Alice Bailey
Senior Associate
Alice specialises in rural property and acts for a wide range of clients, advising on agricultural, commercial and residential property law. Her clients include individuals, charities, trusts, private estates, private schools and other landowning institutions.
Alice has a particular interest in agricultural property, but also has significant expertise in high-value residential transactions and commercial property.
Alice advises on all aspects of rural property transactions, whether acting for large landowning institutions on rural matters or for private clients buying a family home. She is experienced in the wide variety of issues that arise in sales and purchases, from overage to obtaining vacant possession. In addition, Alice frequently deals with secured lending, tenancies (whether agricultural, mineral, commercial or residential), grants of easements and ongoing management of land.
Alice has also dealt with several inter-generational handovers of family estates, working to tight deadlines with the Tax and Private Wealth teams at Farrer & Co to minimise tax liability and ensure the best outcome for the client and future generations of estate owners.
Alice has advised on and negotiated option agreements for several large solar and battery storage schemes for private landowners, landowning companies and institutions. Alice has also acted on a number of private school mergers, working closely with the Charities team and other teams at Farrer & Co.
Alice has previously undertaken a secondment to a charity with a large rural property portfolio. During this secondment, she worked alongside agents and in-house lawyers to manage the charity’s land and rural tenancies. She continues to draw on this experience, particularly when advising institutional clients and working with agents.
As well as her rural property expertise, Alice has a wealth of residential property experience, and is praised for her ability to work quickly and thoroughly, as well as for communicating clearly with clients and intermediaries.
Alice recognises the need for tailored advice, often with a long-term strategy in mind. Much of her work is time-sensitive, and clients particularly appreciate her proactive approach while always maintaining a clear oversight of the key issues.
Alice qualified as a solicitor in 2016.