Compensation Claims

There is an increasing need for improvement of the area's road links, and we are able to advise you how best to deal with the acquiring authority and the contractors, as well as negotiating compensation claims.

Utility companies are increasingly using firms of surveyors to agree routes and negotiate compensation.  As an independent firm we are not tied to any companies so we are able to ensure that you are properly represented.  The utility company nearly always pays our fees.

Estate Management

We have the professional expertise and the experienced staff necessary to offer a full Estate Management service if required.  This, together and with the benefit of state of the art property management software, means we are able to tailor our advice to individual requirements.

Valuations

As members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), we are able to carry out valuations of all types, to include bank security, probate, capital gains tax as well as annual stocktaking valuations for your farming businesses.

Woodlands

We provide an advisory role regarding woodland management and are able to carry out grant scheme applications.  We are also specialists with regard to the impact of deer on woodland and their subsequent management.  We believe that we are the only firm in the region writing formal Deer Management Plans.

Wind Farms and Telecoms

Wind farm companies, large and small, have besieged the area promising everything and often delivering very little.  We can assist you with negotiations and deal with the on-going management issues that arise with the wind farm companies and give you the best advice possible.  We are also able to negotiate, on your behalf, on telecommunication mast sites, together with on-going management issues such as rent reviews.

Rural Planning

The planning system is undergoing "root and branch change".  New planning legislation, the advent of strict Government guidelines regarding development in the countryside and pressures of flood risk etc., being examples.  With our own expertise and the services of our retained firm of specialist Planning Consultants, we are able to offer a complete range of planning related advice from the smallest proposal to large developments, and the promotion of land through the Local Plan review process.  With high property values and the ever-changing planning scene, it is more important than ever to seek advice on these issues.

Tax Planning

We can advise on inheritance and capital gains tax planning with your other professional advisers to make the best use of the current and ever changing taxation rules.  Also, all farm businesses, however large or small, need to look at themselves on a regular basis; our wide-ranging experience of diverse agricultural businesses can assist in that process.