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What can farmers do about new death duties?
 What can farmers do about new death duties?

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What can farmers do about new death duties?

Opinion: Although new inheritance tax rules have caused much concern for farmers, they can protect themselves and their businesses by planning ahead

Charles Cowap MRICS 18 December 2024

RICS updates farm business tenancy agreements
RICS updates farm business tenancy agreements

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RICS updates farm business tenancy agreements

With the Agricultural Tenancies Act almost 30 years old, RICS has revised its suite of precedents for farm business tenancy agreements to reflect current practice

Edward Peters KC 06 December 2024

How will carbon markets affect the rural economy?
How will carbon markets affect the rural economy?

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How will carbon markets affect the rural economy?

Landowners could be paid to create carbon sinks by restoring agricultural soils. Surveyors are key to achieving this, and RICS has published a framework of practical solutions to help

Ian Cameron MRICS 29 November 2024

RICS issues updated standard on compulsory purchase
RICS issues updated standard on compulsory purchase

LAND JOURNAL

RICS issues updated standard on compulsory purchase

As the new government promises to reform the planning system and build 1.5m new homes in England, RICS has published a second edition of its professional standard on compulsory purchase

Fiona Mannix 14 November 2024

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RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

 

Isaac has more than 20 years' professional experience in higher education, and is Dean, Faculty of Business Education at the University of Education, Winneba and Dean at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in Ghana. His research and consultancy interests include coastal engineering, climate change adaptation, and applied coastal and fluvial geomorphology. Isaac has been involved in RICS and FIG activities since 2006.

 

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 South East regional judge on the RICS Social Impact Awards, and a member of the South East Rural Market Forum.

 

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 real estate, planning and development and built environment at Sheffield Hallam University and specialises in lease renewals and rent reviews for high-street retailers, working client-side to advise on portfolio strategies.

 

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 moved from CLA East to CLA South West in February 2020.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

University of Education, Winneba
University of Reading
Venture Geomatics
RICS
RICS
Tim Horkins UK
RICS
CLA (Rural)