Exploring the benefits of written lease agreements and the potential pitfalls of avoiding them..

Is changing technology driving the growth of Telecom sites?

It seems difficult to believe that nearly a year has passed and we are once again preparing for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications.

David Sheppard of Gleadell discusses the outlook for grain prices.

Trustees should plan ahead for charges which come into effect as early as March 2016

Will Taylor reflects on agricultural news and events over the past year

Important information on implications of the Finance Act 2006

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Yan Gittins discusses the benefits of having an 'Estate Bible'.

Register for this CLA briefing hosted in partnership with Fisher German and Beswicks Legal. 

An ideal home for Christmas ...

Within an already difficult agricultural sector, the past 6 months has seen little positive change.

A resolution to grant planning permission has been achieved for a mixed use development in Retford.

Read the second edition of our rural update.

If you have moved, let us know so we can keep in touch

We give a bit of background and some useful tips to help business owners.

From April 2018, tighter rules will be enforced on EPC ratings before granting, renewing or extending a lease.

Will Taylor talks us through his Summer cricketing successes with Thame Town Cricket Club reaching the heady heights of the Home Counties Division

Fisher German are pleased to announce the appointment of Harry Cotterell OBE as Chairman, he will take up the role with effect from 1 October 2015. Harry was president of the CLA from 2011-2013, before joining Fisher German as a consultant in February 2014.

What are your legal options if the tenant is in arrears?   

Proof that collaboration is the key to delivering sites ...   

Read the details of the proposed review of bandings and rates.

Fisher German consolidates management information for growth.

Let us introduce you to the team at Thame

We hear from the expert on all matters Equestrian, David Dole, British Event Rider.

"How I discovered that it's so much more than making tea"

Let us introduce you to the team at Thame

We hear from the expert on all matters Equestrian, David Dole, British Event Rider.

"How I discovered that it's so much more than making tea"

Roddy McLean Director of Agriculture, Commercial & Private Banking at RBS, gives us his view on the outlook for UK Agriculture and how RBS is supporting those in the industry.

Read about a planning consent gained at appeal for a permanent agricultural dwelling on a livestock holding in North Oxfordshire.

Roddy McLean Director of Agriculture, Commercial & Private Banking at RBS, gives us his view on the outlook for UK Agriculture and how RBS is supporting those in the industry.

Read about a planning consent gained at appeal for a permanent agricultural dwelling on a livestock holding in North Oxfordshire.

Do you need help running a large country house?

Why the human touch is still important in estate agency.

The summer edition of our magazine may have already hit your doormat.

In addition to the feature article by guest contributor Adam Henson, there are articles by Harry Cotterell on the post election impact on the rural economy, planning successes and the future for renewable energy.

Twycross Zoo is featured and the development project Fisher German have undertaken there and we investigate the wide range of properties being handled by our network of agency offices.

You can read the magazine online here.

We investigate the increase in land coming to the market.

Our teams have been restructured to offer an improved service.

If you have moved, let us know so we can keep in touch.

Market now focused on 5MW solar park schemes

Joe Senior talks about working for the Fisher German Chester Office

Changes to The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and what they mean for your business.

Like riding a roller-coaster blindfolded ....

Our team has saved clients over £400,000 on business rates.

We would like to introduce you to Source

Fisher German sponsor two award categories.

Join us on Stand 815 at Cereals 10-11 June 2015

Helpful information for cash flow management

The latest on the Basic Payment Scheme

All you need to know about HS2

There have been some significant events in the national property market.

Have a look at our Chester team.

In today’s planning environment, understanding Local Plans - and the extremely lengthy and complex processes in their preparation – is absolutely critical.

We have also recently welcomed Liz Farrall who specialises in compensation matters, and will have a particular focus on HS2 on which she already has a track-record (sorry!) of advising clients with land interests along the line. 

The adoption of technology by arable businesses in the UK is well recognised

DEFRA have released further details on the greening requirements as well as the Basic Payment Scheme arrangements. The following summarises the latest updates, and should be read in conjunction with our previous briefing notes

In future enewsletters, we plan to report on each of our sectors individually but, if you are not already aware, we offer services under 6 main sectors.

All that remains to be said is that we extend to you the warmest of wishes for the festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. We will be back in touch in the New Year.

Understanding a business’s carbon footprint is likely to become increasingly important with tighter climate change policies being introduced.

The Autumn 2018 budget announced that, to mark the centenary of the Armistice, government would support several initiatives, including making available grant funding to support improvement projects for village halls.

As we discussed in our latest edition of AgriView, a large number of farming businesses are finding trading conditions challenging even with the benefit of Basic Payment Scheme receipts.  Everyone probably has a view on the effect on UK Farming of our exit from Europe but very few have decided what to do to prepare for it. The first thing businesses should do is benchmark their performance and make sure they are operating at the highest level.

We’ve only been in our new Doncaster office for a couple of weeks, but already it feels like home.

The 2017 Business Rates listing has caused widespread confusion across the industry. We bring some clarity to the key issues.

A very successful client party was held to celebrate the integration of the Fisher German and Halls (Midlands) LLP teams.

Partners Andrew Bridge and Robert Champion take a moment to look back on 2016’s successes, and plans for 2017.

Comparison of your business to a targeted data set is a useful audit of performance and can identify areas of strength and opportunity within your operation. We have real benchmarking analysis from businesses which have already made significant changes to their cost structures. 

Great achievements for our planning team.

Exploring the benefits of written lease agreements 

View the latest properties on the market with our agency teams

Each case is individual, requiring bespoke advice according to the client’s own priorities; sometimes, a change in circumstances may lead to a change in strategy, requiring careful consideration.

The Glenmuick Estate recently appeared on BBC’s Countryfile to show the work it is doing to help ‘The Missing Salmon Project’ – an Atlantic Salmon Trust initiative trying to reverse the decline of wild salmon in Scotland.