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Farm Tenancy Forum co-chair vacancy

Farm Tenancy Forum co-chair vacancy

LAND JOURNAL

Farm Tenancy Forum co-chair vacancy

Calling all experienced and skilled chairs and facilitators, with experience of helping to facilitate discussions from a neutral perspective. Apply now to become co-chair of the Farm Tenancy Forum, to work with government to ensure a thriving farm tenancy sector and feed into policy and schemes

Fiona Mannix 20 July 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Is mineral safeguarding working?

Is mineral safeguarding working?

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Is mineral safeguarding working?

When developers and mineral owners collaborate early in the process, creative solutions and savings can be made and both sectors can gain wins

Tamsyn Luggar MRICS 16 July 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

What opportunities do hazelnuts offer farmers?

What opportunities do hazelnuts offer farmers?

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What opportunities do hazelnuts offer farmers?

Why might farmers and landowners want to diversify into the hazelnut market. What is the potential, how much would you need to invest, and when can you expect to see a return on that investment?

Tom McVeigh 10 July 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

How can surveyors approach climate risk in valuation?

How can surveyors approach climate risk in valuation?

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How can surveyors approach climate risk in valuation?

Climate adaptation policy is reshaping risk in UK property markets. Should surveyors be considering climate risk when valuing assets? And what are the implications of this?

Dr Oluwaseun Damilola Ajayi 02 July 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

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Effects of Welsh Environment Act on planning

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Cathryn Tracey25 June 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

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Can devolution unlock rural affordable homes?

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Martin Collett and Patrick Merton-Jones18 June 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

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UK sandstone supplied to finish the Sagrada Família

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Rob Taylor10 June 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

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How to use London's golf courses to build homes

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Russell Curtis04 June 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

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Can solar and battery storage work for the rural sector?

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Nick Spicer28 May 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

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Part 2: RNLI climate app uses geospatial data

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Richard Martin21 May 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

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MapAction provides humanitarian data support

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Alex Macbeth07 May 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

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How will the Land Use Framework be implemented?

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Fiona Mannix30 April 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

Planning and development

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Wynne-Finch: Court of Appeal rules mudstone not a mineral

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Richard Lashmore21 April 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Minerals and waste management

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Why is the Land Use Framework important?

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Fiona Mannix16 April 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Planning and development

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

Angela is a rural chartered surveyor, a lecturer, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has many years' experience of teaching rural estate management at the University of Reading's Henley Business School, and previously taught at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a Trustee at the Gerald Palmer Eling Trust in Berkshire.

Gordon is a senior advocate for geospatial, hydrospatial, hydrography, Surveying, geoscience and geodetics. He is passionate about the conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital and is the owner of Venture Geomatics.

James is a chartered surveyor and chartered geographer.

Fiona is a senior specialist in land and resources at RICS. She originally worked as a management accountant in oil and gas and other sectors before changing career.

She has led the production of standards and guidance for the rural and environment professional groups, as well as RICS work on natural capital. She has presented at a range of UK and international events, representing RICS on a range of stakeholder groups. Fiona also leads on compulsory purchase for RICS.

Chris is senior lecturer at the School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment, Notthingham Trent University

Tony Mulhall is senior specialist, RICS. A chartered surveyor and town planner he has worked in a range of areas of planning and property in the public and private sectors.

Claire qualified as a rural practice surveyor in 2010 and has advised clients in a variety of areas including planning, commercial property and valuation. She joined the UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as a rural surveyor in 2013, and is currently national access adviser for the CLA.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

Angela Cropley University of Reading

Gordon Johnston Venture Geomatics

James Kavanagh RICS

Fiona Mannix RICS

Chris McGarrigle Nottingham Trent University

Tony Mulhall RICS

Claire Wright CLA (Rural)