Farms and estates a conveyancing handbook

Jessel, Christopher

Farms and estates a conveyancing handbook - 2nd - Bristol Jordan Publishing Ltd 2005 - xxv, 272p 26cm.

Introduction -- The transaction -- The sale -- The principals -- Local variations -- The professional team -- The land -- Roads and ways -- Services -- Common land and open spaces -- Wild creatures, sporting and conservation -- Trees and timbers -- Mines and quarries -- Covenants -- Planning -- The environment -- Agricultural and farm business tenancies -- Residential tenancies -- Business and other leases and licences -- Grants and subsidies -- The farming business -- Diversification -- The conveyancing process -- Searches and information -- Finance -- Proceedings and notices -- Taxation -- Checklists -- Enquiries before contract -- Precedents.

A guide to the complexities of advising on the sale and purchase of rural land, highlighting what the professional adviser must look for and how to structure the deal to avoid tax and other problems. This new edition takes account of such recent major legislative developments as the Single Farm Payment which came into effect in May 2005, the Land Registration Act 2002, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Stamp Duty Land Tax, the Hunting Act 2004 and the Commons Bill 2006. Also includes specialist precedents and a completely new set of pre-contract enquiries. Supersedes 1st ed (ISBN 0853085528)

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