Dee Atkinson and Harrison started providing professional advice to the agricultural industry throughout North and East Yorkshire in the 1880's. Today our team of six rural Chartered Surveyors continues to provide informed, precise and independant advice, in an increasingly changing environment.

Our Professional Services include the provision of advice on:

Sales, Lettings & Purchases
Rural, Residential, Commercial, Leisure, Sporting, Investments and Development Property;

Valuations
Prepared for Secured Lending, Divorce, Insurance, Tax Planning, Partnership Re-structuring, Stocktaking and Tenant Right Purposes;

Estate, Property & Land Management
Full Management or Consultancy Service for all types of property from mixed estates to single farms and dwellings including Strategic Management Advice, Rent Collection, Monitoring Tenant Covenants, Lettings, Repairs and Maintenance;

Dispersal Sales
Complete dispersals sales either on site or using our own sale ground or auction building for Agricultural Machinery, Commercial and Industrial Machinery, Plant and Chattels (including Fine Arts)

Pipelines/Utilities & Compulsory Purchase
Compensation claims, legal advice, negotiation of easements and wayleaves;

Single Payment Scheme
SPS application forms, trading and the transfer of entitlements;

Forestry Management & Consultancy Advice
Management, Sale, Valuation and advice on Grant Aid;

AMC Lending & Finance
AMC agents providing support with applications for long and short term funding from the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;

Expert Witness & Dispute Resolution
Litigation support through the preparation of Expert Witness reports, Mediation advice and Alternative Dispute Resolution;

Landlord and Tenant Advice
Advice on Tenancy Agreements, Rent Reviews, Succession, Statutory Notices, Arbitration and Agricultural Land Tribunal Hearings;

Planning and Diversification
Analysis of planning potential and support with the submission of planning applications and negotiating planning conditions;

Contract Farming & Joint Ventures
Identifying opportunities and joint venture partners, advice on structuring arrangements, preparation of legal agreements and management accounts;

Diversification of Project Appraisal
Preparation of Feasibility and Viability studies, advice on planning and design, grant applications, together with sales, lettings and management of the completed project;

Telecommunications
Advice on the installation of apparatus, lease agreements including rents and sub-letting;

Wind Farms and Renewable Energy
Support with site identification and acquisition, negotiation of options, lease terms and disturbance claims for operators, landowners and tenants;

Environmental Schemes
Preparation of applications for Entry Level, Organic and Higher Level Stewardship Schemes, SSSI and other management agreements.