Lincoln and York are situated at the centre of the country's agricultural heartland. It is, therefore, only natural that Langleys should be widely involved in agricultural issues.

We are strongly committed to providing a legal service of the highest quality to all clients involved in the agricultural sector. With a daily involvement with agri-legal issues we have a deep-rooted understanding of those matters which concern farmers and landowners most.

Our Services

Our agri-legal experts are available for consultation at both the York and Lincoln offices. We can offer advice on a range of diverse legal issues affecting farmers and landowners including:

• Buying and selling land
• Tenancies 
• Rights of way
• Disputes
• Contracts 
• Partnerships  
• Wills and tax planning
• The environment

Recognition & Accreditation

The Legal 500, 2011


Langleys acts for tenant farmers, major landowners and farming businesses on partnership matters; land transactions; disputes (including succession applications); administration of estates; wind farm developments; and mineral rights. The ‘excellent, professional, informed, prompt and reliable’ Andrew Fearn leads a ‘very able team’, which includes ‘extremely thorough’ associate Francoise Vandale, a ‘very good communicator’.

The ‘good’ team at Langleys recently received first-time instructions from a North Yorkshire farming partnership. Practice head Giles Scott, is noted as an ‘excellent client relationship partner’.

The Legal 500, 2010

Langleys is praised for its 'good commercial work ethic'. The team handles estate sales and purchases, farm reorganisations and wills and settlements over agricultural property, and has 'remarkable knowledge from the mainstream sales/purchases to railway law and EU CAP law'.

Andrew Fearn recently advised on a £1.2million farmland purchase in West Yorkshire