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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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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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Short term holiday lets

After much controversy in tourism hotspots around dwellings being taken out of the permanent housing market for use as short term holiday lets, the Government has launched two major consultations. The...

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Biodiversity net gain and stacking

“Further to our April 2023 article we are taking a closer look at what Defra has published to-date on the topic of stacking”, says Henry Buckpitt of Acorn Rural Property Consultants....

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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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Mandatory BNG confirmed

“DEFRA has recently confirmed that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will be mandatory for developments in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 with effect from November 2023. For those who are...

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FIPL grant extended

Those of our clients familiar with the FIPL acronym may be interested that the grant funding that has been available though the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme has been extended until...

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Are we missing something?

One of our information sources is the daily Government news posts. Although wholly off our usual topics of interest, our incredulity buttons were pressed when we saw this release today. Is...

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