Alexandra Phillips

Alex has worked with the firm for over 12 years, having started as a paralegal in September 2010. Qualifying into the Agriculture & Rural Affairs (ARA) Department, Alex has never looked back. She has risen through the ranks at great speed and was recognised for her hard work and dedication with promotion to Partner in July 2021 and become Divisional Head of the ARA Department in February 2023.

Areas of Expertise:

Alex advises clients on a wide range of agricultural legal matters from sales and purchases of agricultural land and high value rural properties, as well as advising on farm business tenancies, deeds of easement and drafting and negotiating land development agreements including conditional contracts, option agreements, overage deeds and section 106 agreements. Alex enjoys advising on all aspects of agricultural law but has a particular passion for and specialises in high value complex farm and Estates sales and purchases.

Alex represents rural individuals, families and businesses in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire, and into Wales. Alex also works very closely with a number of key local referrers including agents, accountants and local bank managers.

Membership of Professional Bodies & Organisations:

Alex is an active member of the ALA and the CLA and has been invited to speak at several seminars aimed at local professionals and clients for the CLA and the CAAV. She was President of the Worcestershire Law Society in 2017/18 and helped them raise £11,000.00 for charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018. She currently sits on the Worcestershire Law Society committee.

Testimonials:

"Great communication. Very helpful, polite and friendly, and fabulous communicators!"

"Great service every time.We are longstanding clients of mfg Solicitors and have dealt with various departments within the firm over the years, but predominantly rural services with Alexandra Phillips as our contact. Alexandra is highly efficient and regularly goes above and beyond to achieve our objectives, and we would not hesitate to recommend her to our friends, family and professional contacts."

“We have been working with Alexandra Phillips at mfg Solicitors for over a decade, during which time she has carried out all conveyancing for the sales on our residential developments. She is efficient and extremely thorough in all undertakings. Alexandra has been extremely proactive in all aspects of the sales process from acquisition of land, pre-development work and associated contracts as well as the sale of completed real estate. We are very happy with the standard and timely nature of the work carried out and won’t hesitate to employ her on our behalf for all future projects." R. Hill, Cardwell Hill Developments Ltd

"Alexandra Phillips is experienced in farm business and tenancy matters, and  ‘works tirelessly to come up with solutions’, and ‘always responds quickly and with relevant knowledge'". Legal 500.

"Great communication, reliable. I have used mfg for many years and over that time I have tapped in to different specialist areas to support my family and my business. mfg have offered clear advice and always been excellent communicators. There has been times when I have asked them, at short notice, to work to a deadline and they have always delivered. Thank you."

"The firm was excellent. Transparent with charges and quick to respond to all initial enquiries setting out a detailed schedule of costs. We were kept informed through the process and other parties approached for the Easement were dealt with professionally and quickly."

"mfg worked hard to get the buyer's solicitor to see sense; they were very slow to react and the buyer had to be chased for him to chase his solicitor. In they end we just managed to complete within the tax year."

"Alex Phillips acted for us during our recent complex sale of a small parcel of development land. During the protracted proceedings, she was at all times extremely professional and assiduous in progressing our case and we felt ourselves extremely fortunate to have her on our side. Friendly, approachable and courteous, she kept us fully updated with the long drawn out negotiations and always responded to our requests for updates swiftly, replying to our emails and returning our calls with alacrity. We fully trusted her and were very happy to accept her advice on issues as they arose. We could not have wished to have a better solicitor representing us and would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone looking for a top tier, high quality, friendly and professional service."

"Alexandra and her team provided excellent legal advice to our landowner client, for an Option Agreement over a significant potential solar site in Worcestershire. This matter had not started well for our clients, with them having to change to mfg Solicitors, after what had been several months of poor service from their originally appointed lawyers. Alex was quick to respond, setting out clear and detailed explanation, to assist both the client and me, and was a reassuring presence after what had not been an easy start. The matter was successfully concluded within a good timeframe. I would not hesitate to recommend Alex and her team for such work in the future."