Agricultural occupancy houses on the market for longer

Properties tied under agricultural occupancy are restricted to who they can have living there

Rachael Brown
clock • 3 min read
Agricultural occupancy houses on the market for longer
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Achieving planning consent for much-needed rural housing can be made simpler by an agricultural occupancy condition. But farmers need to be aware that it can be 'complicated', including when trying to...

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