The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024

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The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 puts the baseline for hedgerow management practices into law.
What do the new Hedgerow regulations mean for you…
The new regulations require:
• a 2-metre buffer strip, measured from the centre of a hedgerow, where a green cover must be established and maintained
• no cultivation or application of pesticides or fertilisers within the 2-metre buffer strip
• a hedgerow cutting and trimming ban from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive)
The cutting and trimming ban will start immediately. This is to protect nesting birds up to the end of August 2024.
The buffer strip rules will begin:
• from 1 July 2024 for land not currently being used for crop production
• from the first harvest after 1 July 2024 for land which is currently being used for crops.
You can find guidance on these rules and exemptions in the buffer strip guidance and the cutting and trimming guidance on GOV.UK

Anti-Money Laundering: New online training video

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As part of the Flag It Up campaign, the Government has produced a short training video on the responsibilities of estate agents with regard to Know Your Client checks for anti-money laundering purposes.

 

The video can also be viewed at https://vimeo.com/336632775/148f23cb74

Tenant Fees Act 2019

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As of 1st June 2019 the government have introduced a new act of parliament in relation to the fees charged to tenants.  The key points contained within the Act include the Tenancy Deposit which must not exceed the equivalent of five week’s rent (where the annual rent for the property is £50,000), Holding Deposits which can be no more than one week’s rent and application fees which will no longer be charged.

Wild Bird Licences

Wild Bird Licences

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Natural England has announced that three new general licences will be available from Friday 14th June. The new licences will allow users to control certain species of wild birds in order to:

  • conserve wild birds and flora or fauna (WML GL34)
  • preserve public health or public safety (WML GL35)
  • prevent serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters (WML GL36)

Further detail is available on the GOV.UK website.