advice and guidance, confirming the specific of your wishes, before finalising and signing of the Final Will. Any contested Wills & Probate can also be handled by one of our specialist Solicitors. Josiah Hincks offer a FREE Will storage service.

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the ‘donor’) appoint one or more people (known as ‘attorneys’) to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf.

This gives you more control over what happens to you if you have an accident or an illness and can’t make your own decisions or if you were lose your mental capacity.

You must be 18 or over and have mental capacity (the ability to make your own decisions) when you make your LPA.

You don’t need to live in the UK or be a British citizen.

There are 2 types of LPA:

  • health and welfare
  • property and financial affairs

You can choose to make one type or both.

There’s a different process in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Health and welfare lasting power of attorney

This LPA gives an attorney the power to make decisions about things like:

  • your daily routine, for example washing, dressing, eating
  • medical care
  • moving into a care home
  • life-sustaining treatment

It can only be used when you’re unable to make your own decisions.

Property and financial affairs lasting power of attorney

This LPA gives an attorney the power to make decisions about money and property for you, for example:

  • managing a bank or building society account
  • paying bills
  • collecting benefits or a pension
  • selling your home

It can be used as soon as it’s registered, with your permission.