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A guest blog from our CLACT scholar who shares her views after attending this high profile industry event
Published on 15 Jan 2026
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- Lee Murphy
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- A guest blog from our CLACT Scholar who shares her views after attending this high profile industry event
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- CLA Charitable Trust (CLACT) Scholar at the Oxford Farming Conference
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Join the team at this year's CLA Big Breakfast
Published on 25 Mar 2026
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- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
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- Join the team at this year's CLA Big Breakfast
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- CLA Big Breakfast at the Royal Three Counties Show 2026
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Discover more about this year’s guest speakers Published on 20 Apr 2026
CLA Big Breakfast 2026
Article- Authors
- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
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- Discover more about this year’s guest speakers
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- CLA Big Breakfast 2026
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With significant valuation increases and limited reliefs coming in from April 2026, rural businesses face growing uncertainty with regard to business rates
Published on 6 Feb 2026
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- Andrew Shirley
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- With significant valuation increases and limited reliefs coming in from April 2026, rural businesses face growing uncertainty with regard to business rates
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- Business rates: time for the government to look through a new prism
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This is the CLA's response to HMT's Call for Evidence on Business Rates and Investment.
Published on 19 Feb 2026
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- Andrew Shirley
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- This is a wide-ranging Call for Evidence, covering many aspects of business rates - looking at investment, empty property rates, self-catering accommodation, should property owner rather occupier, move to from slab to slice. However the most important thing that they did not ask was about the proportionality of business rates and the escalation in rateable values so we included that in our response.
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- Business Rates and Investment HMT Consultation Response
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This is the CLA's response to HMT's Call for Evidence on Business Rates and Investment.
Published on 19 Feb 2026
- Authors
- Andrew Shirley
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- This is a wide-ranging Call for Evidence, covering many aspects of business rates - looking at investment, empty property rates, self-catering accommodation, should property owner rather occupier, move to from slab to slice. However the most important thing that they did not ask was about the proportionality of business rates and the escalation in rateable values so we included that in our response.
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- Business Rates and Investment HMT Consultation Response
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A short blog from CLA East Adviser Peter Ewin Published on 11 Jun 2026
Business Rates - Duty to Notify
News story- Authors
- Peter Ewin
- Regions
- The East
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- A short blog from CLA East Adviser Peter Ewin
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- Business Rates - Duty to Notify
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A column from CLA East Adviser Peter Ewin on the topic of water management
Published on 23 Mar 2026
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- Peter Ewin
- Regions
- The East
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- A column from CLA East Adviser Peter Ewin on the topic of water management
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- Building a resilient water future: Why land management must lead the way
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The theme for the 2026 CLA Next Generation Conference is Building Rural Futures: Leadership, Innovation, Opportunity. We speak to Alex Barton about achieving this at his family farm
Published on 18 Mar 2026
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Campaigns
- Next Generation Network
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- The South West
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- The theme for the 2026 CLA Next Generation Conference is Building Rural Futures: Leadership, Innovation, Opportunity. We speak to Alex Barton about achieving this at his family farm
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- Building a future for the next generation - leadership, innovation & opportunity
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Published on 29 Apr 2026
Bucks/Oxon AGM flyer 2026
Library- Authors
- Mike Sims
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- Bucks/Oxon AGM flyer 2026
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The fourth annual CLA Next Generation Conference highlighted the importance of curiosity, collaboration and entrepreneurship, reports Sarah Wells-Gaston
Published on 7 May 2026
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Campaigns
- Next Generation Network
- Regions
- The South West
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- The fourth annual CLA Next Generation Conference highlighted the importance of curiosity, collaboration and entrepreneurship, reports Sarah Wells-Gaston
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- Bold ideas, bright futures: inside the 2026 CLA Next Generation Conference
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Learn how a permitted development right for small onshore wind, proposed by the government, could cut planning barriers, lower energy costs and boost resilience for rural businesses
Published on 9 Apr 2026
- Authors
- Shannon Fuller
- Campaigns
- Rural Powerhouse
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- Learn how a permitted development right for small onshore wind, proposed by the government, could cut planning barriers, lower energy costs and boost resilience for rural businesses
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- Blowing red tape aside: how new wind turbine planning rules could unlock energy opportunities