Avoiding delays when selling land
When you’ve made the decision to sell land, you want the process to run as smoothly…
March 28, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Search under way for Devon Farm Business Awards winners 2018
The search is on for excellence in Devon agriculture as the fifth Devon Farm Business…
March 28, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Selling the farm – an easier way
Putting a farm on the market is a once in a lifetime event for many…
March 6, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Farming: a new generation
With the perfect storm of climate change and world food shortages on the horizon there has…
February 22, 2023 By Stephens Scown
South West consumers are willing to pay more for regional dairy
The struggling dairy industry has today (March 18) received a welcome boost after the results…
February 22, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Agricultural Occupancy Conditions – in perpetuity?
Planning partner Chris Tofts explains why Agricultural Occupancy Conditions (‘AOC’) can provide challenges in relation to…
February 21, 2023 By Chris Tofts
Why are so many agricultural building conversions being refused?
A recent report indicates that Local Planning Authorities are refusing more than a third of…
January 29, 2023 By Duncan Tilney
Agri-politics in spotlight at rural seminar
Farmers and farming businesses will gather to hear the latest agricultural updates from a trio…
January 29, 2023 By Stephens Scown
The role of new partners in divorce proceedings
A leading Family Judge has given valuable guidance in terms of the impact a new…
January 29, 2023 By Andrew Barton
VAT and relaxation of the permitted development rights…
...possible legal implications for landowners and tenants. The recent change to the permitted development rules has been…
January 29, 2023 By Kate Theophilus
Go going green
Greening is becoming an important part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and will be a key…
December 30, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Illegal workers can bring discrimination claims
A Court of Appeal decision has been unanimously overturned by the UK’s Supreme Court, finding that an…
December 30, 2022 By Stephens Scown