I wrote about the changes to EPCs and what you now can and can’t let. If you missed that, you can read that here. This post is about whether or not you need an EPC if you have let your farm buildings. It was written for the Berrys Farm Business Bulletin, which you can read in full by clicking here. Buildings that are let and … Continue reading LETTING FARM BUILDINGS – DO YOU NEED AN EPC?
HMRC has published information for businesses on the requirement for digital recording of VAT from 1st April 2019 under the Making Tax Digital programme, including: What’s changing? VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold (currently £85,000) are required to keep digital VAT business records and send VAT returns using Making Tax Digital-compatible software from 1 April 2019. The changes mean all businesses … Continue reading VAT: Making Tax Digital from 1st April 2019
Another update and this one is about let residential and commercial properties. I will also be uploading a new post in due course about when you may need an EPC in a commercial let. Some people are letting commercial buildings (including agricultural buildings for commercial uses, storage etc) without having an EPC. But I will give you more info on that in a different post. … Continue reading Update on Minimum EPC Ratings on Residential & Commercial Lettings
Apologies for being so absent on the blog recently! Hopefully normal business can now resume with weekly blog posts! We’ve had a busy time recently re-locating and I am now back working for Berry Rural Team across Northamptonshire. So on with the post… This isn’t the latest news, so doubtless you have already read press coverage about the change to permitted development that happened this … Continue reading 2018 Changes to Permitted Development Rights
Good morning all! I was having a spin through Linkedin this morning and noticed an article by Lloyds about new finance options for the venison industry which sounded very interesting, so I thought I would share! Info below taken directly from: http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/Media/Press-Releases/press-releases-2017/lloyds-bank/lloyds-bank-bucks-the-trend-with-specialist-finance-for-growing-venison-industry/ More info and full press release here: https://www.lloydsbank.com/assets/media/pdfs/press-releases/2017/170718-venison-finance-press-release.pdf New range of finance options for growing venison industry Will help farmers establish a herd … Continue reading New range of finance options for the venison industry from Lloyds
I harp on about the FAS Newsletter all the time, but it really is very good. The article below is taken from there and you can read it in full here. If you have more than 15ha of land, it is likely that you are required to have an Ecological Focus Area (EFA). There are some exemptions to rules and details of these can be … Continue reading What is meant by catch and cover crops?
This has come as a real blow to many farmers out there. Whilst I am not an agronomist and therefore not my area of specialty I strongly believe there are things that can be done to prepare your farm and business for this transition… What has happened? Last week (15th June 2017), MEPs voted to prevent the use of pesticides in Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) … Continue reading EU bans pesticide use on EFAs – What to do now!
Following on nicely from last week’s blog about Business Rates,the VOA have a document about Business Rates and Stables… Information below taken directly from the document… The term business rates actually refers to non-domestic rates, which is a form of property tax payable on all property that is not classed as domestic. Domestic property is liable to council tax. Stables will be classed as non-domestic, and … Continue reading Business Rates and Stables
Intro Information below is taken from the gov website and you can read the full guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-check-your-rateable-value-is-correct#history There is a new business rates appeal process in England from 1 April 2017 known as check, challenge, appeal. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) deals with checks and challenges, while the independent Valuation Tribunal for England handles appeals. If any of the factual details about your property … Continue reading Business Rates – How to Check and Challenge your Rateable Value
Information taken below from the Farm Advice Newsletter that you can read in full here: http://farmingadviceservice.org.uk/events/assets/Uploads/Newsletters/FAS-news-APR17final.pdf Really good newsletter to sign up to! A closed period that places a ban on cutting and trimming hedges and trees between 1 March and 31 August (inclusive) is a cross compliance requirement under GAEC 7a: Boundaries and GAEC 7c: Trees. While a closed period has always applied under … Continue reading Tree and hedgecutting rules for 2017
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