by Catherine Johnston | Feb 10, 2023 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes
A new round of Farming Equipment and Technology Fund grants will be opening soon. The fund offers grants for specific items of equipment to increase productivity, boost environmental sustainability and improve animal health and welfare. Farmers, foresters and growers...
by Catherine Johnston | Jan 6, 2023 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes
At the Oxford Farming Conference on 5th January 2023, DEFRA Farming Minister, Mark Spencer announced that farmers will receive increased payments for protecting and enhancing nature and delivering sustainable food production under the Government’s Environmental Land...
by John Haigh | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
The staff at Lister Haigh would like to wish all their clients, colleagues and friends a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. Please be advised that our offices will be closed over the festive holiday but we will be regularly monitoring calls...
by Catherine Johnston | Nov 23, 2022 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes
DEFRA has announced that the new Slurry Infrastructure Grant will open for applications on 6th December 2022. To help people prepare, they have made the full grant guidance available on gov.uk Slurry Infrastructure grant – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The grant is to...
by Giles Chaplin | Oct 27, 2022 | Development, Development and Planning
Planning, Development and Architectural work continues to be a thriving and increasingly important part of the service offered by the Lister Haigh team. One of the latest successful planning applications is soon to result in three new barn conversions to be built off...
by Sam Harris | Sep 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
All at Lister Haigh are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and condolences are with the all the members of the Royal Family at this time. Thank you for your 70 years of dedicated and steadfast service to your...
by Tim Waring | Sep 5, 2022 | Residential
For many years, a friend of mine has had a simple method to minimise the heating bills in their rather rambling family home. They have a house rule that the addition of another layer of clothing is mandatory before anyone is allowed to turn up the thermostat. It maybe...
by Tim Waring | Aug 25, 2022 | Development and Planning, Residential
The successful sale this week of Ashworths Barn in Thornthwaite proves that at Lister Haigh it’s all about teamwork! This picturesque four bedroom stone barn conversion lies in the lovely rural setting of Nidderdale and has stunning views, a delightful formal...
by Tim Waring | Jul 20, 2022 | Residential
They say a week in politics is a long time, witness the recent events in Westminster. By contrast a month is not a long time in terms of residential property, witness the discussions I had earlier this week with fellow agents on our respective stands at the Great...
by Tim Waring | Jun 15, 2022 | Residential
In this column over recent months, I have reflected how 2021 was a year like no other for estate agents, provided my predictions for 2022, given a polite lecture to potential buyers who are sometimes economical with the truth, extolled the virtues of colour in the...