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Articles by ‘Angus Williams’
Further recommendations have been made this month for the introduction of a new statutory scheme for conservation covenants in England and Wales.
A further update on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes in England has been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with a focus on greening and how it works in practice.
Many farmers might not consider that their farm and workplace need to be accessible for those with disabilities, but the Equality Act sets out that this should be the case where there is public access.
Question: My mother gave me Lasting Power of Attorney over her affairs. She appointed me jointly and severally with my sister, who lives in Australia. She now has dementia and needs to move into a specialist residential care home. We will have to sell her house to pay for her care fees. Can I do this on my own or do I need to involve my sister?
Question: A part of our village is flooded. The water is currently quite a way from us but it is still rising and we are concerned about our house. We have been told that even if our home does not flood, there could still be a detrimental effect when we try to sell it in the future. Shouldn’t this have come up when we bought the place just over a year ago?
With the appointment of our two new property experts we are pleased to launch our dedicated new build and plot sales team. Residential property solicitor Beth Heley joins our expanding property team from Goughs…
Our Residential property, farms and estates solicitors are bucking the trend and helping buyers to move into their new homes almost twice as fast as the national average. On average, our clients are seeing…
We often have clients wishing to buy small parcel of land from the local farmer to keep ponies or horses in, but they often don’t realise that there may be planning issues. Simply because…
You may have already heard about some interesting changes afoot in relation to permitted development rights for change of use from commercial to residential. The changes are expected this Spring and will affect permitted…
Over 160 farmers and agricultural business owners gathered at Wellington Barn in Wiltshire to hear from legal and financial experts on key issues facing the sector. The event was hosted by the region’s leading…
The head of Withy King’s 16-strong Residential Property, Farms and Estates team in Bath has been named a leader in his field. Partner Angus Williams is one of 27 partners at Withy King to…