The recent RICS/RAC Rural Land Market Survey published for the early part of 2012 shows that Nationally transaction volumes have fallen to their lowest level since 2006 and generally Agents throughout the country feel there is an underlying trend towards strong demand from commercial farmers amid these tight supply conditions.
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New Graduate Surveyor Joins the Team
Rostons, are pleased to welcome Carys Williams from Hanmer, Nr Whitchurch, to the team of professionals. Having recently completed her 4 year degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management at Harper Adams University College, Carys graduated with a first class honours degree. During her placement year she worked for a well known firm of Livestock Auctioneers … Read more
Rostons Welcomes Efa to the Team
Rostons are pleased to welcome Efa Jones, a farmer’s daughter from West Wales to the Rostons Team.
European Funding Could Provide Timely Boost For Local Livestock Farmers
Livestock farmers thinking of developing their businesses could access discounted borrowing rates from the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) if they act quickly.
AMC has negotiated access to a multi million pound EIB investment fund which can effectively subsidise eligible loans with a significant discount of 0.65 % off their normal loan margin.
Local AMC agent, Tony Rimmer, of Rostons Ltd says that this is an important source of funding for projects such as slurry storage updating or buying new parlours, machinery and equipment purchase, buildings improvements and the like.
AMC Secures European Investment Bank Funding
Rostons, leading AMC Agents in the North West and North Wales, are pleased to report that the AMC have now secured a further tranche of European Investment Bank Funding. This allows the AMC to offer a 0.65% discount off their normal margins for a standard loan up to ten years. It applies for any investment … Read more
Cross Compliance Reminders
NVZ Calculations are required for 30th April, Farmers must have recorded the number of “specified” livestock kept on their farm during the previous calendar year and
Sale by Auction Not Alway The Best Policy
Last night saw a 300 acre Cheshire dairy farm fail to sell at auction, Tony Rimmer of Rostons again asks the question “is this sign that in the current times auction is not necessarily the best way to sell farms of this nature?”
Planning Approval Success Continues
Rostons Ltd experience and expertise has once again paid dividends for our clients with permission recently been obtained for a PV Installation and a Stable Block. Sam Starkey who has been involved with both applications for Rostons, admits that putting together successful applications involves jumping through hoops and takes a significant amount of time. But putting in the time … Read more
Flurry of Entitlement Trading as Deadline Looms
In the last week of Entitlement trading the phones got busier as seems to be the case every year. This was further exacerbated by the Panorama programme, with a number people looking to buy entitlements that did not really understand what the whole single payment scheme was about.