Whether dealing with Severn Trent, National Grid, highways or any other organisation wanting access over your land it is never recommended to allow them onto your land without written agreement. These organisations have codes of practise which should protect farmers when they take access, but we are increasingly seeing bad practise leading to farmland being […]
Posted on September 12th, 2024 by Matilde Spyvee
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a huge increase in people getting out and accessing the open countryside on their doorstep. Whilst there is an abundance of public footpaths available to the public, landowners should be vigilant to prevent new rights being claimed over their land. New rights can be claimed by anyone, where evidence demonstrates […]
Posted on May 11th, 2021 by Ellen Cottrell