Consultation on the proposed high speed rail route (HS2) route ended in January and the final decision on the preferred route for phase 2 of the HS2 project should be announced towards the end of this year.
Agency on the up
Rostons is delighted to announce a record growth in instructions to sell land and property, including a number of notable farms.
Rostons Young Dairy Group
Rostons’ Young Dairy Group, which has been run successfully for a number of years, welcome young dairy farmers from Cheshire and adjoining counties, whether clients or not, to visit farms within the area to pick up ideas and share views with others of a similar age within the industry. If you would or any young … Read more
Short term rents on the rise
There has been much talk in the County about the higher rents being paid on Short Term Agreements and on both grassland and arable, demand is strong. As always though, whether renting or selling, location is the key factor.
Land Values
The most common questions ever asked of the Rostons team are:
When is the land market going to peak?
and
What are the current predications for land values?
Fracking v Methane Extraction – what’s the difference?
Given the saturation media coverage it’s virtually impossible not to know a little about fracking for shale gas, but many people might not have heard about coal-bed methane extraction.
Do not be mistaken – they are not the same thing.
Basic Payment Scheme update
Details of the new Basic Payment Scheme are beginning to trickle through from both England and Wales. Here is Rostons’ current update of the new rules.
AMC’s lending increases
Last year AMC saw an increase of 12% on 2012 in the number of applications for borrowing to farmers.
Enviromental Stewardship Agreement – Payment Changes !
It has recently been announced by Natural England that from the 1st January 2015 all current Environmental Stewardship Agreements will be realigned to run from January to December every year.