In his capacity as chairman of the RICS working party that produces the industry standard model tenancy agreements and grazing and cropping licences, and the RICS representative on TRIG (the tenancy reform industry group that advises Defra on the agricultural tenanted sector) Mark Sanders has lead the RICS response to the Defra agricultural tenancy consultation and call for evidence on mortgage restrictions and repossession protections for agricultural land in England, and the equivalent consultation in Wales. The Defra consultation document can be viewed here. The response for England can be viewed here and the response for Wales can be viewed here.

The new NPPF: isolated dwellings
Planning policy has long required special justification for isolated homes in the countryside. The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) identifies limited

