Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the team at Armitstead Barnett.  2022 has been another interesting year with the property market remaining buoyant in at least the first half of the year yet steadying towards the end of the year.  We have seen some huge political shifts and feel that, as we […]

Burscough village is situated in the heart of scenic West Lancashire, with a charming semi-rural feel yet within easy reach of local motorway and rail links accessing Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and other major commercial centres. Burscough developed as a small farming village on a low ridge above the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. Burscough has an […]

I drafted this article a few weeks ago with the angle being little had changed in terms of the agricultural subsidy landscape due to political changes.  However, we have now had the long-awaited announcement that the slurry infrastructure grant opened on 6th December with the eligibility checker due to close on 31st January 2023. The […]

Sara-Louise Butler joins our Cumbria Sales Team! Sara-Louise provides us with a wealth of property knowledge having worked in the local area and property market for the last 11 years  Emma Hodkinson, Partner within our Cumbria Office, says “Sara is a great addition to our expanding team, and we welcome her knowledge and experience of […]

Land and rural property sales generally take the form of either a Private Treaty, Informal Tender or Public Auction sale.  The method of sale chosen must consider the attributes of the property being sold, the prevailing market conditions and the anticipated response of would-be Purchasers and their professional advisors. In 2022, we have experienced a […]

We are delighted to announce the Smith family as the winners of our Calendar Competition.  The theme was ‘Rural Landscapes’ incorporating rural scenery, animals, farming activities, etc.  The 180+ entries were narrowed down to a shortlist and voting took place at the Westmorland Show.  The successful photo was a wintery image of one of the […]

Do you rely on having a VAT repayment and therefore don’t always file your VAT on time? If so, the new VAT penalty regime may leave you facing penalties, so please read on. The new points-based system is set to be introduced for VAT return periods starting on or after 1 January 2023, replacing the […]

Armitstead Barnett recognise the changing landscape and pressures on farming businesses.  As such we are keen for our clients, and contacts, to make the most of DEFRA’s Future Farm Resilience Fund and have linked up with JH Agri Consultancy an approved provider of this support.   Armitstead Barnett will continue to support you on all land […]

As the nights draw in you may be putting that search for your dream property on the back burner, pulling on your woolly jumpers and socks and lighting the fire to hunker down for the winter months ahead, but guess what? the property market certainly doesn’t go into hibernation over winter, and neither should you! […]

You don’t need us to tell you that finances have become much more challenging over the past few months. So how can a mortgage advisor make life easier? Saving money has never been more important than it is right now. You might think that one way of cutting costs would be to cut out the […]

Over the past few months, we have been upgrading and improving the look of our Burscough office.  A complete refurb to the office front and inside has given a sleek and classy look for our agency team.  With the South Lancashire office going from strength to strength we thought it was right time to renovate […]

Burscough is a great place to be based as one of the Chartered Surveyors here at Armitstead Barnett. Our patch is a large one, covering rural, suburban and urban areas, and I therefore have the opportunity to inspect a wide range of residential, commercial and semi-commercial property, and for a variety of purposes.  Within recent weeks […]