Experts in the Field from Foot Anstey: Recent Episodes
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Foot Anstey's Farms, Estates and Rural Land team bring you our Experts in the Field podcast series providing insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business. Over the coming weeks we'll hear from specialist guest speakers including the NFU, Savills and Saffery Champness as well as our in-house experts.
Our experts discuss the key parts of the Bill, with a focus on the reforms that are most likely to impact rural landowners, including reforms to compulsory purchase orders and the introduction of the nature restoration fund. They also provide their key takeaways and recommendations for landowners.
Our experts cover the key topics in the Code such as ensuring fair rent reviews, promoting sustainable farming practices and resolving disputes through mediation and alternative dispute resolution methods. They also explore the practical application of the Code, how it helps landlords and tenants manage their agreements and the role of the Commissioner in enforcing and overseeing its implementation.
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In a time when farmers are struggling financially and consumers are increasingly valuing local produce, farming businesses need to develop and protect their brand identities to make the most of their unique place in the market.
In our latest episode, Partner and Head of the Farms, Estates and Rural Land team, Edward Venmore is joined by Partner and Head of Intellectual Property, Ben Travers and Anna Byles, Senior Consultant at KOR Communications to discuss how intellectual property rights can be best utilised in the context of farms and rural land as well as the importance of reputation management.
Useful resources* Supporting article: Farming businesses need to take back the power of brand | Foot Anstey * Find out more about: KOR Communications
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
On 30 October 2024, the Government released its Autumn Budget. The Budget brought sweeping changes to national insurance, capital gains tax and inheritance tax reliefs. These changes will have a significant impact on farming families and businesses.
In this episode, our experts discuss the specifics of the upcoming changes.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In our latest episode, Principal Director, Danielle Spalding is joined by Associate, Rose Westwood, to discuss the changes made to dairy contracts with the introduction of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024.
Danielle and Rose are also joined by Paul Tompkins, Chair of the Dairy Board for the National Farmers Union. Paul was elected to the position in March 2024, and prior to his appointment served nearly four years as vice chair. Paul originally worked in the financial sector before meeting his wife and joining the family dairy business.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Dairy contract legislation - essential information: Dairy contract legislation - essential information | NFU Online
Access all the previous episodes our podcast via our dedicated Experts in the Field podcast page.
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
Partner and Head of Farms, Estates & Rural Land, Edward Venmore is joined by Senior Associate, Kate Lucas, to discuss how landowners can make the most of the opportunities natural capital has to offer.
Edward and Kate are also joined by Tom Bridge, Head of Natural Capital at Real Wild Estates. Tom is an independent natural capital consultant who has been specialising in this area since 2018. He was involved in the Warwickshire Pilot, the first pilot to test biodiversity net gain.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Natural Capital: Natural Capital | Foot Anstey * Succession & Tax team: Succession and Tax | Foot Anstey * Real Wild Estates: Real Wild Estates | LinkedIn
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
Partner and Head of Farms, Estates & Rural Land, Edward Venmore is joined by Partner and Head of Foot Anstey's UK Succession & Tax team, Anna Parker, to discuss the commercial dimensions of natural capital, and how tax and succession necessarily takes centre stage.
Edward and Anna are also joined by Sam Kirkham, Partner at Albert Goodman's Farms and Estates team. Sam regularly advises farm owners and other business owners on CGT and IHT planning matters, and on the business structures that best complement tax and succession plans.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Natural Capital: Natural Capital | Foot Anstey * Succession & Tax team: Succession and Tax | Foot Anstey * Albert Goodman: Albert Goodman Chartered Accountants | South West England * Web article: Natural Capital - Tax Implications
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In our second episode on biodiversity net gain, Partner and Head of Farms, Estates & Rural Land, Edward Venmore and Associate, Rose Westwood are again joined by Jacob Hepworth-Bell and Tristan Carlyle from Aurochs Ecology Ltd to discuss biodiversity net gain and how rural landowners can make the most of the opportunities it presents.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Natural Capital: Natural Capital | Foot Anstey * Aurochs Ecology: Welcome to Aurochs Ecology | Aurochs Ecology Ltd.
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this episode, Partner and Head of Farms, Estates & Rural Land, Edward Venmore is joined by Associate, Rose Westwood and Jacob Hepworth-Bell and Tristan Carlyle from Aurochs Ecology Ltd to discuss bio-diversity net gain, what it is and how it is likely to impact on rural land use.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Natural Capital: Natural Capital | Foot Anstey * Aurochs Ecology: Welcome to Aurochs Ecology | Aurochs Ecology Ltd.
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provide insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In the first episode of our new season focusing on Natural Capital, our experts discuss the options available for farmers and other landowners interested in using their land for environmental projects.
Useful resources* Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this episode, Partner and Head of Farms, Estates & Rural Land, Edward Venmore is joined by Associate, Rose Westwood and Solicitor, Jane Last to discuss rights of way over rural land.
Useful resources* Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team * Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this podcast episode, our experts look at at the three different types of nuisance claims: public, private, and statutory nuisance.
Useful resources* Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team * Farms, Estates & Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates & Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this podcast episode, our experts look at how property can be split between joint owners such as multi-generational farming families or unmarried couples and how to document this in a way which hopefully avoids future disputes.
Useful links* Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team * Farms, Estates and Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey * Family team: Family | Foot Anstey * Related article: One day the farm will all be yours... or will it? * Related article: Succession planning – The need for Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyships
The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In our latest episode, our experts discuss proprietary estoppel claims in the context of when a promise to inherit the family farm could be binding.
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- Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
- Farms, Estates and Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this episode, our experts provide insight into the pressures that are currently facing the agricultural industry and discuss how current farmers and new entrants can overcome these challenges through detailed business planning.
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- Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
- Farms, Estates and Rural Land team: Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Foot Anstey
The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In our latest episode, our experts discuss the reasons why the number of farmers in the UK has been decreasing year on year causing major threats to UK food security and the UK's farming future.
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Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
Contact Edward Venmore
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The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.
In this episode, our experts explore some of the biggest changes to agricultural funding in more than a generation. Our experts discuss how agricultural funding has operated historically and concerns farmers may have with the changes as well as highlighting some of the funding support that is now available. We also discuss other funding changes on the horizon and how farmers are best placed to capitalise on them.
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Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
Contact Edward Venmore
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In our latest podcast episode, our experts discuss the very topical subject of sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), and the implications for landowners and occupiers.
The first episode of our new season, our experts provide insights into the tensions that many landowners and occupiers face when ensuring that natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations whilst facing complex demands for sustainable food production, and the need to run a financially-viable business.
Useful links
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Contact Edward Venmore
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This podcast episode explores the issues surrounding accidents on and off the farm and employers' and landowners' responsibilities, with useful insights and top tips from our in-house experts. The experts discuss a range of topics from the types of accidents that arise, what employers can do to minimise them and the regulatory framework currently in place. (Please note the podcast includes graphic descriptions of injuries on farms.)
Useful links
Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
Contact Edward Venmore
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This podcast episode considers the use of Agrivoltaic technology (Agri-PV): the simultaneous use of land for solar farming and agriculture and the opportunities available to landowners to make the most use of their land for sustainable power generation and agricultural production. The experts discuss the methods and benefits of Agri-PV production.
Useful links: Regener8 Power - Bringing regener8ive solar to the world.
In this episode, our in-house experts consider the potential disputes arising in farming families following the death of a relative. They also discuss how succession issues can be avoided or minimised by early consideration and forward planning on inheritance matters at an early stage.
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Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
Contact Edward Venmore
Contact Alexandra Rogers
Contact Robert Marshall
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In this Episode Edward Venmore talks with Julia Pound, Associate Director at Savills. Julia is an expert in strategic estate management, nutrient neutrality and biodiversity net gain.
Edward and Julia look into what the term Natural Capital encompasses and the potential opportunities it provides. They also discuss recent changes in the agricultural sector, government policy and current and future trends.
Useful links
Twitter: Foot Anstey - Farms, Estates and Rural Land team
Contact Edward Venmore
Contact John Catchpole
Contact Becki Biscoe
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In the final episode of season 2 we explore how to make your land as marketable as possible with useful insights and top tips. Our in-house experts discuss a range of topics from exploring development opportunities, to planning applications and conducting due diligence on your land.
Our experts start their discussion with the key things to think about when assessing whether your land has development potential.
They then consider what steps should be taken to establish the marketability of your land and what can be done to enhance that development opportunity. The discussion concludes with some top tips for landowners to take away.
Useful links
Article: A landowner's perspective: How to make your land as marketable as possible for development
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Contact Edward Venmore
Contact John Catchpole
Contact Becki Biscoe
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Our in-house experts are joined by Matt Brown from Savills as they provide some useful insights into what makes a good landlord and tenant relationship in regard to agricultural land and tenancies, with a common theme being good communication. They discuss common areas in which disputes may arise and clauses in a written tenancy that are subject to the most negotiation at the outset. They also considers the changes in the subsidy regime.
Useful links
Article: Landlord and tenant - creating a good working relationship
Contact: Matt Brown
Website: Rural sector at Savills
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In this episode we bring back our in-house experts from episode 6 for part 2 of the discussion on the importance of lasting powers of attorney and deputyships in succession planning. They highlight how important putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) can be to protect well laid succession plans, the farming business and also ensure your wishes are adhered to by a person you trust. They also discuss what steps you should be considering now to be prepared for all eventualities.
Useful Links
Podcast: Ep.6 Planning for the next generation - a private client lawyer's perspective (part 1)
Article: Succession planning – The need for Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyships
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Contact Edward Venmore
Contact Rachel Brooks
Contact Caroline Featherby
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Season 2 starts with our experts discussing how the pandemic, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have affected the agricultural sector and foreign seasonal workers. Edward Venmore is joined by Andrew Butler from the NFU and our business immigration specialist Gemma Robinson as they explain the steps for acquiring a Seasonal Worker Visa as well as employer's responsibilities when employing foreign seasonal workers. Gemma also shares her expertise on statutory rights for foreign seasonal workers and Andrew explains the steps the NFU are taking to convince the government to improve the current system for employing foreign seasonal workers.
Useful links
Article: Employing overseas nationals in agricultural roles – Employer options
Contact: Edward Venmore
Contact: Andrew Butler
Contact: Gemma Robinson
Website: NFU
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In the final episode of season one we consider the importance of succession planning with our experts sharing their experiences of working with farming families and what you can do to ensure you have a successful succession plan in place.
Farming businesses are unique in that the family usually live as well as work on the largest asset, which is illiquid and cannot always easily be split. Traditional succession practices, such as handing the farm down through generations can create expectation and conflict with modern expectations of inheriting equally between siblings. From a succession point of view, it is vital that plans are discussed, made and well documented.
Clive Beer of Savills joins our internal experts, Anna Parker and Edward Venmore, to discuss their experience of how farming families approach succession planning, how this differs in other European countries and to highlight cases where it has gone wrong or been done well.
The experts also share their advice for successful succession planning and how to avoid family conflict before concluding with their key tips and takeaways.
Useful links:
Article: Agricultural Holdings Act Succession – What you need to know
Podcast: Ep.3. Planning for the next generation – a family lawyer's perspective
Contact: Clive Beer
Website: Rural property services at Savills
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Our in-house experts consider succession planning and the need for deputyships where loss of capacity has not been planned for.
During the episode our lawyers explain loss of capacity and what a deputyship order is. They discuss the process of becoming or appointing a deputy, and how a person could avoid their family having to incur the time, emotion and money involved by putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney whilst they still have capacity.
This episode is part one of this topic. In part two, which will be released in Series 2, we'll go into more detail on lasting powers of attorney (LPA's).
Useful links:
Contact Edward Venmore
Contact Rachel Brooks
Contact Caroline Featherby
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www.enablelaw.com
In this episode our in-house experts consider natural capital schemes and in particular the biodiversity net gain requirements that are coming in through planning policy.
Our experts explain the biodiversity net gain requirements that are coming in through planning policy and the challenges around implementing the scheme.
They discuss the impact on, and opportunities for, English landowners and offer advice as to what landowners can be doing now. Their concluding thoughts share key tips and takeaways.
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Contact Edward Venmore
Contact Christian Silk
Contact Rose Westwood
Podcast: Ep.1: Renewables – opportunities for landowners in 2022 and beyond
Podcast: Ep.2: Finding the balance between environment and food (Guest speaker - Alex Stevens, NFU)
Podcast: Ep.4: Farming in a new world – an accountant’s perspective (Guest speaker - Hannah Mazrae, Saffery Champness)
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Hannah Mazrae, Partner at Saffery Champness LLP, joins Edward Venmore and Rose Westwood to discuss the changes coming to the farming sector as the basic payment scheme is phased out.
Government desire to see improvements for nature is driving new policy and a period of unprecedented change for farmers and landowners. Our experts discuss the key policies that will drive change and the impact these might have on land use, agricultural tenancies, and farmers coming together into cooperatives and pooling arrangements. Hannah shares her insight into what the market and her clients are doing now and concludes with her key tips and takeaways.
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Find out more about Hannah
Contact Hannah: hannah.mazrae@saffery.com
Article: Conservation covenant: What’s it all about?
Article: Food Production v the Environment: Competing or Complementary Land Use?
Podcast: Ep.2: Experts in the field podcast – Finding the balance between environment and food
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In this episode our in-house experts consider the importance of succession planning, the value of discussion and documenting those discussions to avoid family conflict.
Farming families are unique in that they often live and work together on the largest capital asset, which is usually passed down through generations. Without open discussions and proper succession planning, this set up can all too easily lead to costly and emotional family conflict.
Our experts discuss how you can begin discussions and the documents we recommend to guard against risk which can act as an insurance policy for the future. We'll explain family constitutions, partnership agreements, wills, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements before concluding with our key tips and takeaways.
Useful links
Article: Guide to Prenuptial Agreements in the UK
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Against a backdrop of unprecedented change and transition, Edward Venmore, head of Foot Anstey's Farms, Estates and Rural Land team in conversation with Alex Stevens, Regional Policy Manager for the NFU South West, considers opportunities for landowners and farmers and the balance between environmental schemes and food production.
Farmers and landowners are entering a period of unprecedented change due to Brexit, a new subsidy regime, and new policies driven by pressures on the Government for climate change mitigation.
Alex and Edward discuss the key policies that will drive change in the rural market, how they consider land use will be impacted and the balance between environmental schemes and food production. Alex shares his experience of what NFU members are doing now in response and his predictions for the coming years, both for landowners and tenant farmers, and including pooling arrangements. Alex concludes with his key tips and takeaways.
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Alex Stevens
Edward Venmore
Article: Food Production v the Environment: Competing or Complementary Land Use?
Article: Renewables - opportunities for landowners
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In our first episode Edward Venmore, Head of Foot Anstey's Farms, Estates and Rural Land team discusses renewable opportunities for landowners with team colleague Danielle Spalding and in-house expert, Kutahya Cherry.
The future of farming is changing. With the COP26 summit bringing parties together to accelerate action, the focus is very much on our climate. Using our natural resources to supply clean energy is something everyone can expect to see a lot more of , in line with the UK's commitment to net-zero goals. The agriculture sector has also pledged to achieve net zero by 2040. As a result, an increasing number of farmers and landowners are looking at renewable energy opportunities.
In this podcast we'll consider key points including how rural landowners are in a core strategic position in the development of the UK's renewables infrastructure, the effect of COP26 and the UK's Net Zero Strategy, key landowner concerns, understanding of developers' expectations, what legal documents are needed and factors to consider on 'identified land' including vacant possession.
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