Basic Payment Scheme Update

By Catherine Smith, Land Agent It has been confirmed that there are no changes to the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme* (BPS) rules in Scotland, and farmers and crofters should continue... Read more...

Published on 15th October 2019

Scottish Agriculture’s £51.4 Million Bew Windfall

By Mark Mitchell, Managing Partner Should the UK Government follow Bew’s recommendations, Scottish farmers will receive an extra £51.4 million over the next two years, in addition to the £160m... Read more...

Don’t Rely On The App … Take Your Map!

By Marcus Humphrey, GIS & Neogeography Specialist, Bell Ingram Mapping Dept. You can’t have escaped the ongoing publicity surrounding a smartphone app called What3words. The app, which divides the world... Read more...

Published on 4th September 2019

How Will Brexit Affect UK Agricultural Land Values?

By Stewart Hamilton, Head of Farm Sales. With our financial system so heavily intertwined with both the EU and the rest of the world, Brexit presents some interesting questions for those... Read more...

Published on 19th August 2019

Bringing Farmhouses Up To Repairing Standard

By Catherine Smith, Land Agent. The Repairing Standard, which has applied to other private rented housing since 2006, covers the legal and contractual obligations of private landlords in Scotland to... Read more...

Empty Houses Everywhere … But Not A Drop To Rent?

By Catherine Smith, Land Agent. While the introduction of legislation around the new Private Residential Tenancy (PRT), testing standards, energy efficiency and maintenance, might have delivered greater security and benefits... Read more...

6 Rules For Success: Could Your Hydro Scheme Be Underperforming?

By Joe Fergusson, Renewables Consultant A boom in small-scale hydro schemes was sparked first by the Renewables Obligation Order of 2002 and subsequently the Feedin Tariff scheme which started in... Read more...

First Communications Code Decisions Are A Blow For Landowners

By Neal Salomon, Partner in Utilities & Renewables Landowners should expect a rough ride in the future as the impact of a new code covering the use of telecommunications equipment... Read more...

Telecom Masts – A Scottish Rural Perspective

By Charlotte Gilfillan Associate, Rural Land Management Rural Scotland currently experiences some of the worst mobile phone coverage in the UK, with only 41% of rural areas able to access... Read more...

SSE’s Telecoms Upgrade Brings Planning Challenges

By Catherine Newton, Planning Consultant, Bell Ingram Design Work has now started on the installation of new SSE telecoms equipment at Glendale on Skye for which Bell Ingram Design has... Read more...