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Farm parks, heritage sites and family attractions could use the temporary reduced 5% VAT rate to support summer footfall and ease costs for visitors
Published on 25 Jun 2026
- Authors
- Jimmy Tse
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- Farm parks, heritage sites and family attractions could use the temporary reduced 5% VAT rate to support summer footfall and ease costs for visitors
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- Rural visitor attractions set to benefit from summer VAT cut
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Find out what the latest Competition and Markets Authority review means for rural households affected by volatile fuel prices and supplier cancellations
Published on 16 Jul 2026
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- Charles Trotman
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- Find out what the latest Competition and Markets Authority review means for rural households affected by volatile fuel prices and supplier cancellations
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- Rural heating oil customers offered compensation after cancelled orders
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The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) Cymru will officially launch its new Business Branch at the Royal Welsh Show on Monday evening, building on the success and momentum of its recent Rural Business Conference held earlier this year. Published on 17 Jul 2026
Royal Welsh Show: CLA Cymru to Launches Business Branch
Feature article- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
- Strapline
- CLA Cymru will officially launch its new Business Branch at the Royal Welsh Show on Monday evening, building on the success and momentum of its recent Rural Business Conference held earlier this year.
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- Royal Welsh Show: CLA Cymru to Launches Business Branch
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Published on 14 May 2026
- Authors
- Avril Roberts
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- Residential tenancies webinar slides
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CLA Director of External Affairs Jonathan Roberts explains that after years of damaging policy decisions, there is an opportunity for a the government to rebuild trust with farmers, landowners and rural business owners
Published on 22 Jun 2026
- Authors
- Jonathan Roberts
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign,Succession planning & inheritance tax,Rural Powerhouse
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- CLA Director of External Affairs Jonathan Roberts explains that after years of damaging policy decisions, there is an opportunity for a the government to rebuild trust with farmers, landowners and rural business owners
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- Resetting relations with rural Britain: lessons for the next Prime Minister to learn
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As part of changes to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, new terms will now have to be incorporated into contracts that have arisen from the Renters’ Right Act (England and Wales) 2025.
Published on 10 Jun 2026
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- Wales
- Strapline
- A significant compliance deadline for landlords in Wales is approaching that should not be overlooked.
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- Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 implementation deadline approaches
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Published on 14 May 2026
- Authors
- Avril Roberts
- Title
- Q&A Residential Tenancies webinar
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President Gavin Lane: next leader should seize this opportunity to deliver ambitious plan for the rural economy
Published on 22 Jun 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign
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- President Gavin Lane: next leader should seize this opportunity to deliver ambitious plan for the rural economy
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- Prime Minister resignation: time for a rural reset says CLA
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Rural businesses across Wales may be on the cusp of meaningful relief following a significant policy shift by Powys County Council on the controversial 182-day letting rule.
Published on 27 Apr 2026
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- Wales
- Strapline
- Rural businesses across Wales may be on the cusp of meaningful relief following a significant policy shift by Powys County Council on the controversial 182-day letting rule.
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- Powys signals shift on holiday let tax pressures
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While there is still ‘a long road ahead’, a new proposed strategy outlines how government and industry can work together to tackle bovine tuberculosis over the next decade
Published on 12 Jun 2026
- Authors
- Susan Twining
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- While there is still ‘a long road ahead’, a new proposed strategy outlines how government and industry can work together to tackle bovine tuberculosis over the next decade
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- Plans for England to be bovine TB free by 2038
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What do new planning proposals mean for the countryside? Planning Adviser Shannon Fuller breaks down the CLA’s responses to the latest consultations on application fees and new towns
Published on 27 May 2026
- Authors
- Shannon Fuller
- Campaigns
- Biodiversity Net Gain
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- What do new planning proposals mean for the countryside? Planning Adviser Shannon Fuller breaks down the CLA’s responses to the latest consultations on application fees and new towns
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- Planning fees and new towns: the CLA’s message to the government
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An update from CLA Policy Adviser Mark Burton on the this proposed project
Published on 17 Jul 2026
- Authors
- Mark Burton
- Regions
- The East
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- An update from CLA Policy Adviser Mark Burton on the this proposed project
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- Pelham to Rayleigh line reinforcement project in Essex