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Jeremy's Blog 2nd February 2024: Finding Farming's Answer to Land Use Changes

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 1st February 2024 Many very large things are being asked of us and our land. We are being asked to answer climate change and adapt to increasingly volatile weather, reducing emissions, sequestering carbon and managing water, improving nature and eco-systems, providing housing and other development including infrastructure – and still provide food. All that is to come from the finite area of our islands at a time of growing...

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CAAV Note 240201: England - Agricultural Tenancies: Consultation on Draft Code of Behaviour for Parties and Agents

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The draft Code of Behaviour for all parties, whether landlords, tenants, agents and advisers (see Note below) will be considered by the CAAV Council on 15th February. Members wishing to have views considered, either e-mail them to Jeremy Moody at the Secretariat (jeremy@caav.org.uk) or contact their Local Association Council member(s) so that those views can be available for the Council discussion.

Bank of England has held its base rate at 5.25%

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The Bank of England has held its base rate at 5.25% with the Governor noting that geopolitical risks had intensified. Six members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted for a standstill, two for an increase and one for a cut.

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Scotland: New Statutory Guidance for Repairing Standard Effective 1st March 2024

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For rental properties in Scotland, the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 s. 14 imposes on landlords the duty to meet a repairing standard. Items are to be in reasonable repair and working order. Section 13(7) lists what is covered, including: wind and water tightness; structure and exterior, including drains, gutters and external pipes; installations for the supply of water, gas electricity, sanitation, space and water heating; fixtures, fittings and appliances; and furnishings. A new version of The...

England: BPS Payment Query Deadline

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On their blog, the RPA has reminded BPS claimants of the new deadlines for payment queries and appeals. The 60 day deadline starts on the ‘date of notification’. This is the date the RPA emails or writes to a claimant, giving notification of a payment decision. This can be:a payment remittancea payment querya response to a payment query, when the original payment query was received by the RPA within 60 days of sending a payment remittanceFor any BPS payment decisions notified before 1...

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CAAV Note 240131: Northern Ireland - New Agreement to Lead to New Executive

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A package was announced on 30th January for revision of the regulatory and other arrangements for trade with Northern Ireland. The Government has now published the Command paper, Safeguarding the Union, and the first legislation to implement parts of it are expected to be debated tomorrow. This note provides an overview of issues related to agriculture.

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240131: England & Wales - Consultation on Contractual Controls on Land

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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has launched a consultation for greater transparency regarding contractual controls over land (option agreements), with proposals to create a dataset comprising the “what”, “where”, “who” and “when” of contractual control agreements. The consultation closes 20th March 2024. There is a similar consultation regarding greater transparency where land ownership involves trusts (closing 21st February 2024 - see CAAV 11th January...

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240131: VOA Agent Standards for Business Rates and Council Tax

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The Valuation Office Agency has launched new standards to encourage good practice from agents when representing customers on business rates and Council Tax. The VOA Agent Standards set out how agents must act in: their behaviourtheir professional practice They also set out the level of service agents should provide to their customers, such as providing clear communications and responding in a timely manner....

#61 – A detailed look at the emerging agricultural transition schemes

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Following the Defra secretary’s headline speech at the Oxford Farming Conference in early January – after which an update to the agricultural transition plan was published – Richard Sanders takes a timely look at the latest information on these schemes. Agricultural Transition Plan update January 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Technical annex: The combined environmental land management offer - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) New and improved actions for upland farmers - Farming (blog.gov.uk)...

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240127: England - Updated Guidance to Possession Process for Residential Lets

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Updated guidance 'Understanding the possession action process' has been published for private residential landlords in England, with the associated guidance for tenants similarly updated. Changes to the guidance clarify that form 6A (or a document setting out the same information as required on that form), must be provided to serve a Section 21 notice. There is also inclusion of a new link in the private landlord guidance to provide further information about the Housing Loss Prevention Advice...

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240127: Update Webinars Available for National Underground Asset Register

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The Geospatial Commission is continuing its work on rolling out a digital map, generally known as the 'National Underground Asset Register' (NUAR), showing underground cables and pipes. Ultimately providing information on buried services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and intended to reduce accidental asset strikes. The platform is to be fully operational by the end of 2025 but is currently restricted to asset owners, such as utility companies, transport and local authorities. A...

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Jeremy's Blog 26th January 2024: Agricultural Protection is for Agricultural Use

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 25th January 2024 It can be worth remembering in today’s rapidly changing circumstances and new environmental offers that, where law or taxation make special provisions for farming, their benefit can be limited to where farming is being done. They are not entitlements, but conditional. Where agricultural activity ceases, the benefit of those special provisions can be lost. The provisions are to assist those who are farmers,...

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BNG - CAAV Collected Guidance - Version 1

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From 12th February 2024, Biodiversity Net Gain becomes a condition of planning consent for major development in England. It will then be a requirement for small sites – as defined in the regulations – from April 2024 and for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) from November 2025. Ahead of the policy becoming a planning requirement, the CAAV has briefed members on the development of BNG over the past few years with a range of notes, resources and briefing documents...

Improving Farm Productivity Grant: Round 2 Opens

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Applications have now opened for the 2nd round of the Improving Farm Productivity Grant. For more detail on the grant, see our website note of 14th December. Since the initial publication of the scheme guidance, DEFRA has increased the proportion of the costs that the grant will cover from 40% to 50% for robotic and automated equipment....

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CAAV Note 240123: NI - NAP Derogation Applications

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DAERA has opened the online system for submitting applications for a Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) derogation in 2024, and for the submission of 2023 fertilisation accounts for derogated farms. This note has more detail.

Energy DCOs - Sizewell C and Drax

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Two major energy projects have reached milestones in their consenting. Sizewell C has announced that it has satisfied the commitments made in its Deed of Obligation. These were preliminary tasks required under the Development Consent Order (DCO) and preconditions for the start of the formal construction phase. The start of construction is not conditional on the final investment decision (FID) which is expected to be taken later in 2024. The Drax Bioenergy carbon capture and storage project was...

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240119: HS2 Safeguarding Lifted for Phase 2a

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The Government have announced the formal lifting of safeguarding directions for the Phase 2a route between the West Midlands and Crewe. Safeguarding will remain in place for land close to Handsacre, as this is still required to connect HS2 Phase 1 to the West Coast Main Line.

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