Farmers and landowners who are affected by a utility scheme are entitled to make a claim for compensation. However, it is important to get an Agent involved as early as possible so that all elements of the claim and any accommodation works...

The recent announcement from Natural England relating to a simplified Countryside Stewardship scheme due to open in the New Year is good news for farmers. Natural England have recognised that the particularly onerous and burdening application pro...

Welcome to the first of our regular updates, this one focusing on our Shipston branch, designed to give you an insight into the daily life of SBK, local events, property market updates and all things which may be of interest to anyone buying or s...

A rather unusual school event took place in the town last week, when Sheldon Bosley Knight hosted their ninth annual Quiz with a ‘Back to the Schoolroom’ theme. Desks were snapped up eagerly by local companies vying to win the coveted trophy, in ...

Staff from Sheldon Bosley Knight donned their best Victorian outfits and hosted a coconut shy at this year’s Victorian Evening in Shipston-on-Stour. The stall proved very popular, testing the aim of all those who took part and bringing out the co...

Rural Property Sold Throughout 2017 our Land Agency Department has been busy selling a number of rural properties in South Warwickshire including large blocks of bare arable land which concluded negotiations by Best & Final Offers; a smallhol...

An alarmingly low number of farmers obtain formal annual stocktaking valuations for their end of year accounting.  These are governed by the RICS Red Book Regulations as farmstock is an asset and farm stocktaking valuations should comply with the...

SBK were delighted to be asked once again to sponsor the 2017 Stratford Literary Festival Autumn programme and as always, the choice of speakers did not disappoint. The programme began in September with the delightful duo Yotam Ottolenghi and Hel...

Our client wanted to create space for a home office on their property. Background: The property had an existing flat roofed garage and it was decided that replacing the existing roof with a pitched roof would provide the much needed loft space fo...

Katie Carr from our Residential Sales team gave a useful presentation on De-Cluttering and Downsizing at the recent EngAGE Festival held in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Aimed at those aged 50+ the week-long festival featured 8 days of events and celebrat...

The recent ‘auction’ of Shakespeare’s Birthplace caused quite a stir as Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust re-enacted the original auction that took place in 1847 when the building at that time was sold for £3,000 to secure it...

The 2017 Stratford-upon-Avon Autumn Literary Festival is almost here and SBK are proud to once again sponsor the programme. Our events this season feature a great line-up of personalities, starting this Friday 22nd September with Yotam Ottolenghi...