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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, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS. Alternatively email your question to FW-Businessclinic@markallengroup.com.

Carter Jonas

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Business Clinic: Is our orchard liable for business rates?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Sam Shaikh, associate, Carter Jonas offers advice on business rate issues, and here looks…

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Business Clinic: What to do about HMRC basis year reforms?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Christine Courtman of accountant MHA explains the options for farm businesses in…

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Business Clinic: Can I sell land before grant of probate?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Sam Shaikh, associate, Carter Jonas offers advice on business rate issues.Penelope Munro, Partner, Thrings…

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Business Clinic: What are the options for our cash surplus?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Joe Spencer partner at accountant MHA and Scott Kent, chartered financial planner at…

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Business Clinic: How do I arrange digital accounts on death?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Emily Prout, a wills, tax and trusts specialist and partner with law…

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Business Clinic: What are the premiums for battery storage?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Alex Ireton, a surveyor with Carter Jonas, sets out some considerations for battery…

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Business Clinic: Can we get business asset disposal relief?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Sarah Dodds, partner and agriculture sector lead at accountant MHA addresses a family…

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Business Clinic: Will SFI options meet my tenancy terms?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Caroline Raspison, associate with Carter Jonas rural, outlines considerations for environmental options on…

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Business Clinic: Can we fence public footpath near river?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Richie Rees, associate in Thrings' agriculture team, sets out how to address a…

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Business Clinic: What insurance do I need as a new employer?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rory Gibson, regional director, Scotland, A-Plan Rural Insurance, explains the areas of insurance…

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Business Clinic: IHT implications of mother moving back in?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Carly Drummond, senior tax manager at MHA, advises on a farming family situation…

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Business Clinic: What insurance is needed when contracting?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rory Gibson, regional director, Scotland, A-Plan Rural Insurance, highlights the importance of getting…

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