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    Who owns a river?
    John Woolley
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    Who owns a river?

    Land Registry details may tell you the answer although if the property has been in the same ownership for many years that may not be enou...
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    Diversify - and thrive
    John Woolley
    • Jun 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Diversify - and thrive

    The Basic Payment Scheme is going to change in a few years' time, particularly when Brexit has been accomplished. The present Minister ha...
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    Purchasing property
    John Woolley
    • Feb 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Purchasing property

    Is it easy to buy a property?  The answer may be 'No'. First of all you have to find it and that's not just looking in the right places -...
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    Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.....
    Karen Chalmers
    • Nov 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.....

    Or is it the cows? If you stop by the Salisbury Christmas Prize Show & Sale being held at Salisbury Market you can see for yourself. It c...
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    A man in action
    Karen Chalmers
    • Oct 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    A man in action

    As soon as John mentioned he had been invited to commence the auction at the recent Ovington Down Farm Machinery & Implements Sale I deci...
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    To plough or not to plough?
    John Woolley
    • May 25, 2017
    • 2 min

    To plough or not to plough?

    Perhaps it was Danny Boyle's amazing opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics that highlighted for many of us the change in Britain'...
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    What's it worth?
    John Woolley
    • May 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    What's it worth?

    Valuations seem to have been coming in thick and fast lately. They are always interesting as every property and every assignment is indiv...
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    Get it signed and sealed
    John Woolley
    • Mar 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    Get it signed and sealed

    A long time ago, 'Gentleman's Agreements' were all that were needed for two parties to settle the terms when transacting property arrange...
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    'Tis the season to be trimming!
    John Woolley
    • Jan 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    'Tis the season to be trimming!

    There are in fact strict timescales for carrying out this work, so that nesting birds are not disturbed and annual growth and blossom is ...
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    While shepherds watch their flocks...
    John Woolley
    • Dec 5, 2016
    • 2 min

    While shepherds watch their flocks...

    Nowadays, it is unlikely that they will be seated on the ground! And, in the UK, they are unlikely to be out in the open, or all gathered...
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    Cereals and Seasons
    John Woolley
    • Oct 17, 2016
    • 2 min

    Cereals and Seasons

    A question non-farming people often ask is what is the difference between winter and spring cereals. The crops are the same - wheat, barl...
    10 views
    Michaelmas, 29 September
    John Woolley
    • Sep 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    Michaelmas, 29 September

    Once an important quarter day in the calendar year of the farming world. Traditionally, especially in the south of England with arable fa...
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Estate Management - the role of the Land Agent
    John Woolley
    • Sep 26, 2016
    • 2 min

    Estate Management - the role of the Land Agent

    A rural chartered surveyor's remit may also include a traditional land agency role of managing a landowner's property on his behalf which...
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    Harvest 2016
    John Woolley
    • Aug 15, 2016
    • 2 min

    Harvest 2016

    Mixed reports for 2016 in South Wiltshire, West Hampshire and Dorset. Abundant grass crops in a growing year with third cuts being gather...
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    A family focal point
    John Woolley
    • Jul 15, 2016
    • 1 min

    A family focal point

    Valuations featured this week. This time for Inheritance Tax purposes as a much-loved grandfather had died. The property was a special New...
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    A bigger picture
    John Woolley
    • Jul 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    A bigger picture

    It is perhaps the variety of work we undertake which I find to be as unexpected as it is often fulfilling. This was the national news was...
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    Harvest heat and cool water
    John Woolley
    • Jun 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    Harvest heat and cool water

    This week brought the first heatwave of this summer and 30 degree temperatures. Harvest started with the winter barley. Oil seed rape wil...
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