Mr B wanted to formalise the various arrangements on his estate. We advised on the tenancies that were "secure" under various statutes, and therefore could not be amended, and then drafted and completed Grazing Agreements for the use of paddocks for private equine use as well as cattle grazing licences. This made the estate much easier to manage and ultimately saved the client money as he had been in danger of allowing casual arrangements to continue and inadvertently create secure tenancies. Furthermore, the formalising of the occupancies facilitated a re-mortgage of the estate as the Bank were able to assess the value of the asset much more easily and quickly with the benefit of the formal written agreements.
A University college needed to grant a succession tenancy to an AHA tenancy following the death of the tenant on an estate it owned. The parties wished to co-operate from the outset and the tenant almost lost his right to apply for a succession tenancy as he did not serve the requisite notice within the strict timetable set out in the Act, relying on the fact that the original tenant's death was common knowledge. The college acted promptly on receipt of the notice and a new tenancy was put in place to the advantage of both parties.