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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 -...
John Woolley
Feb 15, 20182 min read
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Whose boundary?
Boundaries - something that every property has and of which therefore every owner needs to be aware. Where is its exact line? What is it...
John Woolley
Dec 7, 20172 min read
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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...
John Woolley
May 8, 20172 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Mar 23, 20172 min read
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'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...
John Woolley
Jan 26, 20172 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Sep 26, 20162 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Jul 15, 20161 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Jul 8, 20161 min read
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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...
John Woolley
Jun 22, 20161 min read
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