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
Get to know your legal advisor – Keith Wright
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
September 7, 2022 By Keith Wright
Financing Nature Recovery UK report – potential roadmap for funding of UK environmental land management
June 2022 saw the publication of a thought-provoking new nature recovery report setting out a…
August 23, 2022 By Tom Graham
ELMS – The UK’s Environmental Land Management Scheme
What do we know about the UK's Environmental Land Management Scheme, a.k.a. "ELMS"? And how…
August 23, 2022 By Tom Graham
Commercial Agents – an update to the sale of software
Commercial agents who sell downloadable software may now receive a significant change in the protection…
August 18, 2022 By Laura Stanley
The Highways Statement – public access to private land
What is a Highways Statement and how does it work? Over the pandemic and multiple…
August 17, 2022 By James Snell
Agricultural tenancies and the New Model Clauses
Kate Theophilus, partner in the rural team at Stephens Scown, looks at the new responsibilities…
August 17, 2022 By Kate Theophilus
Boundaries – dispelling the myths
Exact boundaries can be hard to define – especially when changes happen over time. Establishing…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown