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    Our first year in business
    Karen Chalmers
    • Aug 2, 2017
    • 1 min

    Our first year in business

    Twelve months ago John took his first tentative steps in creating a new business, offering a multi-service property consultancy to the...
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    Showtime!
    Karen Chalmers
    • Jul 19, 2017
    • 1 min

    Showtime!

    Midsummer may have passed and the harvest only just begun, but for many weeks small committees across the country have been busy working...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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    Almost six months now...
    Karen Chalmers
    • Dec 16, 2016
    • 3 min

    Almost six months now...

    How time flies! A year ago it was....maybe?  Six months ago it was...... yes, it's going to start! Now we are here  (John Woolley...
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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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    The English love to talk about the weather
    John Woolley
    • Nov 21, 2016
    • 2 min

    The English love to talk about the weather

    Are we experiencing Climate Change? My amateur English readings and observation over 30 years might suggest not. The year's high and low...
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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,...
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    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...
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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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    Showtime
    John Woolley
    • Aug 25, 2016
    • 1 min

    Showtime

    SHOWTIME  2016 provided perfect weather for our latest local shows. As a result the public flocked to them, making them a great success....
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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...
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    The Britford Sheep Fair
    John Woolley
    • Aug 5, 2016
    • 1 min

    The Britford Sheep Fair

    This historic Charter Fair is traditionally on the second Thursday in August but this year (because of DEFRA Movement Regulations and so...
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    Unseen volunteers and a water shortage
    John Woolley
    • Jul 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    Unseen volunteers and a water shortage

    This is the week of the New Forest Show. A dry, cloudy, warm (but not hot) week, perfect for the animals and spectators alike. The...
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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...
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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...
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