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
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
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones – three actions you must take!
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones aim to reduce water pollution by restricting manure and fertiliser use on…
July 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Fishing Rights – who owns them?
We often act for clients where one or more of their boundaries is a non-tidal…
July 31, 2022 By Susan Reynolds
Who owns the mineral rights in my land?
In an edition of Rural Newslink published some years ago, I wrote about the move to…
July 31, 2022 By Scott Mitchell
Bringing an AHA tenancy to an end
There are still many Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (AHA) Tenancies in force, despite the fact…
July 31, 2022 By Ian Thomas
Get to know your legal advisor – Sue Reynolds
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
July 26, 2022 By Susan Reynolds
Take care with the Festive Pop (Ups)
We’re heading to that time of year when people have things to sell, and buyers…
May 17, 2022 By Ian Thomas
A wake-up call to farming families
In this article, Phil Gregory, retired partner in our Inheritance and Trust Disputes team, discusses…
February 23, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Farming Disputes – how to avoid inheritance disputes
What are the most common situations that can give rise to farming disputes over inheritance,…
February 23, 2022 By James Burrows