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Outlook – Summer 2025
Matthew Sawdon
11 June 2025
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EFRA Recommends Delay of Inheritance Tax Reforms until April 2027
Vicky Hutton-Squire
16 May 2025
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Would you gamble £40,000 to win £1,000,000?
Bill Lightfoot
24 April 2025
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DEFRA Capital Grants Update
Matthew Sawdon
6 March 2025
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Outlook – Spring 2025
Matthew Sawdon
25 February 2025
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Outlook – Winter 2024
Matthew Sawdon
22 November 2024
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Call for sites with development potential in Swale, Gravesham, Folkestone and Hythe
Isabelle Adaway
8 October 2024
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Outlook – Autumn 2024
Matthew Sawdon
23 May 2024
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Outlook – Summer 2024
Matthew Sawdon
23 May 2024
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Significant changes to Permitted Development Rights announced
Charlotte Bromley
8 May 2024
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Flurry of farms kickstart the Spring market
Matthew Sawdon
3 May 2024
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Are your grazing arrangements due a spring clean?
Matthew Sawdon
28 April 2024
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The End of the Four-Year Rule
Steve Davies
12 April 2024
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Considering selling your farm or land? Read our top tips first
Matthew Sawdon
20 March 2024
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Delinked Payment Transfer Window Opens
7323
7 March 2024
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Government Announcement on Agricultural Property Relief (APR)
Karen Ross
7 March 2024
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More grant funding released for Farm Productivity and Animal Welfare
7323
26 February 2024
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Rishi Sunak makes announcement at NFU Conference
7323
26 February 2024
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Outlook – Spring 2024
Matthew Sawdon
16 February 2024
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Outlook – Winter 2023
Matthew Sawdon
31 December 2023
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Ashford Borough Council opens ‘Call for Sites’ Consultation
Elizabeth Welch
14 September 2023
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Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) applications open in September
Matthew Sawdon
6 September 2023
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Outlook – Autumn 2023
Matthew Sawdon
30 August 2023
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Valuable changes to Permitted Development Rights (“PDR’s”) are being considered
Charlotte Bromley
9 August 2023
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What to do when a utility company wants access to your land
Jon Rimmer
16 June 2023
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Unleashing Rural Opportunity – A Government charm offensive?
Matthew Sawdon
13 June 2023
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Animal Health and Welfare Grant announced
7323
4 April 2023
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The Delinking of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Payments
Karen Ross
4 April 2023
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Water Management Grant for Arable or Horticultural Businesses is now Open!
7323
4 April 2023
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Farming Equipment and Technology Grant – Round 2 announced!
7323
10 February 2023
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BPS Entitlement trading window now open!
7323
7 February 2023
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New standards added to the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme
Matthew Sawdon
31 January 2023
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Changes to Countryside Stewardship and ELM’s
Matthew Sawdon
5 January 2023
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Steve Davies and Elizabeth Welch promoted to Associate Directors
Sam Snart
20 December 2022
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Calling all pig, beef and dairy farmers – slurry infrastructure grant open
7323
15 December 2022
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BPS Lump Sum Exit Scheme
Karen Ross
13 May 2022
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Development Sites
Bill Lightfoot
13 May 2022
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Land market remains strong
Matthew Sawdon
13 May 2022
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Tax Advice
Vicky Hutton-Squire
13 May 2022
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Sustainable Farming Incenitive (SFI) to launch in June
Matthew Sawdon
14 April 2022
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Woodland Creation Grants – Up to £8,500 per hectare
Charlotte Bromley
25 March 2022
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Opportunities and challenges ahead
Matthew Sawdon
1 March 2022
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£30m grant funding for farm diversification announced
7323
31 January 2022
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Canterbury City Council – an unusual call for planning sites
Steve Davies
31 January 2022
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Farmers could receive up to £100,000 to give up their land
Matthew Sawdon
31 January 2022
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Generous new grants launched to increase productivity on your farm
7323
31 January 2022
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Increased payments for Countryside Stewardship Schemes (CSS)
Matthew Sawdon
13 January 2022
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Local Nature Recovery (LNR) and Landscape Recovery (LR)
Matthew Sawdon
11 January 2022
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DEFRA release details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) rollout 2022
Matthew Sawdon
13 December 2021
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Development land market in the pandemic
Bill Lightfoot
16 November 2021
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Vicky Phillips passes the RICS Expert Witness Certificate
Vicky Hutton-Squire
13 November 2021
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Biodiversity Net Gain – what we know so far
Steve Davies
24 August 2021
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New grant scheme targets AONBs and National Parks
Sophie Walker
24 August 2021
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Rewilding in Agricultural Tenancies
Sam Snart
24 August 2021
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Timbeeeeeeeer!
Vicky Hutton-Squire
24 August 2021
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Sustainable Farming Incentive
Matthew Sawdon
19 August 2021
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More powers to tenants
Vicky Hutton-Squire
1 March 2021
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Rent review – Is now the time?
Matthew Sawdon
1 March 2021
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Rights of Way
Sophie Walker
1 March 2021
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The Importance of Place Making – Will A National Design Code Assist?
Steve Davies
16 February 2021
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Grants and Subsidies
Matthew Sawdon
4 February 2021
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Is your business ready for the Agriculture Bill?
Vicky Hutton-Squire
15 January 2021
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The Agricultural Transition Plan – Is your business prepared?
Matthew Sawdon
3 December 2020
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All change for the land market?
Vicky Hutton-Squire
10 November 2020
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Public money for public goods
Matthew Sawdon
10 November 2020
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Stour Catchment Planning Update
10 November 2020
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Kent and East Sussex – Local Plan updates and deadlines
Sam Snart
12 June 2020
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Have your say now on the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS)
Matthew Sawdon
17 March 2020
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Delinking could drive diversification and land sales
Jon Rimmer
3 March 2020
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What’s the future for the Basic Payment Scheme?
Matthew Sawdon
27 February 2020
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Agricultural Property Relief – Don’t let the taxman harvest more than his due
Vicky Hutton-Squire
25 February 2020
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Agriculture Bill – What could it mean for landowners and farmers?
Sam Snart
25 February 2020
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Agricultural Occupancy Condition
6788
20 November 2019
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Rural Funding Opportunities
Vicky Hutton-Squire
20 November 2019
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Wanting to plough your grassland?
Sophie Walker
20 November 2019
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How to protect your land from the creation of new rights of way
Sophie Walker
6 September 2019
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Inheritance Tax Review
Vicky Hutton-Squire
6 September 2019
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Otties Farm – New Dairy for yoghurt and cheese making
6788
28 June 2019
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Assets for sale? Take time to qualify for relief
Vicky Hutton-Squire
17 June 2019
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Planning regime changes to allow more flexible use of buildings
Steve Davies
17 June 2019
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Netflix linked with move to Ashford?
Sam Snart
14 March 2019
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Vicky Phillips returns to Hobbs Parker’s Property Consultants team
Sam Snart
12 March 2019
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Permitted development in town centres
Steve Davies
18 February 2019
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Tenancy planning for landowners
Matthew Sawdon
18 February 2019
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Housing secured in the Green Belt
6788
13 February 2019
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Thinking local is the answer when planning to develop
Elizabeth Welch
12 February 2019
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Green plans could mean red light for development
Steve Davies
12 December 2018
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Solar farms advice for landowners
698
21 November 2018
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Change of use and permitted development to support the high street
6788
12 November 2018
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Hobbs Parker welcomes new Senior Planner to the team
Jon Rimmer
12 November 2018
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Inheritance tax relief for farm businesses
Sam Snart
12 November 2018
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National Planning Policy Framework update
Steve Davies
12 November 2018
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A development opportunity half done!
Bill Lightfoot
15 August 2018
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How to make the best of a Compulsory Purchase Order
Sam Snart
15 August 2018
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Planning permission granted for 14 homes in Whitfield
15 August 2018
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The farming voice must be heard for a Green Brexit
Jon Rimmer
20 April 2018
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19 New Development Sites for Ashford
Steve Davies
13 June 2017
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Outlook Summer 2017
Sam Snart
20 April 2017
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Could the latest business rates revaluation hit your pocket?
Sam Snart
7 November 2016
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Is now the right time to diversify?
Sam Snart
7 November 2016
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Planning to succeed
Steve Davies
7 November 2016
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Favourable exchange rate brings timely relief to farmers
Matthew Sawdon
2 November 2016
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How to gain planning permission — a view from both sides of the fence
Steve Davies
4 August 2016
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What does Brexit mean for the whole planning system?
Jon Rimmer
4 August 2016
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Is it time to loosen the Green Belt?
Sam Snart
3 August 2016
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Plan ahead for agricultural rent reviews in 2017
Jon Rimmer
3 August 2016
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Plans for new home in AONB given consent
663
3 August 2016
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Outlook Autumn 2016
Sam Snart
1 August 2016
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Outlook Summer 2016
1 May 2016
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Outlook Spring 2016
17 March 2016
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Agricultural Grant Scheme Launched for Hedgerows and Boundaries
Matthew Sawdon
11 March 2016
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Consultation for new Lower Thames Crossing
Sam Snart
11 March 2016
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Is selling some land an option in 2016?
Sam Snart
11 March 2016
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New team rising to challenge
Roger Lightfoot
11 March 2016
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Permitted Development Rights for rural buildings
663
11 March 2016
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Renewable Energy – is it beginning to run on empty?
Jon Rimmer
11 March 2016
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