Lucie Spencer joined Birketts’ agriculture and estates team in March 2023 and is based in our Ipswich office.
Lucie grew up in Suffolk and studied Law at the University of Greenwich, before completing her Masters in Legal Practice at BPP University Cambridge. Lucie qualified as a Solicitor in March 2023.
Lucie undertakes a range of work within the agriculture and estates team, acting for farmers, landowners, tenants and agri-businesses. She works on a breadth of matters relating to rural property including acquisitions and disposals of farms and estates (including overage, pre-emption and options), advising on tenancies, financing and refinancing, and more general estate management matters such as registrations of land, covenants and easements. Lucie also acts for landowners in connection with large-scale Energy Infrastructure projects.
The agriculture and estates team work closely with the private client advisory, property disputes and planning and environmental teams which allow fee earners like Lucie to extend services for our agricultural and rural clients who come to the firm with a broad range of instructions. Lucie prides herself on a high standard of service and quality of work for her clients.
Recent work highlights
High value multi-party sale and purchase of land, commercial buildings and residential property, including overage, pre-emption, surrender of an AHA tenancy, statutory declarations and bespoke trust arrangements.
Sale of a multi-lot rural estate in an AONB, featuring exclusivity agreements, a shooting rights lease, a temporary licence for access and complex cross-rights between lots.
Purchase of a high-value pig farm, including tenanted residential cottages, with deferred consideration and a private legal charge, exchanging and completing within 7 working days of initial instruction.
Experience & education
2023 Joined Birketts
2020 – 2023 Trainee Solicitor, Atkins Dellow
2018 – 2020 Legal Affairs Executive, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
2018 – 2020 LLM Legal Practice, BBP Law School, Cambridge
2014 – 2017 LLB Law, University of Greenwich
Areas of Expertise
Accreditations
Agricultural Law Association (ALA)
Member
Deben Farmers Club
Member
Tendring Hundred Farmers Club
Member