Blanket relaxation of the three-crop rule
Environment Minister George Eustice has said there will be a blanket relaxation of the three crop rule for farmers due to widespread flooding.
Property inspections, maintenance and repairs during COVID-19
Repairs will depend whether they are “essential” or not. Essential repairs might include things like a severe leak causing damage to property or electrics such as a burst water mains pipe, or a broken boiler leaving a property without heat or hot water.
Basic Payment Scheme Key Dates
The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) opens on 12 March, and runs until 15 May 2020 without penalty or by midnight on 9 June (with late application penalties applying).
COVID-19 Business Update
With the global and National response to COVID-19 changing hourly, we, like you, are doing all we can to ensure that we continue to deliver excellent client service in what will be extraordinary and uncertain times over the coming weeks and months.
Countryside Stewardship Scheme Now Open
The application window for Countryside Stewardship opened on Tuesday 11th February 2020 for farmers and landowners. Defra minister has encouraged farmers to use Countryside Stewardship as a steppingstone to the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS).
New Mandatory Five Year Electrical Safety Inspection
Mandatory five-yearly safety inspections of electrical installations will be introduced for residential Let properties in England for new tenancies with effect from 1 July 2020 and from 1 April 2021 for existing tenancies
The Woodland Creation Grant
The Woodland Creation Grant provides funding to supply, plant, weed and protect young trees. It is part of Countryside Stewardship and is available for applications all year round.
Rural Development Programme for England Opens £35 Million Scheme
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) has announced that the new £35 million grant programme has opened for new applications.
AssetSphere Sponsors New Point to Point Jockey
AssetSphere are pleased to announce the sponsorship of point to point jockey Angus Cheleda based at Paul Nicholls’s yard in Ditcheat.
New Septic Tank Regulations
There are only a few months left to make sure your Septic Tank is compliant with the new general binding rules for sewage systems that were introduced in January 2015.