For farming families, succession planning is something that should not be left too late. If you don’t have strong plans in place for how the business will be managed after you’re gone, then you run the risk of your farming property being broken up. Or sometimes it can be your family that breaks up.

We help you put strong succession plans in place to manage the next steps in your life. From providing for the older generation’s retirement, to ownership of the business and the needs of off-farm family members which can all be set out in a binding Deed of Family Arrangement.

There’s a lot involved in organising a farm lease and many different elements must be taken into consideration.

We can help you prepare the lease agreements, whether it’s a short lease, a long lease, sub-leasing or unique conditions, we ensure that you create clear, unequivocal terms to support it.

Contact our team to discuss you needs and how we can help you create an agreement that protects your asset and your interests.

Transferring your family farm can feel like a big task. But there’s good news.

As long as it is still used predominantly for farming, the transfer of a farm property between family members may be exempt from any transfer duty. If a family-owned company owns the farm, the transfer of shares may be exempt from landholder duty.

As a farming family, this is vital information, as it plays a critical part in your succession planning.

Get in touch with our friendly team to discuss how we can help you smoothly, seamlessly and safely manage the transfer of your family farm.