Agricultural
Armitstead Barnett Agricultural Department provide a fully comprehensive service offering professional advice on a wide range of topics to include: All aspects of Agricultural Law, Landlord and Tenant issues, Compensation Claims, Government Subsidies, Planning and Management Services.
Our extensive Connections and experience throughout the farming community in the North West involves us in:
Valuations:
The Partners of Armitstead Barnett are Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Fellows of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) and regularly provide specialist valuation advice in the following matters:
Lettings and Management:
We manage an extensive portfolio of property ranging from Single Farms, Bare Land, Rural and Urban dwellings and tailor our management service to suit clients’ needs. With dedicated clients’ accounts and rent management systems we demand, collect and account to you for rental in a safe, secure and RICS compliant manner. Our services also include service of notices, lease renewals and new lettings, rent reviews and rent collection.
We advise on the letting of rural property and undertake and prepare Farm Business Tenancies, Grazing agreements, Licences, and Contract agreements and assist in Rental Tenders.
Agricultural Law:
We have experience in and knowledge of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, The Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (Known as Farm Business Tenancy Law) and related Statutory Instruments and Case Law. We regularly advise Landlords, Tenants and owner- occupiers and pride ourselves in dealing with matters in a practical and sensible way to the ultimate benefit of the client. Areasof work dealt with include for example:
Utilities Easements and Wayleaves:
We provide extensive complete professional service to Landowners and occupiers onto whose property is affected by Public Companies and other Statutory Rights of Entry for the construction of Water Pipes, Sewers, Electricity Cables and poles, Gas Pipelines etc. Common areas of involvement include:
Compulsory Purchase:
To include Highways and local Authority Negotiations including preparation of Compensation claims, objections and discussions to improve or mitigate the compulsory purchase effect. Part one Claims.
Milk Quotas:
Experience and knowledge in dealing with all aspects of Milk Quota including:
Single Farm Payments and Environmental Schemes:
With the implementation of the SFP in 2005, we have assisted a large number of clients to maximise their entitlements to include:
Planning and Development:
We have developed extensive experience and knowledge in advising landowners and Property Owners on a wide range of planning and development matters, which can include:
We can assist in identifying development potential and advise on the best way of promoting it
We negotiate with developers on behalf of Landowners for Option Agreements to include payments, terms of agreements and timescales.
We can negotiate the price payable by the developer following grant of Planning Consent.
We advise and assist in the request for “Tied” dwellings and subsequent removal of tie applications.
We submit applications for Farm Buildings.
Telecommunications:
Experience in dealing with Telecom operators including:
Farm Dispersal Sales & Actioneering Services:
For more information please see our Auction and Livestock Page
Our extensive Connections and experience throughout the farming community in the North West involves us in:
Valuations:
The Partners of Armitstead Barnett are Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Fellows of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) and regularly provide specialist valuation advice in the following matters:
- Capital Gains and Inheritance Taxes
- Probate
- Compulsory Purchase
- Secured lending for most high street banks and specialist rural finance
- Rent Reviews
- End of Tenancy Claims
- Agricultural Stocktaking
- Tax Planning
- Insurance Rebuilding costs
- Development Options and Contracts
- Matrimonial and Court Valuations.
Lettings and Management:
We manage an extensive portfolio of property ranging from Single Farms, Bare Land, Rural and Urban dwellings and tailor our management service to suit clients’ needs. With dedicated clients’ accounts and rent management systems we demand, collect and account to you for rental in a safe, secure and RICS compliant manner. Our services also include service of notices, lease renewals and new lettings, rent reviews and rent collection.
We advise on the letting of rural property and undertake and prepare Farm Business Tenancies, Grazing agreements, Licences, and Contract agreements and assist in Rental Tenders.
Agricultural Law:
We have experience in and knowledge of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, The Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (Known as Farm Business Tenancy Law) and related Statutory Instruments and Case Law. We regularly advise Landlords, Tenants and owner- occupiers and pride ourselves in dealing with matters in a practical and sensible way to the ultimate benefit of the client. Areasof work dealt with include for example:
- Commencement and termination of Tenancy Agreements
- Rent Review procedure
- Succession on death or retirement
- Compensation on quitting
- Quotas and SFP
- Repairing obligations
- Fixtures and Improvements.
- Dilapidations
Utilities Easements and Wayleaves:
We provide extensive complete professional service to Landowners and occupiers onto whose property is affected by Public Companies and other Statutory Rights of Entry for the construction of Water Pipes, Sewers, Electricity Cables and poles, Gas Pipelines etc. Common areas of involvement include:
- Pre Entry negotiations regarding access routes and Accommodation works
- Pre entry Records of Conditions
- Negotiations on Easements and Wayleave payments.
- Licences for additional working areas.
- Capitalised Wayleaves
- Reinstatement negotiations
- Preparation, submission and negotiation of compensation claims.
Compulsory Purchase:
To include Highways and local Authority Negotiations including preparation of Compensation claims, objections and discussions to improve or mitigate the compulsory purchase effect. Part one Claims.
Milk Quotas:
Experience and knowledge in dealing with all aspects of Milk Quota including:
- Sales and Leasing
- Calculation of Apportionments
- Landlord and Tenant Divisions.
Single Farm Payments and Environmental Schemes:
With the implementation of the SFP in 2005, we have assisted a large number of clients to maximise their entitlements to include:
- Completion of SP5a forms
- Completion of Customer registration forms
- Entitlement Transfers
- National Reserve Applications
- Entry Level Stewardship applications
- Higher Level Stewardship Application
Planning and Development:
We have developed extensive experience and knowledge in advising landowners and Property Owners on a wide range of planning and development matters, which can include:
We can assist in identifying development potential and advise on the best way of promoting it
We negotiate with developers on behalf of Landowners for Option Agreements to include payments, terms of agreements and timescales.
We can negotiate the price payable by the developer following grant of Planning Consent.
We advise and assist in the request for “Tied” dwellings and subsequent removal of tie applications.
We submit applications for Farm Buildings.
Telecommunications:
Experience in dealing with Telecom operators including:
- Negotiations with Heads of Terms for proposed sites.
- Site Sharing arrangements
- Rent Reviews
- Lease Variations and renewals.
Farm Dispersal Sales & Actioneering Services:
For more information please see our Auction and Livestock Page
