Fish farm targets Yorkshire expansion after securing 15-year lease with Environment Agency
One of the oldest fish farms in the UK has expanded with a third site after securing a 15-year lease with the Environment Agency. The lease has enabled Costa Spring…
Preparing a notice to quit an agricultural holding tenancy: The importance in checking recipient details are correct
The Court of Appeal recently handed down a judgment on the validity of notices to quit an agricultural holding tenancy. Joseph Mitchell, an associate solicitor in Harrison Drury’s property litigation…
Succession of agricultural tenancies – how to ensure your family can continue farming
Agricultural tenancies are very common, and often the tenancy enables the family to continue farming the land after the death or retirement of the tenant. Joseph Mitchell from Harrison Drury’s…
Accommodation for agricultural workers
It is not uncommon for farms to provide accommodation for its workers. Joseph Mitchell, an associate solicitor in Harrison Drury’s property litigation team, looks at some of the common pitfalls…
How to recover agricultural land from tenants to create woodland schemes
Woodland is becoming ever more important with more landowners looking to implement woodland schemes. Focusing on the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, Joseph Mitchell, an associate solicitor in Harrison Drury’s property…
An introduction to the Environment Act 2021 and important updates for land and property developers
In November 2021, the Environment Act 2021 became law introducing a wave of measures set to impact land and property developers. Alex Walmsley, solicitor in Harrison Drury’s property litigation department,…
Carbon management for rural business – What are the new funding opportunities?
As part of Harrison Drury’s series of updates on new funding options available to rural businesses, we spoke with Simon Haley and Simon Travis of Carbon Metrics, a North West…
Rural sector update: The risks arising from the use of pesticides on farmland
In a highly complex and technical area of law, Harrison Drury partner David Edwards, and solicitor Alex Walmsley, explore the potential legal issues affecting the rural sector relating to risks…
Mixed-use Stamp Duty Land Tax: When can you claim?
Lucy Beachell from Harrison Drury’s rural sector team outlines how different approaches to purchasing rural property can reduce the stamp duty land tax liability. He also reinforces the importance in…
Are written tenancy agreements really that important for rural properties?
Nicola Beneduce, from our commercial property team, highlights some of the pitfalls associated with not having a comprehensive written tenancy agreement in place for an agricultural tenancy. When an agreement…
