by John Haigh | Jan 5, 2019 | Company
I am pleased and privileged to be able to lead Lister Haigh into its Centenary year. The business was founded in 1919 by Oswald Lister based in Nidderdale and even then, operating throughout Yorkshire as Agricultural Auctioneers, Valuers, Land and Estate Agents....
by Lizzy Foster | Dec 22, 2018 | Company
2018 has been a big year for the agricultural industry, with the first Agricultural Bill in over 70 years, extremes of weather and large fluctuations in prices, but have there been any forward steps? In our last article of 2017 we were hoping for more clarity from...
by Catherine Johnston | Dec 20, 2018 | Agriculture
Some of the key facts from the independent Farm Inspection and Regulation Review final report give cause for concern in the light of current Government proposals for direct payments after Brexit. In England, 2014-2017 the proportion of farm income from direct (CAP)...
by Will Foyle | Dec 19, 2018 | Agriculture
The independent report commissioned on behalf of the government for Farm Inspection & Regulation Review has recently been released, unsurprisingly it calls for a more straightforward method of regulating the industry. Currently there are 172 Acts of Parliament...
by Giles Chaplin | Dec 19, 2018 | Agriculture
Andrew Hardcastle, a Director at Lister Haigh, became the President of the Yorkshire Association of Agricultural Valuers (YAAV) at its 134th AGM last week. The YAAV is made up of members of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers who practice throughout...
by Tim Waring | Dec 15, 2018 | Residential
Nowadays there are many ways to sell your home. Whether you are an avid online follower of property portals or a believer in the more traditional approach, there are also a raft of options in between. Whatever your choice the basic process is one of matching buyer...
by Lizzy Foster | Dec 6, 2018 | Agriculture
The Office for Tax Simplification have released a first report on Inheritance Tax (IHT) following its consultation on its issues and complexities – we have read the 82-page document and have summarised key points below: The IHT system is widely recognized as being...
by Will Foyle | Dec 6, 2018 | Agriculture
We are aware that a number of clients received their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment for 2018 on the 1st December 2018 and that a number of others have been paid in the subsequent days since the 1st. As previously mentioned in our news article of the 10th November...
by Giles Chaplin | Nov 24, 2018 | Agriculture
We are aware that the RPA are currently undertaking a number of NVZ inspections in our region. These inspections cover all aspects of the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone regulations and often result in penalties to farmers Basic Payment Scheme payments due to incomplete,...
by Catherine Johnston | Nov 22, 2018 | Compulsory Purchase
HS2 has now launched its consultation on its Working Draft Environmental Statement for Phase 2b. The closing date for responses is 21st December 2018. Chris Grayling MP, The Secretary of State for Transport’s Written Statement to Parliament can be found on the...
