£29m boost for rural South West
The Rural Payments Agency has announced a £29m boost to improve jobs and growth in rural areas across the South West including Dorset and Wiltshire.
Letting agent fees for tenants to be stopped
Following growith in the UK rental market, letting agents are to be banned from charging fees to tenants “as soon as possible”.
New energy efficiency requirements for private rented properties
The Private Rented Property Regulations 2015 mean that private rented properties will soon be required to have a minimum level of energy efficiency.
Ignore the HSE at your peril!
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have released their latest data on prosecutions in their publication ‘Enforcement in Great Britain 2016’.
Expansion of the HMO licensing scheme
The government has announced that an expansion the mandatory house in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing scheme will come into force in 2017.
Solar power for agricultural and commercial buildings
Energy prices are going through the roof – but this is precisely where rural and agricultural businesses can start looking in order to solve the problem!
Change to assessment of business rates
The ability to avoid business rates on properties undergoing works has changed following the recent Monk v Newbiggin rating tribunal case.
Battery storage
Developers are searching for suitable sites near 33Kv lines with spare capacity for battery storage.
The impact of Brexit on UK farmland
Farmland price indexes have fallen 3% in the three months to March, ending a run of significant returns on farmland. Values are still high but the average price per acre of English Farmland has now dropped back below £8,000.
The new Electronic Communications Code
The Electronic Communications Code regulates the relationship between electronic communication providers and landowners in the UK.