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Got a tricky question about your farm business? Get advice from our team of experts. From a wide range of topics from finance to planning permission to tax queries, to staff issues, we cover it all in our Business Clinic.

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Business Clinic, Farmers Weekly, Mark Allen Group, 1st Floor, Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1JB. Alternatively email your question to FW-Businessclinic@markallengroup.com.

Carter Jonas

Thrings

Albert Goodman

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Business Clinic: Should our dairy business stay as partnership?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell, a partner with accountant Albert Goodman sets out considerations on…

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Business Clinic: Can we divert a public footpath?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Richie Rees, senior associate in in law firm Thrings’ dispute resolution team,…

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Business Clinic: What paperwork is needed for new dairy unit?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, planning expert Nicola Quick, a partner with Carter Jonas, sets out how…

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Business Clinic: FBT may be ended early - what do we do?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Polly Ridgway, legal director at law firm Thrings explains the circumstances in which…

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Business Clinic: Options for grassland after semi-retirement

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Anna Hicks, an associate partner with Carter Jonas, sets out the options for…

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Business Clinic: Should I register small scale start-up farm for...

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman explains the pros and cons of VAT…

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Business Clinic: Can we convert farm building to a large house?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, planning expert Nicola Quick, a partner with Carter Jonas, sets out how…

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Business Clinic: Can I be in two partnerships at the same time?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Rob James, a partner in law firm Thrings, advises on an unusual…

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Business Clinic: Advice on fluctuating partnership capital

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman sets out considerations on partnership capital…

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Business Clinic: Can farmworker aid semi-retirement plan?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Edward Beale of Carter Jonas and Andrew Morris of law firm Thrings…

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Business Clinic: Energy compliance in FBT's sublet cottages

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nick Curnock, Rural Associate with Carter Jonas, advises on what a new…

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Business Clinic: Can we ask tenant to change way they farm?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Duncan Sigournay, partner and head of Thrings agriculture team, advises on a…

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