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Do we qualify? Ag Tie
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Hello
We are trying to find a new house and I spotted one that has an ag tie. I had discounted it before but decided to google the tems on the ad:
the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, in the locality in agriculture as defined in section 336 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, or in forestry, or a dependant of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person.
I looked a t this and it includes horticulture, like nurseries, market gardens etc.
My partner does work full time in horticulture, he has for at least five years. However, he thinks I am wrong about this. I think it is ok to be employed in horticulture by an employer, but I think he reckons it has to be on the property, which would be daft, as some ag tied properties don't have much land. Who is right? It's hard to find stuff online, will I need to ask the nfu
We are trying to find a new house and I spotted one that has an ag tie. I had discounted it before but decided to google the tems on the ad:
the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, in the locality in agriculture as defined in section 336 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, or in forestry, or a dependant of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person.
I looked a t this and it includes horticulture, like nurseries, market gardens etc.
My partner does work full time in horticulture, he has for at least five years. However, he thinks I am wrong about this. I think it is ok to be employed in horticulture by an employer, but I think he reckons it has to be on the property, which would be daft, as some ag tied properties don't have much land. Who is right? It's hard to find stuff online, will I need to ask the nfu
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Being an employee is fine (after all they tend to be housing for farm workers rather than the farmer). Don't know what the "locality" is defined as though.0
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mm, he works two miles up the road from here, but the house is about 20 miles away. He would probably move his job closer eventually, and would still be employed in horticulture. Not sure how nit picky they would be...0
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The principle is that it's an exception to normal planning restrictions for the benefit of workers who need to live nearby to (or on) the farm, so being employed 20 miles away is probably pushing it. But you'd need to see what the wording of the relevant condition actually says, it's possible the agents aren't quoting it accurately or in full.
Also bear in mind that it any event a mortgage lender may well not like it.1 -
It's in lincs, everything is very spread out here! ;-)
There isn't a farm there now, it's a property on quite a busy main road. We are hoping we will not need a mortgage, or a very small one, under £30k0
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