To square the circle on our previous update, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 has been published and for those who like a long read can be viewed here. The commencement and transitional provisions are at Section 255 and confirm, inter alia, that Section 115 is amongst the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Act that come into force “on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint”. We currently have no information as to the likely timescale for the making of the regulations that will bring that Section into effect and, until that happens, the current 4-year and 10-year rules will continue to apply.
One of the joys of what we do is that, every now and then, a case comes along that...
Continue Reading...Following a consultation on the protection of hedgerows last year, The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 has been...
Continue Reading...The government’s response to the Rock Review of the agricultural tenanted sector, on which we previously reported here and...
Continue Reading...