Permitted development – a new house in the country?
From the 6th April 2014 new opportunities exist for the conversion of existing agricultural buildings to residential dwellings under the new permitted development rights.
Read moreMoving in and moving up
On the home front Fenn Wright has seen a number of changes this year with some long-standing friends and colleagues stepping aside at the top and a lot of young blood joining and progressing within the firm.
Read moreSPS to BPS: Here we go again!
Following the current round of CAP reform, the Single Payment Scheme will come to an end on the 31st December 2014, to be replaced by the Basic Payment Scheme on the 1st January 2015. Fenn Wright Partner, David Ward, shares his thoughts about the switch-over from one scheme to another.
Read moreWhat’s in next week’s Budget?
As the average UK house price hits £250,000, thousands more buyers will be paying 3% stamp duty and the Government has been accused of cashing in on the strengthening property market, which it has boosted with schemes such as Help to Buy and Funding for Lending.
Read moreA rural view
Martin Freeman, Fenn Wright Partner and Head of the Rural department gives a roundup of last year’s market and his thoughts on what is in store for 2014.
Read moreNew family friendly tenancies
In October, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced that the Government will introduce new measures to encourage longer, fixed term, ‘family-friendly’ tenancies in the public rented sector.
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