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Wood fibre cost fall
Wood fibre costs for the global pulp industry fell in the 2Q/10 after having increased for 18 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The global pulp industry benefited from lower wood fibre costs and higher product prices in the 2Q/10. Wood chip and pulpwood prices fell the most in the US, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Eastern Canada. Both the softwood and hardwood wood fiber price indices (SFPI and HFPI) fell for the first time since early 2009, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
 
Safferys spokesperson on renewables
The Landed Estates & Rural Business Group of Chartered Accountants, Saffery Champness, has appointed Shirley Mathieson as a press spokesperson on environmental and green issues. Shirley joins a group of partners who have a wealth of experience in advising large rural estates and who provide advice to the press on all aspects of tax and rural business management. A partner at the Inverness office, Shirley provides specialist accounts and tax advice to private clients, landed estates and commercial organisations.
 
West Midlands rural regeneration conference

Advantage West Midlands-backed Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) Annual Conference will focus on working together to deliver rural regeneration in a new era.  The high profile event, which is being held at Ludlow Racecourse on Friday 2nd July, will provide a unique opportunity to look at ways in which the Zone is helping drive forward the area’s emergence from the downturn and the opportunities/challenges that will no doubt arise from a new political landscape. A new announcement on broadband provision will headline the Conference and there will be a host of keynote speakers on hand to debate present and future issues, including Chairman of Advantage West Midlands Sir Roy McNulty, Jon Dover from Care Farming West Midlands and the possibility of a Minister from the new coalition Government.
 

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The Balfour Case a tax victory for landowners PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:22

 

  Andrew Arnott - Saffery Champness

The Balfour Case was first heard before a First Tier Tax Tribunal in May 2009. The decision handed down was to allow the appeal by Lord Balfour’s Executors against a determination by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) denying business property relief for inheritance tax in respect of land, houses and cottages which were let to third parties. That case covered some quite technical aspects, but the main point of interest to professional advisers was the principle of a traditional landed estate carrying on a variety of activities qualifying for business property relief on the basis that it was wholly or mainly carrying on a trading activity.

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Scottish estates join condemnation of illegal poisoning PDF Print E-mail
Written by Colin Thomson   
Friday, 02 July 2010 11:15

 Roseanna Cunningham - receives letter from landowners

More than 50 Scottish rural estates and prominent landowners have  added their voices to the growing condemnation from the land management sector of wildlife crime. The 55 landowners and estates added their signatures to an earlier letter signed by more than 200  estates and  sent to the Scottish Government Minister for Environment, Roseanna Cunningham.

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Natural England welcomes greater flexibility in upholding environmental regulations PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alf Maxwell   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:06

Wicked ragwort

Natural England welcomed today’s announcement by Defra of changes that will allow it to tackle breaches of environmental regulation in a more flexible manner than it has been able to do under existing legislation.
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Agricultural land buyers 'should seek professional advice' PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:04


Robert Fairey

People thinking of investing in agricultural land in order to avoid inheritance tax (IHT) should ensure they take professional advice before moving ahead with their plan says Brown & Co land agent Robert Fairey.
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Tories promise 'supermarkets ombudsman' PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Vaughan   
Monday, 04 January 2010 14:57

 Nick Herbert - promise of 'supermarkets ombudsman'

Nick Herbert, the Shadow Environment Secretary, will promise at the Oxford Farming Conference tomorrow (5th January) that a future Conservative government will curtail the power of supermarket chains to force producers to cut prices. The party is planning to create a ‘supermarkets ombudsman’ to stop the supermarkets squeezing the profits of farmers, growers and processors.

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