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HMRC repayment interest

Following the increase in the bank base rate to 1.75%, the HMRC repayment interest rate will increase this month to 0.75%. The interest rate charged on late payments is set at...

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Posted August 8, 2022
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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

Sand batteries

A story in the news from Finland caught our attention this morning about the use of sand to store surplus renewable energy as heat for re-use during the long Finnish winter....

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Posted July 5, 2022
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Scallop discos

Every now and then a snippet of information come across our desks that is immediately eye catching and interesting. Today’s news from Defra that Devon-based company Fishtek Marine has been working...

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Posted May 19, 2022
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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

BPS 2022 claim period open

The 2022 BPS claim window opened on 15 March 2022 and closes on 16 May 2022. Late claims will be accepted up to 10 June, subject to penalties. The RPA is...

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Posted March 16, 2022
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Congratulations to Bella!

We are delighted to announce that Isabella Pyne has passed her assessment to become a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Given the disruption over the last few...

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Posted February 7, 2022
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