New legal director boosts Howes Percival’s Agriculture and Estates team

Law firm Howes Percival has strengthened its Agriculture and Estates team in Northampton with the appointment of a legal director. 

Olivia Chalmers acts for a range of clients advising on all aspects of property law, including freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, option agreements and conditional contracts, alongside property portfolio management and secured property financing.

Chalmers has a dual specialism in both commercial and agricultural property and corporate transactional work. She is also experienced in relation to business acquisitions and disposals, often as part of significant land and property disposals.

Anna Spriggs, partner, Agriculture & Estates, said: "Olivia provides pragmatic and down-to-earth advice tailored to the needs of her individual client and will bring experience to the firm's farming clients, rural businesses and landed estates across Northamptonshire and beyond.

"We are very focused on expanding the Agriculture & Estates team's presence in Northampton, and despite economic and geopolitical uncertainties, the team is seeing increased demand for their services. 

"Olivia's specialism in property disciplines alongside corporate transactional work, will be hugely relevant as the team handles a significant amount of restructuring for farming businesses."