Matthew Waters

The back-and-forth between the Houses of Parliament on the Agriculture Bill continues. On Tuesday 20^th October the Lords voted to reinsert powers into the Bill which were removed in the last Commons vote.

On Saturday 10 October, Minette Batters, the President of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), published a piece in the Daily Mail that she professed she "never wanted to have to write", fearing the death of the British family farm.

In 2008, as part of the firm’s 150^th anniversary celebrations, Lovewell Blake launched the LB150 Challenge with the aim of raising £150,000 in 5 years for good causes across the region. The firm’s partners and staff rose to the challenge, surpassing their initial target and to date have raised over £275,000.

The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) was introduced as part of the government’s business support measures, replicating the some features of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) for employees.

Employers have until 6 July to report any taxable benefits and expenses provided to their employees (including company directors) during the 2020 tax year on the forms P11D, and will have to settle any National Insurance arising on these by 19 July.

Employers have until 6 July to report any taxable benefits and expenses provided to their employees (including company directors) during the 2020 tax year on the forms P11D, and will have to settle any National Insurance arising on these by 19 July.

Employers have until 6 July to report any taxable benefits and expenses provided to their employees (including company directors) during the 2020 tax year on the forms P11D, and will have to settle any National Insurance arising on these by 19 July.

With the future of farming subsidies uncertain, diversification projects have become increasingly vital for farming businesses to both identify and attract new sources of income