Six ‘easy’ benchmarks to get ready for Brexit
Arable farmers looking to get their business into best shape ahead of Brexit are being encouraged to look at six ‘easy to calculate’ management benchmarks as a useful starting point.
Redundant farm buildings find new lease of life as industrial units
A shortage of industrial and distribution space is creating opportunities for farmers to boost their income, says Edward Tabner.
More options to convert farm buildings into homes
A relaxation of planning rules is set to give farmers more options when it comes to converting agricultural buildings into family homes.
Landowners warned against one-sided telecoms deals
Land and property owners should refuse to sign any templated telecoms agreement for siting a mobile phone mast or other communications infrastructure on their property after the new Telecoms Code took effect last month.
Nervous but resilient land market as 2018 beckons
Tight supplies are likely to help sustain land values going into 2018, with uncertainty and good local advice providing opportunities for both buyers and sellers, suggests David Jones, head of agency at property professionals Robinson & Hall.
Farmland values harden as supply tightens
Farmland values show signs of firming on the back of tight supplies and strong interest from non-farmers and tax-driven buyers during the third quarter of 2017.
Business advisers launch region’s newest professional firm
Two of the region’s most respected farm business advisers have joined forces to form a new firm of chartered surveyors and agricultural valuers.
County council estate acquires 440-acre arable farm
Norfolk County Council has acquired a productive arable farm in west Norfolk totalling 439.66 acres for the council’s county farms estate.
Shoots risk falling foul of minimum wage and tax rules
Shoots who use beaters and pickers-up are being advised to need to double-check whether they are inadvertently breaching rules on minimum wages – and what and when they should be reporting to HMRC.
Farmland market levels out after year of political and economic turmoil
The value of farmland appears to be levelling out after two years of gradual decline, according to the latest figures from Strutt & Parker.
