York Bridleways and public footpaths on farmland: a guide for landowners
Many parts of UK farmland have a public right of way running through them. For most farmers, bridleways or public footpaths will be a minor inconvenience, but for some they can amount to major thorn in the side. However, tempting as it may be to block off access to ramblers, horse-riders and cyclists that may […]
Hedge your bets with a conditional contract when selling farmland for development
As the national housing shortage continues, particularly in rural areas, development land is very much in demand. You may even have been approached by a developer or promoter who is interested in your land. Property sales are never risk-free, with buyers able to pull out of a deal sometimes for the most incongruous of reasons. […]
Fanfare for common land – what rights can be exercised over it?
Large swathes of beautiful North Yorkshire are made up of ‘common land’, a concept dating back to 1215 which allowed ‘commoners’ the right to take or use something produced naturally on land belonging to someone else. These ancient rights still exist today, with common land currently accounting for around three percent of England. A right […]
Letting a property to farm workers
When farmers rent out a spare cottage on their land to one of their farm workers it may seem like a win-win all round: the farmer gets to fill their empty property and have a worker on site, and the farm worker gets somewhere convenient to live. However, as our Commercial Property Team at Ware […]
High Court confirms that landlords can still bring court proceedings to recover unpaid rent
In the recent case of London Trocadero (2015) LLP v (1) Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd (2) Gallery Cinemas Limited and (3) Cineworld Cinemas Limited the High Court considered an application for summary judgment by the landlord in respect of outstanding rent arrears. The Claimant, London Trocadero (2015) LLP, was the landlord of two leases of cinema […]
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