As claimants start to receive BPS 2015 payments, a remittance advice should be sent. Once the remittance advice is issued a claim statement should be sent by the RPA.
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Minimum milk prices that buyers purchase their milk for.
A recent petition “Introduce minimum prices that milk buyers purchase their milk for from Farmers” has now been responded to by the Government.
Cheshire Agricultural Valuers Association Elect New President
Tony Rimmer Director of Rostons, has recently been elected as the 2015/16 President of the Cheshire Agricultural Valuers Association.
Rostons Press Release – Estate Occupation The New Era
Traditionally Estates have let land to Tenants and Tenants have rented from the Landlord. Tom Selby of Rostons has previously managed Estates where historically holdings and land have been let to Tenants.
Rostons Press Release – Welsh Basic Payment Calculation 2015
The Welsh Government have recently published their updated version of the Basic Payment Scheme payment estimator, following the removal of the one published in September due to concerns about the methodology used and its reliability.
Rostons Press Release – Office to residential permitted development to be made permanent
Planning Housing Minister Brandon Lewis, has announced that the temporary office to residential permanent development (PD) right, that was due to lapse at the end of May 2016, will be made permanent.
IMPORTANT BPS UPDATE !!
You will have heard the news coverage that DEFRA pulled the computer system and paper forms are now to be used.
As with most news stories, this is not factually correct and the current position is as follows:
Seminar Success

Rostons, Chartered Surveyors and Agricultural Valuers, are taking their roadshow of Basic Payment Seminars around North Wales and Cheshire.
The attendance at these meetings has been significant and it is clear from farmers’ reaction that much of the information relating to the Basic Payment Scheme has not fully sunk in.
2015 Entitlement Trade has Started
Rostons has begun the second period of Entitlement trading for 2015 as SPS entitlement has been rolled over to BPS entitlement on the 1st January 2015.
Deals in the last fortnight have been agreed at £50-£60/ha for English Non SDA and the entitlement team are taking enquiries from both perspective Vendors and Purchasers on a daily basis, discussing all types of Entitlement, Non SDA, SDA and Moorland.