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Is your farmhouse really a farmhouse? The taxman wants to know
Gone is the general rule that agricultural land and buildings are exempt from inheritance tax. Every opportunity to repay public debt is being seized…
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UK landlords are becoming more confident
Over half (58 percent) of the UK’s landlords are feeling more confident about the buy-to-let market in December 2009, than they did last month…
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Continued low rates of interest and the weakness of sterling are good news for farmers
The Bank of England kept base rates at 0.5%, meaning the historically low level has been unchanged for nine months. Low interest rates clearly…
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Ploughing the field of success with Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is offering loans to rural business with a reduction for those who reach agreed targets. The Rural Lancashire Development…
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Farm consultancy - long lasting solutions are key to keeping on top of today's challenging farm conditions
Farm Consultancy Richard Sanders advises that long lasting solutions are key to keeping on top of today’s challenging farming conditions Farm…
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Full turnout for Sussex breakfast seminar on tax saving
’Saving tax on land and property’ was a popular topic on thought provoking ideas from a team of professional speakers at a seminar, held at Cowdray…
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Agri firms urged: plan now for April tax hikes or feel the pain
A leading North West accountant is issuing a rallying cry to business owners including the agriculture sector to start planning now for the new raft…
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Banks get tough with farmers
The banks are bouncing farmers’ cheques that are only marginally over the limit and are not supplying credit to farmers to buy fresh stock, the…
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Raising Finance – A Problem For Some?
Yes, it most certainly is but why? My advice to all businesses, agricultural or not, is fundamentally the same, or at least substantially similar –…
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Lending to South West farms beats the credit crunch
Agricultural lending in the South West is booming, according to The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC), which is enjoying a period of…
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