Butler Sherborn Spring Newsletter

Elizabeth D'Allemagne comments on the Spring market.  Ben Way previews his eventing season and advises on the Opportunities and Pitfalls of buying an equestrian property.  Richard Greasby - Head of Butler Sherborn Rural advises on the problems that farmers are facing with hedges.

 

Spring Market Comment - Elizabeth D'Allemagne, Partner

After a long winter, the tardy arrival of Spring has brought with it a determination from buyers who remain frustrated at having failed to find the right house last year.

 

Brexit aside and despite the ongoing political volatility, buyers seem to have decided that life has to go on.

 

This appears to be the case especially for those who live in the Cotswolds, as local buyers accounted for 61% of our purchasers in 2017.

 

 

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Ben Way's Eventing Preview 2018 

As we look towards Badminton in the first weekend of May, Ben Way, Head of Butler Sherborn Equestrian, has a number of young horses entered in the Burghley Young Event Classes for 4 and 5 year olds, held on Wednesday 2nd May.

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Equestrian Properties - Opportunities and Pitfalls

Alongside my work as Head of Butler Sherborn’s Equestrian department, I also run a business competing event horses. The business ‘Team Way Eventing’ is based at home on the family farm in Warwickshire.

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The problem with hedges

Hedges have been in the news recently for two reasons causing farmers challenges whether regard to Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications or managing the extended hedge cutting rules.

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