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Rural Professional

Halls Rural Professional team has been trusted to provide independent and expert advice on all matters relating to the agricultural industry since 1845. Our exceptional level of service is held in high regard across Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, the West Midlands and Mid Wales. Our client base includes private individuals, limited companies, public bodies, institutions and charities.

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Sales

The Halls Rural Professional team has been successfully selling and purchasing all types of estates, farms, land and rural properties since 1845. Our expert team of property professionals offer personalised advice on the best ways to sell your property, whatever your objectives. We offer a range of options, including sale by private treaty, auction or tender, all supported by accredited, professional valuations. We liaise directly with solicitors on your behalf all the way through to completion making the process as easy as possible for you and ensuring a smooth transaction.

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Selling & Buying Rural Property

With over 150 years experience buying and selling rural property, Halls has an excellent track record in helping property owners find the most effective ways to market and sell their property. We regularly hold collective property auctions and have a successful track record for sale by auction. With an extensive mailing list and use of the very best marketing methods, we ensure our clients’ land or property will reach a wide audience of appropriate potential buyers. Our years of experience makes us highly adept at finding land and properties and negotiating a purchase on behalf of our clients and acting in their best interests.
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Land Management

Land management is extremely varied and we believe that because we have been managing land in this region since 1845 we have a good understanding of what is needed to help our clients. Halls Rural Professional are involved in the management of in excess of 25,000 acres in Shropshire, Worcestershire, Mid Wales, Herefordshire, the West Midlands and neighbouring counties. Our Rural Professional team work with clients ranging from private landowners and farmers to traditional rural estates and institutions. We also regularly deal with landlord and tenant issues for both residential and agricultural tenancies. We identify key objectives; maximising annual income, tax implications and cash flow. Whatever aspect of land management you require assistance with, Halls Rural Professional team are on hand to help make managing your property easier and more profitable.

 

Halls Rural Professional team have decades of experience in setting up and managing:

  • Farm Business Tenancies
  • Agricultural Holding Act (1986) Tenancies including Tenancy Succession Applications
  • Contract Farming and Share Farming Arrangements (ideal for tax planning)
  • Residential Tenancies

We regularly offer our specialist advice to clients on issues such as:

  • Tenancy renewals
  • Rent reviews including Arbitrations
  • Management and day-to-day property administration
  • Tenant liaison and dispute resolution
  • Rent and service charge collection or payment
  • Arrears management, cash flow forecasting and accounting
  • Tender and supervision of maintenance works
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Professional valuations

Halls Rural Professional are a team of RICS Registered Valuers with professional indemnity insurance cover of £10 million. As you would expect we are on the valuation panels of most of the major banks including Barclays, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, NatWest, Handelsbanken, and Clydesdale. We also have numerous fellows of the Association of Agricultural Valuers (FAAV) in both our Shrewsbury and Kidderminster offices.

Our experienced team of registered valuers operate in accordance with RICS Valuation Standards (Red Book), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK GAAP and, alongside the many decades of experience across our Rural Professional team, our valuations are backed by the latest valuation and appraisal software. We carry out formal valuations for;

• Loan Security

• Sale/Purchase

• Expert witness/Dispute/Matrimonial

• Charities Act (compliant under the Charities Act of 2011)

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BPS & Schemes

Experts in environmental policy, we offer advice on a wide range of Agricultural, Environmental and Woodland Grant Schemes currently available in England and Wales, including cross compliance. By keeping up-to-date with all the latest legislative changes, we can also guide you towards new opportunities that arise while helping you adapt to any changes in existing schemes.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
  • Completion of annual applications for Basic Payment in England and Wales
  • Greening Calculations
  • Entitlement trading
  • Rural Land Register (RLR) mapping changes
  • Environmental Grant Schemes
  • Applications for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme
  • Applications for the Glastir scheme (Wales only)
  • Catchment Sensitive Farming Capital Grant Scheme applications
  • Agricultural waste exemptions
  • LEADER

Woodland Scheme

  • Applications for woodland grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme
  • Felling licences
  • Cross Compliance
  • Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) record keeping
  • Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)

Diversification

  • Advice on all aspects of diversification
  • Redundant Building Grant Scheme
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Renewables

Working with property owners, landowners and energy firms, we will help you take advantage of all the benefits that renewable technology has to offer. Thanks to the rapid progression of the renewable energy industry, there are more opportunities than ever and we are here to advise you on the most effective energy-saving solution for maximum return on your investment.

We can help you take advantage of renewable energy opportunities, negotiating and advising on option agreements for large-scale renewable installations, wind and solar. We can also provide planning advice for farm projects including wind turbines up to 50kw and solar photovoltaic panels.

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Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation

When it comes to compulsory purchase and compensation, our expert team has experience relating to roads, pipelines, pylons, cables, easements, wayleaves and access agreements. Representing both utility providers and affected landowners, we can negotiate terms where access is required by Network Rail or councils to work on railways, bridges and roads. With our RICS registered agricultural valuers, we will also help you secure the optimum compensation sum.

 

We are specialists in:

  • Compulsory purchase advice
  • Advising on notices and timescales
  • Compensation claims, negotiation and settlement
  • Management and agreement of accommodation works
  • Reinstatement

We have represented landowners and businesses against

  • Severn Trent Welsh Water
  • Western Power
  • Scottish Power
  • Transco
  • Network Rail
  • BT
  • Councils
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Telecommunications

Representing site owners for more than 20 years, we can assist with rent reviews, lease renewals and negotiating terms for new mobile phone and broadband masts. The introduction of the Electronic Communicating Code in 2017 has completely transformed the industry and now the balance has been tipped more towards the operator. Operators are trying to drive a hard line, pushing site providers for lower rents. This is why we only represent site providers, helping you understand your position before rent reviews and lease renewals. Since 2017, we have been actively negotiating terms for Emergency Services masts and masts hosting broadband dishes. Our services include:

  • Negotiation of terms for new mobile phone masts
  • Rent reviews (including retrospective reviews)
  • Negotiation of terms for lease renewals

 

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Property Auctions

Trusted experts in auctioneering, we offer you the best of both worlds with traditional auction methods and the Modern Method of Auction. While the traditional route enjoys an immediate exchange of contracts, the Modern Method of Auction offers a 56-day timeframe for completion. This enables buyers to purchase with a mortgage, resulting in a 95% completion rate. Helping you through the process, we offer guidance on which route would offer your commercial property greater value. By offering both auction styles, we give your property a higher chance of being seen by the right buyers willing to pay the right price.

Acquisitions and Investments

If you’re looking to make an investment, our commercial property specialists can help identify the best opportunities within your area. With expert local knowledge, we assist investors and developers looking for both buy-to-let and commercial opportunities. By analysing the changing market, we can help you time your decisions for maximum return.

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