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Patrick is a rural property specialist. He offers practical and commercially focused advice to private and institutional landowners on the acquisition, management and disposal of their rural property holdings.

A large part of Patrick's practice involves the sale, purchase and financing of high value and complex country house and estates. 

Patrick has extensive expertise in advising on the management of rural estates. He also acts for landowners on a wide variety of matters including financing, landlord and tenant matters, development, minerals leases and renewables projects. Patrick's wide-ranging experience ensures that he is well-equipped to handle the complexities of any rural property matter.

Clients appreciate Patrick's pragmatic, collaborative, and results-driven approach. His clients instruct him as they value his breadth of experience, his willingness to give an opinion and his ability to see the bigger picture. Patrick is known for his ability to work proactively to meet challenging deadlines. Patrick finds great satisfaction in achieving positive results and delivering practical solutions to complex issues.

Work Highlights

Examples of recent work include:
  • The sale of a prestigious shooting estate in the west country
  • The sale of a substantial residential estate in Sussex
  • The acquisition of a 4,000 acre agricultural estate, with significant development potential
  • The purchase of a portfolio of highly strategic sites to unlock a client’s development of a large estate in the south-west
  • Acting for a private bank in connection with charge over a large agricultural estate
  • Acting for a landlord in respect of a complicated restructuring of a number of commercial units in a client's regional business park
  • Purchase of a significant racing yard

Testimonials

"Patrick Hammond is superb, calm, helpful and thoroughly nice and professional to deal with as well as being extremely capable and knowledgeable" (Legal 500 2024)

Patrick Hammond is "excellent in practical and legal terms … highly likable, good with clients , approachable and helpful and very responsive" (Legal 500 2023)

"Patrick Hammond has been attentive and responsive in our dealings and is able to take a pragmatic approach to issues that require addressing on a practical as well as legal basis." (Legal 500 2022)

"Patrick Hammond is able to communicate and explain complicated issues, unravel problems and put forward suggestions in a pragmatic, diplomatic and easily understood way." (Legal 500 2021)

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