Full Description
"This is an excellent and comprehensive book which can be recommended without reservation."
- Conveyancer and Property Lawyer*
"An intelligent book... the book's simple and concise style makes it easy to read and a worthy and lively addition to the existing volumes of the agricultural lawyers' library."
- Journal of Environmental Law*
"Up to date, practical and relevant...should be bought by all agricultural lawyers, land agents and those concerned with land management. Comprehensive and understandable, it is an invaluable source of reference on agricultural tenancies, subsidy payments, dairy quotas and rural environmental issues."
- Agricultural Law Association Bulletin*
*Reviews of previous editions
The fourth edition of Agricultural Law covers all aspects of the law governing agricultural property. This unique book gives detailed coverage of both farm tenancy law and the law governing land use in one easy-to-read and accessible text.
The latest edition of this acclaimed text is just as practical, readable and straightforward as the first three editions, and is now even more comprehensive. The text takes account of major changes since the third edition, such as:
The General Permitted Development Order 2015 and changes to agricultural development rights
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, and their impact on agricultural land use
Environmental permits under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
The introduction in 2015 of the Basic Payment Scheme, changes in the law of the EU's common agricultural policy, and their impact on farming in the UK
The 2015 changes to farm tenancy law recommended by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group (TRIG)
The 2015 Model Clauses on the maintenance and repair of fixed equipment for farm tenancy agreements
All recent case law and tribunal decisions relevant to agricultural holdings and farm business tenancies
Agricultural Law, Fourth Edition is essential reading for all professionals involved in agricultural property work, be they lawyers, land agents, agricultural valuers or surveyors, and for students of estate management and property law.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Property and Land Law online service.
Contents
Section I Introduction
Chapter 1: Agricultural land tenure and protective legislation
Chapter 2: Land use and the law of the Common Agricultural Policy
Section II The Law of Land Tenure
Chapter 3: Farm Business Tenancies
Chapter 4: Termination of Farm Business Tenancies
Chapter 5: Agricultural Holdings
Chapter 6: Agricultural Holdings: The Tenancy Agreement
Chapter 7: Agricultural Holdings: Security of Tenure
Chapter 8: Statutory succession to agricultural holdings
Chapter 9: Agricultural Holdings: Compensation on Termination of Tenancy
Chapter 10: Market Gardens, Smallholdings and Allotments
Chapter 11: Farm Cottages
Section III The Law of Land Use
Chapter 12: Planning Law and Development Control
Chapter 13: Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Land Use
Chapter 14: Pollution Control and Land Use
Chapter 15: Land Use and the Common Agricultural Policy
Appendix Dispute resolution
Appendix 1 Agricultural Holdings: Table of Time Limits for Service of Notices, etc
Appendix 2: Dispute Resolution
Appendix 3 : Maintenance and Repair of Fixed Equipment: the Model Clauses for Tenancy Agreements
