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Annabelle Rout

Partner, Head of Viticulture · Birketts LLP

EnglandAgriculture, Viticulture

About

Partner and Head of Viticulture at Birketts LLP in Chelmsford, England, and Team Leader of the Chelmsford and Sevenoaks Agriculture and Estates teams. She specialises in agricultural property and viticulture, advising on farm land sales and purchases, bank refinancing, family succession planning, agricultural tenancies (including Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and Farm Business Tenancies), renewable-energy leases (notably solar), easements, option/pre-emption and overage agreements; she qualified as a solicitor in September 2008 and is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association.

Practice areas

AgricultureViticultureReal EstateLandlord & TenantEnergy & RenewablesPrivate ClientBanking & Finance

Office

Expertise

Agricultural propertyFarm sales and purchasesBank refinancing for agricultural clientsFamily succession and estate planningAgricultural tenancies (Agricultural Holdings Act 1986; Farm Business Tenancies)Renewable energy leases (solar)Easements, option, pre-emption and overage agreementsViticulture

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England) — qualified September 2008