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Posted by Richard Glanville on October 28th 2019 in AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS , COMMERCIAL PROPERTY , MOVING HOUSE .
Septic tanks that discharge to surface waters in England should be upgraded or replaced by 1 January 2020.
The Environment Agency (EA) state that options for upgrading or replacing include:
Posted by Sanjeev Harash on October 21st 2019 in MOVING HOUSE .
Giving large sums of money as a gift, whether for a young person to buy a home or to a partner, comes with a host of potential financial traps.
Any gift is tax-free, provided the person making it lives for seven more years. So giving a deposit for a home should not...
Posted by Mark Carlisle on September 30th 2019 in AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS .
Natural England has licensed and authorised 11 new badger control areas to begin operations within High Risk and Edge areas of England from autumn 2019. It has also authorised the licence holders to resume operations in 29 existing badger control areas in 2019.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Posted by Katrina Short on September 26th 2019 in MOVING HOUSE .
When selling a property, it is important to establish at the offset if the Land Registry title plan, or title deeds of the property is unregistered, corresponds accurately with the physical nature of the property and thereby sufficiently records the extent of land to be sold.
It can sometimes be the...
Posted by Mark Carlisle on September 25th 2019 in AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS .
Beviss & Beckingsale are delighted to support the Shute Festival which was established in 2016 to bring inspirational speakers to this beautiful part of East Devon. In addition to talks, visitors have also enjoyed film showings and music events, as well as food cooked by local chefs served in the village school.
All...
Posted by Mark Carlisle on September 25th 2019 in AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS .
A sheep farmer in Devon has been granted a restraining order at Poole Magistrates' Court against a woman who describes herself as a "militant vegan". The woman harassed the farmer for eight months following his creation of a social media page to celebrate British agriculture. She was found guilty of...