Divorce – who gets the horse?
January is the peak month for divorce and for farming families, a break-up can be…
October 13, 2022 By Andrew Barton
What is the legal definition of Agriculture?
It may seem obvious, but the legal definition of agriculture should be of great interest…
September 19, 2022 By Nigel Coveney
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
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
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
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