Nicola Dernie

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Nicola is a specialist in agricultural property matters, working within the region's largest agricultural team for over 25 years. She supports landed estate owners, institutional lenders and private individuals with all aspects of rural land ownership including buying and selling substantial land holdings, overage arrangements, tenancies, options and trust ownership.

What do others say

Legal 500 described Nicola as providing "reasoned, sensible advice in a concise and understandable way to ensure that correct decisions can be made".  She is part of a "formidable team of associates" which "inspires great confidence".

Clients also describe Nicola as "highly efficient" with one client commenting that "any money spent with Mills & Reeve is money well-spent".

Supporting your ambitions

Nicola has recently negotiated the complicated modification of existing restrictive covenants and sporting rights on behalf of a large Norfolk landowner, completed the urgent re-financing of a Norfolk estate and enabled a client to realize the full value of some redundant farm buildings following the grant of planning permission for several residential units.

Nicola prides herself in being both approachable and friendly while also giving clear and comprehensive advice and representing her clients in a commercial and businesslike manner.

What else should you know?

Nicola enjoys playing a part in village life and is involved in a local charity which benefits both individuals and property within her parish.

Additional Information

Why not sign up to receive our quarterly agricultural newsletter by e-mail?  Our Agricultural and Estates Briefing contains short articles on topical issues and is designed for those with an interest in the Agricultural sector, but with limited time to read about it! Please e-mail Nicola if you are interested.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”