ABSTRACT

Agricultural Valuations: A Practical Guide has long been the standard text for students and professionals working on agricultural valuations. Taking a practical approach, it covers all the relevant techniques and legislation necessary to correctly value farms, assess farm rents, carry out arbitrations, inventories and records of condition, including valuation clauses on sales of farms, livestock, soils, management agreements, valuation in court proceedings and a glossary of useful information.

In this fifth edition, Gwyn Williams's original text is taken on by Jeremy Moody and Nick Millard, renowned experts in the field, bringing the book right up to date to reflect recent changes in the rural economy, including development, diversification and renewable energy and specialist valuations and reference to all the latest legislation. Clear and accessible to students and professionals alike, readers will find Agricultural Valuations an invaluable guide to best practice in agricultural valuations.

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction and history

part 1|46 pages

Foundations

chapter 2|5 pages

Agricultural land

chapter 3|12 pages

Basic property law

chapter 4|5 pages

Business structures for farming

chapter 5|17 pages

Agricultural support

From the EU to beyond Brexit

chapter 6|5 pages

Farm accounting

part 2|159 pages

Valuations

chapter 7|10 pages

Professional issues

chapter 9|10 pages

Undertaking a valuation

chapter 11|18 pages

Valuation of let property

chapter 12|3 pages

Valuations for insurance

chapter 13|10 pages

Woodland and sporting

chapter 14|9 pages

Diversification

chapter 15|34 pages

Development

chapter 17|10 pages

Environmental valuations

part 3|127 pages

Valuations for taxation, compulsory purchase, utilities and communications

chapter 18|17 pages

Valuations for capital taxes

chapter 19|5 pages

Agricultural stocktaking for income tax

chapter 21|66 pages

Compensation for compulsory purchase

chapter 23|7 pages

Masts and cables for communications

part 4|93 pages

Agricultural tenancies

chapter 24|2 pages

Introduction to agricultural tenancies

chapter 27|5 pages

Rent reviews for farm business tenancies

chapter 29|21 pages

End of tenancy

Tenant's claims

chapter 30|4 pages

Compensation for disturbance

chapter 31|6 pages

End of tenancy

Landlord's claims

chapter 32|8 pages

Valuing the tenancy

chapter 33|4 pages

Valuations for other agreements

part 5|43 pages

Professional practice

chapter 34|19 pages

Farm agency

chapter 35|11 pages

Dispute resolution and expert witness work

chapter 36|8 pages

Future skills and services

chapter 37|3 pages

Advice to young practitioners