The CAAV Podcast

While there is no marketplace for agricultural tenancies, they can still have a significant value to be assessed for compulsory purchase, taxation, and other instances. In this episode, Jeremy Moody reviews the principles of valuing an agricultural tenancy and outlines the two main approaches to valuation – the Profit Rent method and the Special Purchaser basis. He also refers to the statutory fra...

Jeremy Moody reviews the challenges placed by the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply chains, labour, processing, transport and energy, and shares his insights on what comes next.

With the government’s ambition to improve the environment and with the passing of the new Environment Act, this podcast explores the new policies for the environment including habitats with biodiversity gain, water quality and air quality.

Significant changes to Scottish agricultural and land use policies are expected as the re-elected Scottish Government faces up to climate and biodiversity issues for the 2024 end of the present period of “Stability and Simplicity”.  In this episode, Jeremy Moody talks about the scale of these changes, the current consultation on the Agricultural Transition Plan and the shape of the Agricultur...

With the Welsh Agriculture Bill now in sight, Jeremy Moody talks through its timescales and the next steps for the ending of Basic Payment and the introduction of the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales.

In this episode we are joined by Gareth Lay, Chairman of the Written Board for the CAAV Examinations. If you are preparing to take the examinations, then tune in as Gareth shares the Written Board’s top ten tips for candidates.

In this episode, Jeremy Moody gives an introductory outline of the main ways in which a landowner can make land available to others who want to farm it, whether using a tenancy, licence or other rights. He reviews the basics of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and of Farm Business Tenancies, gives a brief introduction to joint ventures and touches on Inheritance Tax and Basic Payment.

In this episode we discuss the CAAV examinations – the demanding two-day practical, written and oral examinations that about 160 probationers sit each year in order to gain Fellowship of the CAAV. We are joined by two examiners, Gareth Lay and Edward Buckland, to explain what’s involved, what does the exams cover and, most importantly, how to best prepare in order to pass.

In this episode, Kate Russell discusses where a career as an Agricultural Valuer can take you and with Mari Sibley, Director of Estates and Legal with Forestry England, and Robin Edwards an Estate Surveyor working for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in Cyprus.

It is only now that the Government can start its domestic programme after 18 months of wrestling with Brexit and Covid-19.  With their elections, Scotland and Wales are also starting new programmes for government. In this podcast, Jeremy Moody reflects on the recent Queen’s Speech to Parliament, the outcome of the Scottish and Welsh elections and outlines the DEFRA consultation on a lump sum...

In the second episode of this two-part podcast series, the CAAV’s Centenary Scholar, Simon Haley, shares his insights on how valuers and firms can evolve to use new technologies in their businesses. He talks about precision management within the business, the future of the office and the future of the profession.

In the first of a series of two podcast episodes, Simon Haley introduces his CAAV Centenary Scholarship Report on “The Value of New Technologies for the Profession”. He explains what is meant by “new technologies” and why valuers and their clients should be embracing the technological revolution that is taking place right now.

Flossy Freeman-Inglis explains the new all-Wales NVZ rules including what they mean for Welsh farmers, when will they be phased in and how can CAAV members help their clients in handling any business change these new regulations may trigger.

Kate Russell introduces the CAAV’s latest publication on residential tenancies: The Letting and Management of Residential Property in England and discusses the many and varied regulations which now affect the sector.

Compulsory purchase can be a complicated and long drawn-out process, but at its heart is the acquisition of the property by an acquiring authority. Kate Russell of the CAAV discusses how claimants and their advisers can prepare for the acquisition so that the transaction can proceed smoothly and compensation can be paid promptly.

In this episode, Jeremy Moody gives a comprehensive overview of the March 2021 Budget as the Chancellor sets out the government’s plans to manage the economy out of the continuing pandemic, restore public finances and begin to build the future economy with a focus on green growth.

As of the 28th February, 1991 Act tenants will be able to set in motion the procedures for the possible relinquishment and potential assignation of their tenancies under the statutory changes of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016. The legislation has a dual purpose in that it will enable retiring tenants to realise the value of a secure tenancy when relinquished and could stimulate more tenanting...

Three years after the new Electronic Communications Code came into force, we are starting to see some clarity emerge on how the renewal of agreements for rural telecoms sites should be dealt with. In this podcast, Kate Russell of the CAAV discusses the Upper Tribunal decision in ON Tower v Green and how it can help those dealing with renewals to reach agreement.

Jeremy Moody reviews the government’s new Agricultural Transition Plan which lays out the roadmap for phasing out direct payments (Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)) and phasing in the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme and productivity schemes. 

Kate Russell reviews recent case law which sheds light on the correct approach to the renewal of telecoms agreements under the Electronic Communications Code in England and Wales.

Tomorrow’s Business was the theme of the CAAV’s first ever Virtual National Conference. In this episode, Jeremy Moody shares the highlights from the conference and summarises the key points from each of the speakers.

The Prime Minister has set out his vision for investment in the economy to help the UK “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic. In this episode, Jeremy Moody discusses how the government is eager to unlock development through reforms to the planning system and investment in infrastructure.

The Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions have changed the way we live and work this spring.  Many say that life will never be quite the same again.  But what does the future look like for businesses? What changes might last? How does the economy recover? In this episode, Jeremy Moody tackles these big questions and more as we navigate our journey out of Covid.

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Borwick Development Solutions Limited v Clear Water Fisheries Limited considered whether solar panels and commercial fish pass to a buyer of the land.  As the first such case on solar panels and with few legal precedents for the fish, Jeremy Moody gives a fascinating commentary on the case where fish possibly worth over £1m got away!

New Regulations have been made in Scotland which will prevent landlords from letting private rented residential property if it has an EPC in Band F or G. Originally due to come into force on 1st April 2020, their introduction was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kate Russell explains what the Regulations will require and offers some tips for landlords to plan head for their introduction.