by Andrew Hardcastle | Jan 5, 2021 | Agriculture
Although 2020 has been a very difficult year for many, the market for land and farms across the Yorkshire region has continued to see strong prices and continued high levels of demand. The area of land offered for sale across the region has remained at near record low...
by Andrew Hardcastle | Dec 22, 2020 | Events
Merry Christmas! The Directors and Staff at Lister Haigh would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our Christmas and New Year opening hours are as follows:- Monday, 21 December – 9am to 5.30pm Tuesday, 22 December – 9am to 5.30pm...
by Will Foyle | Dec 17, 2020 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes, Payment Scheme
Amid scepticism that the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) does not offer enough for upland farmers, DEFRA is proposing a time limited package to help farmers in protected landscapes ie National Parks and AONBs to adapt during the transitional period ahead as the...
by Will Foyle | Dec 17, 2020 | Agriculture, Legislation
The changes proposed by the Agricultural Transition Plan 2021-2024 will undoubtedly affect many farming businesses, both landowners and tenants alike. The quick change from area based payments to payments for public goods will impact on the viability of many...
by Andrew Hardcastle | Dec 9, 2020 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes, Payment Scheme
The new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) will be the new structure to provide public money to farmers and land managers in return for providing public goods. Examples of public goods are improving and protecting water and air quality, protection from...
by Andrew Hardcastle | Dec 9, 2020 | Agriculture, Payment Scheme
Lister Haigh is advising farmers on the changes to the BPS. Future of the Basic Payment Scheme The way in which Basic Payment (including the greening element) is to be reduced from 2021 – 2024 has been announced. The Direct Payment reductions will be in bands with...
by Tim Waring | Dec 7, 2020 | Residential
You may have forgotten but this time last year we were a week away from a general election. With the dramatic outcome that followed, it prompted many, including myself, to predict significant activity in the property market in 2020. It was widely believed that what...
by Andrew Hardcastle | Dec 7, 2020 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes, Legislation, Woodland
Agricultural Transition Plan – Farming is Changing Following the Government release of the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 – 2024’ paper, the future of British Agriculture is set to change. Our latest newsletter identifies the...
by Andrew Hardcastle | Dec 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes, Payment Scheme
Today DEFRA has published ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to 2024’ which covers the government’s plans for agricultural support and environmental schemes over the next four years. The paper confirms the reductions to the...
by Will Foyle | Nov 27, 2020 | Legislation, Tax Relief
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has released its first of two reports focused towards helping the government simplify its Capital Gains Tax (CGT) structures. These reports come amongst others focused towards simplifying tax structures across the board....
