Chartered surveyors and land agents

Nature for finance

Another day, another initiative in the UK Farm to Fork charm offensive. This time, an announcement from secretary of State Thérèse Coffey of what she describes as the first ever ‘Nature...

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Posted June 20, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Unleashing rural productivity

The charm offensive continues this week with a new multi-departmental Government announcement titled “Unleashing Rural Productivity” and presented as the launch of a new drive to support rural communities. Of particular...

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Posted June 6, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Upland payment rates increased

The charm offensive of the UK Farm to Fork summit continues to be followed by various farming related announcements – see our article yesterday on tenancy issues. The good news today...

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Posted May 26, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

EFRA tenant farmers inquiry

After years of feeling neglected, tenant farmers and the organisations that support them have probably never had so much attention in such a short space of time. Hard on the heels...

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Posted May 25, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Government response to Rock Review

In October 2022, we reported on the publication of the Rock Review. The Government’s response has been published today. That includes the announcement that the RICS will be leading the production...

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Posted May 24, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Disguised notices to quit

Hard on the heels of the publication of the Rock Review, which we reported on here, comes an example of the type of behaviour from a landlord’s representative that Baroness Rock...

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Posted April 26, 2023
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

End of 4-year rule confirmed

Followers of our articles will be aware that we have been closely observing the passage of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill through Parliament and that we have been involved in...

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Posted April 25, 2023
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Tax on BNG (and tenanted land)

To coincide with the delivery of the Budget on 15 March 2023, HMT has announced a consultation and call for evidence on the taxation of environmental land management and ecosystem service...

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Posted March 16, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Expert witness wins costs appeal

Ever since the Supreme Court abolished immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses had enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings prior to Jones v Kaney...

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Posted February 17, 2023
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

The end of the four-year rule?

“In November 2022 we discussed what is now Clause 107 of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, which, as drafted, would abolish what is known as the four-year rule and replace it...

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Posted February 3, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents