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Legal: my son and his partner are living in my family home rent-free
Aisling Meehan
Aisling Meehan advises a reader who is having an issue with her son and his partner – they live rent-free in her original family house and she wants them to rent or buy.
3 April 2024 Consumer
Legal: ‘how can I make Land Direct correct the boundaries?’
A reader is having an issue with their boundary map, but the first place to start may be having a conversation with your neighbour, advises Aisling Meehan.
20 March 2024 Consumer
Legal: ‘my neighbour won’t do anything about his defective sewerage tank’
What to do when a neighbour’s sewerage tank is impacting your health? Aisling Meehan has this advice.
Legal: solar farms and the legal implications
In the second of a two part series on legal implications If having solar farms on your land, agri-solicitor Aisling Meehan discusses potential tax and subsidy issues.
10 January 2024 Features
Be mindful of the small print involved with solar farming
Developing a solar farm on part on your land can be very profitable, but legal issues can arise, writes Aisling Meehan
3 January 2024 News
Legal: ‘as a trained farmer, how do I claim for stamp relief’?
Having completed the Green Cert, a young farmer is entitled to have the stamp duty reimbursed. Aisling Meehan explains how to navigate the refund.
6 December 2023 News
Legal: impact of farm ownership on Fair Deal application?
What are your legal options to qualify for the Fair Deal scheme if you are a farm owner? Agri solicitor Aisling Meehan explains.
15 November 2023 Features
Legal query: served with a Notice to Treat - what will the tax implications be?
Have you been contacted with a Notice to Treat with regards to a Compulsory Purchase Order? What are your rights when it comes to paying tax in these situations? Asks Agri solicitor Aisling Meehan.
18 October 2023 Features
Legal query: Potential changes to agri tax reliefs?
Ahead of Budget 2024, agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan discusses potential changes to agri tax reliefs.
27 September 2023 Features
Legal query: 'Am I still liable if someone gets hurt while walking on our farm?'
Agri solicitor Aisling Meehan examines the recent changes to the law on occupiers' liability.
23 August 2023 Features
Abandoned land: duty to maintain?
Agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan responds to a query about whether there is a legal obligation for a neighbour to maintain an abandoned field.
21 June 2023 Features
Legal query: ‘should the farmhouse go with the farm?’
Agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan responds to a reader query regarding the inheritance of a family farmhouse.
12 April 2023 Features