CHARTERED SURVEYORS & LAND AGENTS
Welcome to WebbPaton LLP
WebbPaton LLP are an independent firm of Rural Chartered Surveyors acting for clients across the country, but predominantly within Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. We specialise in:
• Rural Land & Property Sales
• Rural Planning & Diversification
• Agricultural & Commercial Valuers
• Farming & Environmental Support Scheme
• Compulsory Purchase & Compensation
• Landlord & Tenant Issues
• Development Land & Renewable Energy
With a long and established history of successfully acting for farmers and landowners for over 20 years, WebbPaton LLP are a forward-thinking firm who provide expert advice to the rural sector.
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Vacancy for Rural Surveyor
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our close-knit, professional team based in north Wiltshire. We value a can-do attitude and willingness to learn, whatever
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WebbPaton LLP
We are very pleased to announce that as at 1st July 2023, Mark Webb has been joined by Libby Barron, Becky Farthing, Helen Wiltshire and
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Agriculture
Farmers are about to see the biggest changes in agriculture for many years under the new Agricultural Act and Environment Bill. WebbPaton LLP can advise you on how to maximise your farm's property assets. We have detailed knowledge of the main issues which affect your farm. We can help our clients obtaining planning permission, rural grants and finance.
Diversification
WebbPaton LLP are able to offer advice to any farmer looking to diversify their agricultural businesses whether it is to an office, farm shop, storage unit, workshop or leisure activity. We regularly help farmers obtain Class Q planning for the conversion of farm buildings to dwellings. We also can help you obtain planning for new farm buildings.
Contract Farming
WebbPaton LLP deal with Contract Farming Agreements for arable, dairy and livestock enterprises. How these are drafted is important to minimise tax impacts on farmers. The consequences of not drafting such agreements correctly can have a substantial impact on Inheritance and Capital Gains Taxes.
Renewables
WebbPaton LLP advise farmers on renewables including solar, wind, bio digesters, and energy storage systems such as batteries, fly wheels, compressed air and hydrogen technologies on their farms for grid balancing.
We are at the forefront on advising clients on carbon and environmental offsetting as the new Environmental Bill becomes legislation.
Farm Sales
WebbPaton LLP regularly sell farms, smallholdings, fields, pony paddocks, farmhouses, leisure land, building, barn conversions, building plots and residential development land. Recently we have sold a large Wiltshire rural estate on the Marlborough Downs and development land in Swindon, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
Development Land
WebbPaton LLP have acted for our farming clients on residential development for many years. We regularly advise on promotional agreements, options and sales of development land. We sell building plots, farm buildings conversions, edge of village sites and town expansions.
Valuations
WebbPaton LLP are specialist rural valuers. We value farms, rural estates, equestrian properties and development land for sales, lending, probate, capital gains tax and family purposes. As your Local Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Valuers we can help with your farm lending requirements. We regularly do RICS Red Book Valuations on residential development land.
Countryside Stewardship
WebbPaton LLP have many years experience helping our clients on environmental schemes such as Countryside Stewardship Schemes (CSS). We are ready to advise farmers on the key elements of the Environmental Land Management scheme ELMs -being Sustainable Farming Incentive, Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery.
Farm tenancies
WebbPaton LLP act for tenants and landlords on Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) and Farm Business Tenancies (FBT). In the Spring we have grazing land available to let on grass keep licences. We also deal with construction compound licences, house / cottage lettings and business leases.
DEVELOPMENT LAND CONSULTANTS
WebbPaton LLP are specialist residential development land consultants. We act for landowners advising them how to obtain planning and add value to their land on anything from a single plot to a 12,000 dwellings town expansion.