Mineral Exploration – how to obtain mineral rights
How can mineral operators obtain rights for mineral exploration from uncooperative landowners? There is a…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Renewable Technology & Considerations for Landowners
Questions and answers on the subject of different renewable technology a landowner might consider... What…
September 27, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Isolated countryside homes – should a farmhouse owner be forced into a ‘Granny Annex’
Guidelines show that local planning authorities should avoid new isolated countryside homes but what happens…
September 19, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Rural tenancies – issues to be wary of!
Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs) have been around for well over 20 years now but a…
September 19, 2022 By Ian Thomas
Retiring from Farming – the exit lump sum and delinked payments
Thinking about retiring from farming but concerned about the tax implications? Throughout my time acting…
September 19, 2022 By Kate Theophilus
HMRC attacking DIY livery yards
If you run a livery business, could you be ‘saddled’ with extra tax? What…
September 19, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Strategic land promotion – key points for land owners
Strategic land promotion is likely to maintain pace and landowners with land on the edge…
September 19, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Ground Rent – what are the new rules?
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force this year having received…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
Designated Protected Areas and Social Housing
If a site is in a Designated Protected Area (DPA) then this can have implications…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
The Reform of the Right to Buy for HAs and their tenants
The right for tenants to purchase their Local Authority (“LA”) homes at a discounted rate…
September 9, 2022 By Tim Walmsley
Who owns the farm?
SO who does own the farm? That would seem to be a straightforward question you…
September 7, 2022 By Guest Blogger
Good news for farmers diversifying into leisure activities
It is becoming more and more common for farmers to supplement their income through tourism…
September 7, 2022 By Chris Tofts