Property management

Inaccurate plans and incorrect statements

“When making an application for planning consent or for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Development (CLEUD), it is incumbent on the applicant to provide clear and accurate supporting...

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Posted August 18, 2022
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

Liquid air

On 5 July we posted a snippet that caught our eye on sand batteries. This month we give you another novel renewable energy storage technology – liquid air. This sounds like a...

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Posted August 5, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Lump sum exit scheme tax clarified

HMRC has clarified that payments made to farming businesses under the Lump Sum Exit Scheme (LSES) will be treated as the disposal of a capital asset and not as trading income....

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Posted July 28, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes

Not so permitted development rights

“From time to time, cases come across our desks that remind us that carrying out development under permitted development rights is not without risk.  We have had a recent instruction that...

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Posted July 11, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Is a holiday let a dwelling?

“The recent press reports of the surge in the number of houses registered as holiday lets have led to calls for planning restrictions to prevent houses in holiday hot spots from...

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Posted July 8, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Biodiversity Net Gain

“Most of our clients will be aware that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is on the agenda but have not yet started to think about if and how it may impact them”,...

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Posted March 16, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes

The four-year rule and new dwellings

“We often get asked when development or a change of use that has been carried out without obtaining planning consent becomes immune from enforcement,” says Brian Dinnis of Acorn Rural Property...

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Posted January 11, 2022
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

Maintenance and improvement

“A recent appeal against the refusal by Cornwall Council of an application under Class Q to convert an agricultural building to a dwelling has highlighted some of the potential consequences of...

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Posted October 13, 2021
In Chartered surveyors and land agents