Annabelle Rout

Annabelle is a Partner in our Agriculture and Estates Team and Head of Viticulture.

She joined Birketts in Chelmsford in 2013.

Annabelle is the Team Leader of the Chelmsford and Sevenoaks Agricultural and Estates Teams. She is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association. Annabelle specialises in agricultural property. She advises farmers and landowners on sales and purchases of farm land. She deals with refinancing work for banks. She advises on family succession planning. She advises Landlords and Tenants on matters relating to their tenancies whether these are traditional Agricultural Holdings 1986 Act tenancies or Farm Business Tenancies.  She acts for clients in renewable energy options and leases notably solar. She deals with the grant of easements, option agreements, pre-emption agreements and overage agreements. Annabelle also leads the Viticulture team.  Her parents farm in Essex and she is well known within the farming community. Annabelle sits on the Essex Agricultural Society Council. She is Chair of the Essex Schools Food and Farming Day. She is a member and Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association and member of the Essex Agricultural Society. 

Annabelle is a member of the Suffolk Agriculture Association, Country Land Association and Tendring Hundred Farmers Club. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2008. Annabelle has been ranked by Chambers for 10 years and was named as a ‘Star Associate’ by Chambers [UK 2021].