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A proper exit strategy – BPS payments update
14/03/22
Succession planning and retirement are both subjects that need to be addressed at some point in most farmers’ and estate owners’ lives. The fact that many farms are passed on through generations...
Keeping up appearances – rental maintenance
07/03/22
There are many advantages to owning a portfolio of property available for rent. It provides a guaranteed income and is a useful long-term investment, with little chance of considerable depreciation. This...
Try for a conversion – transforming old to new
28/02/22
How many occasions, when you’re driving through the countryside, do you pass an old, ruined farmhouse, or an outbuilding or barn in a state of dire disrepair, and think – “That would...
Knot what we thought? Japanese Knotweed update
21/02/22
As garden nuisances go, the subject of Japanese Knotweed has been a thorny subject for the property management industry for many years. In fact we’ve looked at this hardy intruder as the subject...
Living and working in the countryside
14/02/22
The affordability of available housing in the countryside has long been under discussion – especially if you work in the countryside and need to live near your place of work. It’s a challenge...
Carbon Offsetting – making the countryside cleaner and greener
07/02/22
Reduced carbon emissions are seen as a key way of making our environments greener. The COP26 climate change conference cemented our need for both carbon offsetting and carbon removal. The carbon offsetting...