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231128: Northern Ireland - Funding for Flood Recovery

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The UK Government announced up to £15 million of support will be available to respond to flooding in areas of Northern Ireland in the absence of the Executive. The money has been made available through the granting of a request made to HM Treasury jointly by the UK Government’s Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance to reallocate funding from capital to resource budgets – recognising the need to be nimble and act swiftly at times of crisis for communities....

#60 – Moving from BPS to delinked payments: How will it work?

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Richard Sanders, technical and policy adviser to the CAAV, offers a quick refresher and update on the delinking scheme. As many listeners will be aware, as part of the post-Brexit agricultural transition, England is moving to a farming support system of public money for public goods. Basic payment has been gradually declining, to be phased out by 2027. So what does the future hold? RPA Delinking Guidance: Delinked payments: replacing the Basic Payment Scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) CAAV...

Jeremy's Blog 24th November 2023: DEFRA Call for Evidence on Conduct in the Let Sector

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 23rd November 2023 The let sector covers a third of England’s farmland, still with many 1986 Act tenancies but more than half on FBTs, and still large areas of Wales and Scotland. In addition to that scale, it provides a critical means of flexibility in farm structures, entry, expansion and exit from farming, relieving owners of the need to farm and enabling farmers to have the use of land without having to buy it. Its...

Jeremy Moody bestowed Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural University

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On Tuesday night Jeremy Moody was formally bestowed Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), its highest honour, in a ceremony at the RAU attended by Chair of the Governing Council, Dame Fiona Reynolds, as well as the Vice Chancellor, Earl Bathurst as Vice President and many of the senior leadership team at the RAU. Jeremy Moody was commended to the meeting by William Leschallas. The event was also attended by friends, family and alumni – including the current CAAV...

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231123: Wales - Proposed Update and Reform of Council Tax System

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The Welsh Government has announced proposal to update and reform the Council Tax system in Wales. The consultation seeks views on how and when changes should be made to the basic structure of Council Tax in Wales and update the property valuations used. See the consultation for full details and how to respond. The deadline for the consultation is 6th February 2024.

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231123: Northern Ireland - Consultation on Domestic and Non-Domestic Rates

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The Department of Finance has launched a 14-week consultation on a range of rates reliefs and allowances. The announcement summarises the seven proposals for changes to rate reliefs: four are in the non-domestic sector, and three are in the domestic sector, with greater detail in the consultation papers. The deadline for the consultation is 13th February 2024....

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231123: England - Slurry Infrastructure Grant Round 2 now open for applications

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DEFRA has announced that Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant is now open for applications. Our website note of 13th October provides an overview of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant Round 2 Guidance, published by DEFRA on 13th October 2023. The grant is to improve or expand slurry storage capacity and to cover stores. It must be used to reach the grant storage requirements: 6 months for beef and dairy8 months for pigs The deadline for full applications is 27th June 2025....

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CAAV Agricultural Land Occupation Survey 2023 - England and Wales

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The forms for the 2023 CAAV Agricultural Land Occupation Survey for England and Wales have been circulated to Local Association secretaries by email and are attached again here for convenience. The survey records changes in land occupation, including new arrangements (FBTs, succession tenancies, grazing agreements or contract farming arrangements) and identifying what has happened to land that has left the let sector (sold or taken in-hand, for example). It does not ask about rent. This is the...

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CAAV Note 231123: DEFRA Agricultural Tenancies Conduct and TFC Call for Evidence Summary

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DEFRA has invited the CAAV and other representative bodies (together with some individuals) to seek views and evidence from their members on questions arising out of the Government’s response last May to the report of the Rock Review on Tenant Farming. This paper summarises the issues and questions being asked and invites members to respond with their comments and relevant evidence to the Secretariat (jeremy@caav.org.uk) by 21st December so that they can be brought together and reviewed for...

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CAAV Note 231123: Community Benefits for Electricity Lines

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The Government has now issued its response to the consultation on Community Benefits for Electricity Transmission Network Infrastructure. The note below provides a summary. Four webinars are to be offered to provide an overview of the proposals and answer questions - see these links to register for these events. register for webinars aimed at individuals and community representatives register for webinars aimed at industry representatives...

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CAAV Note 231122: Renting Homes Wales - New Template Contracts and Termination Notice

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Legislation associated with the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has been amended by The Renting Homes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1199), seeing revised template contracts and an amended termination notice RHW17, which is now only to be used in limited circumstances where 2 months' notice is required. These changes take effect from 6th December 2023 and it will be important that the new template contracts are used from this date. Members will need to check and...

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231121: England - Funding for Rural Housing Launched

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The Government has launched funding to support a network of advisers, known as "Rural Housing Enablers". These advisers are to act as brokers between developers and communities and help identify sites with local support for development of new affordable housing to rent or buy in rural areas. The scheme forms part of the "Unleashing Rural Opportunity" policy in England (see CAAV Note 6th June 2023) and is being delivered in conjunction with Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)....

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231120: HS2 Report to Parliament to November 2023

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This Report provides a review of HS2 including programme update, local community impact and engagement as well as land and property issues. For claimants who have had land acquired that is no longer required for revised scheme, the Report states "We are committed to acting in good faith and for fair treatment for all affected – particularly those with transactions in progress – while protecting taxpayers appropriately." It also provides a brief update on safeguarding, reconfirming that...

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231120: England - Draft Code of Practice on Right to Rent Scheme

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A draft code of practice on right to rent has been published, which will be applicable to landlords and their agents in England. It is due to come into force at the same time as the Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023 and the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Order 2023 - these Orders amend the civil penalties that apply for breaches. The code of practice is due to come into force...

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Jeremy's Blog 17th November 2023: Farming Consequences of Weather

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 16th November 2023 At least the UK does not have volcanoes. Iceland, a land still being forged in fire, is watching in awe at the risk of an eruption 25 miles from its capital, evacuating a town before its destruction. In Europe’s other volcanic area, the Phlegraean Fields near Naples and Vesuvius have just had a 4.2 earthquake. Here, we are only following Iceland in the more benign search for geothermal energy prospects in...

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