Daisy Darrell
Solicitor (Legal Director),
HCR Law
Daisy Darrell is a Legal Director in the Agriculture and Estates team at HCR Law. She specialises in agricultural and rural property, acting for landowners, farmers, estates and institutions on a wide range of rural property matters.
Daisy advises on the acquisition and disposal of farms and estates, agricultural tenancies and Farm Business Tenancies, estate management and strategic planning, secured lending and rural diversification. Her transactional experience highlights include:
- the acquisition of a leading stud farm in West Suffolk.
- the purchase of an Oxfordshire estate for an ultra-high-net-worth client for in excess of £32m.
- refinancing project for one of the largest soft fruit producers in the UK
Daisy has particular experience in rural diversification, including equestrian and livery businesses, natural capital and environmental land management projects. Daisy led the legal team on a non-statutory Biodiversity Net Gain project for a 9,000-acre estate in Northern England, involving the commitment of 177 hectares to biodiversity improvement. She also has experience in advising landed estate on carbon sequestration projects.
Daisy has been instructed by clients in relation to several Landscape Recovery projects under both Round 1 and Round 2. Her practice combines established agricultural property work with emerging land uses, environmental markets and diversification projects affecting the rural sector.