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How to buy your own plot of woodland
Philip Whitcomb
28.01.2021
Philip Whitcomb, partner at Moore Barlow specialising in rural matters, explains how to buy your own plot of woodland and the legal obligations. Read here for the the full Times article. Why is the purchase of woodland increasing in popularity? The coronavirus pandemic has led many to readdress their priorities, particularly when it comes to […]
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When to knock out a lock-out agreement
Charlotte Brackley
24.11.2020
High-value country property transactions have enjoyed a boom over the past few months, leading to an increasing trend towards the use of Exclusivity Agreements, also known as ‘lock-out agreements’. An Exclusivity Agreement is normally a tool used by a buyer to provide them with an exclusive opportunity to do due diligence on a property, and […]
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Agricultural tenancy reform update
Anita Symington
23.11.2020
In an earlier edition of Rural News, we considered the proposals put forward in the Defra Consultation Paper on Agricultural tenancies. The most controversial of these proposals were: for AHA tenancies to be assignable by a Tenant at a premium where no eligible successor remained; the extension of the category of eligible relatives to include […]
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Legal guide to buying a farm
Rebecca Langmead
20.11.2020
The pandemic has led to greater appreciation of the countryside and of shopping locally, which is good news for the agricultural sector. Agriculture has long been seen as a secure investment, but now with so many companies encouraging home-working, we’re seeing a bubble of buyers deciding to relocate to rural life on a farm. If […]
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