Welcome to the Spring 2021 edition of our newsletter. After a year of uncertainty, we are all looking forward to a more positive year. In April we formally welcome our Vine colleagues into the Fisher German family providing a stronger Commercial Property Management service.

There are also two significant pieces of legislation impacting the property market this year, the Agricultural Bill and the Environment Bill which are likely to set clear markers for both habitat protection and carbon reduction. For more information see the Natural Capital link below.

With the vaccine rollout well underway, we look forward to restrictions easing and increased face to face interactions with all our clients.  

Hello and a warm welcome to Fisher German's Spring Edition of the Commercial Sector Newsletter.

In this edition we're focusing on a range of topics including: technology, legal issues and an update of the property market in the past year.

For the first time we're featuring articles from our Planning and Building Consultancy Sectors and there's also the customary 'Focus On' article which this time features Commercial Surveyor Simon Patrick from our Banbury office.

We hope you find the articles included both interesting and relevant and as always, if there's anything we can do to assist you with your Commercial Property matters, please give us a call.

All the best
Rob Haigh

Welcome to our Spring e-newsletter which contains useful articles from guest contributors agronomist Damian McAuley of Indigro and David Sheppard of Gleadell Agriculture. James Goodson talks about LEADER and we update you on BPS and hedgerow and boundary capital grants for 2016.

Welcome to our first 2016 rural newsletter.

Welcome to the Winter edition of our newsletter and a very Happy New Year to you. In this quarter's edition our Regional Head of Property Sales, Matthew Allen, provides a helpful property market update and Will Taylor updates us on the challenges facing farmers in the 2015 agricultural year. For those interested in diversifying out of agriculture and perhaps into some form of renewable energy, we also include an update from our Sector Head Darren Edwards, who warns that 2016 is going to be a challenging year following severely cut feed-in tariffs. Darren is supported regionally by Hywel Morse, so please feel free to contact either of them directly should you wish to discuss your options further.

Permitted Development Rights for conversion of redundant agricultural buildings into residential use have caused both elation and confusion since their introduction and accordingly Amy Hutsby of our Banbury office writes about where we are now, whilst our HS2 expert Jonathan Perks brings us up to date with the latest HS2 news. We round up with our Meet The Team section which provides links to our Thame and Banbury contact pages as well as reporting on Will's recent success with his professional exams - Well done to Will, we're very proud to have you on board!

What have the marketing team been doing in 2015 and what's next? Here is a quick reminder of the help and resources we can offer to support your marketing projects.

Watch this space for news about a brand new Fisher German website in 2016!

Happy Christmas from Jackie, Amanda and Tina

Welcome to the third edition of the Cheshire and Stafford regional newsletter. Our newsletter aims to keep you up to date with the regions news and hot topics along with those projects and initiatives we believe our clients and friends should know about. In this issue we look at HS2, Cheshire Green Employment Park and the success of Claremont Farm.

2015 was a busy year for each of our three regional offices across all of our six sectors and 2016 is set to be another interesting year with the implications of HS2, Brexit and continuing pressures within the agricultural industry emphasising the need for expert professional advice. 

We would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year and we hope you will find this newsletter a useful and enjoyable read.

Welcome to the Christmas edition of our newsletter. 2015 has been a busy year - we have welcomed Harry Cotterell as our new Chairman and work is well underway on our brand new offices in Ashby which are due to open in Spring 2016. 

We wish you all the very best for the festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2016. 

Hello and welcome to the first edition of Fisher German's Commercial Sector Newsletter. We aim to keep you right up to date with the Commercial property market, changes in legislation, case studies showcasing our services and details of exciting investment properties currently available on the market.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the members of the Commercial Sector at Fisher German. In each newsletter there will also be a Q&A with a member of the team, providing a further insight in to their role and how Fisher German operates.

Finally, we'd like to take this opportunity, on behalf of everyone at Fisher German, to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! We hope you enjoy the festive period and hope that you find the content of this newsletter interesting and useful.

We're excited to take this new step forward in communicating with you.

The Commercial Team

Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter keeping you up to date with all things Fisher German.  Since our Summer newsletter our Office Partner, Stephen Rutledge, has cycled the length of the country raising money for children charities, he might have been a little saddle sore but the trip was a huge success.  Meanwhile, Will Taylor has been competing with Thame Town Cricket Club, see below for a report on their cow shot successes along the crease.  We are thrilled to be welcoming our newest recruit, Isabel Bingham, who joins our team as a graduate surveyor.  To find out more about Isabel and her adventures in Kenya during the summer read her article Shamba Shake Up.  Virginia O'Sullivan, our Residential Sales Negotiator is going to take prospective house sellers through a checklist to help prepare a house for sale and, on a more sober note, Josie Palmer provides you with a reminder about the new rules and regulations relating to Carbon Monoxide alarms and Smoke detectors in let properties.

We have had a fantastic summer, attending the Thame Sheep Fair and The Bucks County Show, where Stephen was proud to be able to present the Rothschild Challenge Trophy to the Limousin Breed Champion.

An Autumn chill is certainly in the air so, with wood fires burning and the prospect  of darker nights our thoughts are turning to our Fisher German Thame Christmas Drinks party.  The date is now set for Wednesday 9th December, so do put it in your diaries, and we look forward to welcoming you to our office at 17 High Street, Thame, for festive refreshments from 5pm until 7pm.

Welcome to our Autumn newsletter where you can read about our new Chairman who takes up the post on 1 October. Our teams around the business have been busy finalising the launch of our new business intelligence system which will bring together all our management information in a way not seen before. As clients and contacts of Fisher German, we hope you will see the benefit in the level of our service.

Welcome to the second issue of the Cheshire and Staffordshire newsletter. It has been a very busy summer at the Chester, Knutsford and Stafford offices with exceptional levels of land sales, farm valuations and property sales. Our land agents have also had a busy few months helping our clients maximise their returns on their estates.

Many of the team attended the Cheshire, Nantwich and Flint & Denbigh shows and it was great to see so many clients enjoying the rare summer sun. The last rural event in our calendar is The Cheshire Ploughing Match on 30th September at Hatley Farm in Frodsham - we look forward to seeing you there.

In other news, Tiffany Salmon has taken on a new role at Fisher German's Worcester office and all the Chester team wish Tiffany every success. We are pleased to welcome Rachel Kirk, who has joined the Chester team to handle all of Tiffany's clients.

We have great pleasure in announcing the following promotions within our regional team. Matthew Burton in our rural team and Simon Geary in our commercial team, both based in Knutsford, are to be promoted to Local Partners. William Lewis in the commercial team based in Chester is to be promoted to Local Partner. Congratulations to all!

Welcome to the summer edition of our Thame office newsletter.  We hope you enjoy our latest publication with topical articles that hope will of interest and of use to you.

In other news we are proud to announce our Stephen's monumental cycle challenge in aid of charity.  To read more please see below.

We are currently dusting down our picnic table in preparation for two big dates in the Fisher German Thame diary, the Thame Sheep Fair on 6th and 7th August and the The Bucks County Show on 27th August.  If you are planning to visit please do drop in to see us for refreshments and a chat.

Welcome to the summer edition of our Thame office newsletter.  We hope you enjoy our latest publication with topical articles that hope will of interest and of use to you.

In other news we are proud to announce our Stephen's monumental cycle challenge in aid of charity.  To read more please see below.

We are currently dusting down our picnic table in preparation for two big dates in the Fisher German Thame diary, the Thame Sheep Fair on 6th and 7th August and the The Bucks County Show on 27th August.  If you are planning to visit please do drop in to see us for refreshments and a chat.

Welcome to our Summer newsletter which includes an in-depth interview with Roddy McLean of RBS on the outlook for agriculture in the UK; from interest rates to the price of milk this time next year, we hope you find it of interest. We also have a look at the growth in anaerobic digestion with one of our renewable energy experts and report on the successful outcome for a planning consent which went to appeal.

Welcome to our Summer newsletter which includes an in-depth interview with Roddy McLean of RBS on the outlook for agriculture in the UK; from interest rates to the price of milk this time next year, we hope you find it of interest. We also have a look at the growth in anaerobic digestion with one of our renewable energy experts and report on the successful outcome for a planning consent which went to appeal.

Welcome to the first regional newsletter for Fisher German's Chester, Knutsford and Stafford offices. Our region is one of the UK's most diverse and vibrant economies stretching from St Helens in the North to Stafford in the east and Chester and North Wales in the west. 

The experts in each of our regional offices offer a broad range of services from the sale of your property to the management of your estate. Our team can advise you on a range of land and property matters from how to get the most from your land to the implications of HS2. 

Come and meet some of the team  for an informal chat about any of our services at the Cheshire Show  23 - 24 June 2015 or at the Nantwich show on 29 July, and don't forget the Ploughing Match on 30 September 2015

Welcome to our third newsletter which contains interesting sector news and announces the latest edition of the Fisher German magazine. Our rural and renewable energy teams had a great couple of days at Cereals - the weather was kind and we had lots of visitors! If you were not able to go, we hope to see you at the other events we will be at around the country over the summer. 

Welcome to the first Worcestershire newsletter from our teams in our two Worcester offices and up the road in Bromsgrove. In this issue we would like to introduce you to some of our team and include some useful articles that we hope you find interesting.

We want you to be able to choose what information you would like to receive so you can update your preferences. It is also very easy to unsubscribe but do bear in mind that we use this system for invitations to our events. So if you wish to keep in touch with us socially or receive updates on important land and property issues, unsubscribing will mean that you no longer receive these invites.

We will be at the Hanbury Country Show on Saturday 4 July so if you plan to attend, do come along to say hello, we'd love to see you. 

Welcome to our Post-Election Rural Newsletter

With the Election now behind us and Cameron in Downing Street looking ahead with a new Government to a further five year term, our Consultant Harry Cottrell gives us his view on the events of last week and how the Conservatives may look to deliver their Manifesto promises.  Few predicted a Majority win, but with the majority now in place the Conservatives will get straight down to business.  Crucially this means a European Referendum, the result of which will be of great significance to UK agriculture.  

Following the Election, there has been an immediate strengthening of the Pound and the UK Gilt market, reflecting global confidence in the UK economy, with this backdrop and with interest rates still at an historically low level, Struan McDougall will be talking about whether this is a good time to consider your financial arrangements.

We hope that you find this publication of interest. If you need further information, or would like to know more about our rural services, please contact one of our rural team.

Welcome to the First Stafford Office Newsletter

It is with great pleasure that I introduce our first Stafford Office Newsletter. 

Click on the links below to read on about topical issues affecting rural land ownership and our invitation to come and meet us at the Staffordshire County Show on 27 and 28 May.

Welcome to our spring e-newsletter. In this issue we would like to introduce you to some of our team and let you know how your local Thame team can help you make the most of your property assets.

We want you to be able to choose what information you would like to receive so you can update your preferences. It is also very easy to unsubscribe but do bear in mind that we use this system for invitations to our events. So if you wish to keep in touch with us socially or receive updates on important land and property issues, unsubscribing will mean that you no longer receive these invites.

We will be at the famous Kimblewick Races on Easter Saturday at Kimble, Buckinghamshire HP17 8TB and you are invited to join us in our marquee for refreshments and a chat. Look out for the Fisher German flag and we hope to see you there!  First race is at 1.30pm  www.kimblewickraces.co.uk

Welcome to our second edition which contains interesting sector news and announces some exciting new publications. Our merger with Warmingtons of Bedford early in 2015 extends our office network to 16 and work has also begun on our brand new head office in Ashby de la Zouch. We would like your feedback on the newsletter and what you would like to read about so if you have any comments please email marketing@fishergerman.co.uk

Welcome to the second edition of our e-newsletter. In this issue we would like to introduce you to some of our team and let you know how Fisher German Chester can help you make the most of your property assets

We appreciate that emails can be irritating, so have partnered with Brief Your Market, an intelligent database system which allows you to pick and choose what information you would like to receive. You have your own unique log in and can control what you see. It is also very easy to unsubscribe but, do bear in mind that we use this system for all our party and seminar invites. So if you wish to keep in touch with us socially or receive updates on important land and property issues, unsubscribing will mean that you no longer receive these invites.

Fisher German has a well-earned reputation for providing first-class property advice to clients across Cheshire, Staffordshire and districts to the north and west. We are delighted to announce that our teams of specialists based in Chester, Knutsford and Stafford have now been boosted by the arrival of a highly experienced town planner.

Mark Herbert, who has a successful track-record within the public sector and with other leading firms over almost thirty years, will operate out of all three offices to provide a highly localised planning service. Until now, the area has been well served by our planning team based centrally at Ashby de la Zouch, but as Hugh Maxfield, Office Partner at the Knutsford office, notes “the introduction of a senior planner dedicated to serving our patch can only be welcomed by both existing and new clients.”

Mark joined the firm late last year and has already developed a good working relationship with several large estates, farmers, and individual landowners assessing and progressing development opportunities for their land and buildings.

Any proposals to secure planning permission for all types of development within the open countryside, or to optimise potential value by converting agricultural buildings, are likely to benefit from Mark’s knowledge of the complex and ever-changing planning system. If you have land or built assets that you think could be put to more useful or valuable use, Mark would be delighted to have a discussion with you. 

For an initial free consultation please contact Mark on 07468 860082 or email mark.herbert@fishergerman.co.uk 

We are pleased to present our pick of this month’s properties which we hope you will find interesting. Your local team would will be delighted to help if you have any queries or require property related advice.

We would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas.

Welcome to the new Fisher German enewsletter. We would like to send you these no more than 4 times a year. They aim to complement the Fisher German magazine which we already send you twice a year. In these enewsletters, we will cover what is happening both generally in Fisher German and in our 6 key sectors. 

We appreciate that emails can be irritating, so have partnered with Brief Your Market, an intelligent system which allows you to pick and choose what you want to receive. You have your own unique log in and you can control what you see. It is also very easy to unsubscribe - do bear in mind though that we will use this system for party/seminar invites too so if you wish to keep in touch with us socially, unsubscribing might mean that you no longer receive invites.

Happy New Year! 

Welcome to our first quarterly Agrifacts briefing.

We have been aware that many of you would welcome some additional commentary on enterprise trends, crop and livestock husbandry issues, legislation, tax and finance and other factors which affect farming businesses.  For those of you who receive our monthly Agrifacts you will continue to do so, but we will also provide additional briefing notes on a quarterly basis in the form of newsletters like this.

Welcome to the Summer edition of the Fisher German Banbury & Thame eNewsletter. The fine weather we have experienced throughout June and July has accompanied definite signs of an upturn in the economy and a gradual return of confidence within the country. This renewed feeling of optimism is certainly reflected in the work we are doing with enquiry levels being at a high level across all sectors.

We hope you enjoy this edition and that you will contact any one of the contributors if we can help with any of your property related queries.

Robert Russell, Banbury Office Partner

Stephen Rutledge, Thame Office Partner