CAAV Oral - Quickfire Questions Flashcards
What is the minimum claim area under the Basic Payment Scheme?
5 HA
Which Tribunal deals with disputes concerning land?
The Upper Tribunal
What is Entrepreneurs’ Relief now known as?
Business Asset Disposal Relief (since April 2020)
What are Laureate, Diablo and Propino?
Varieties of spring barley
What is the current value of oilseed rape?
Name two of the Standards under the Sustainable Farming Incentive
Arable and horticultural: land
Arable and horticultural: soil
Farm woodland
Hedgerows
Improved grassland
Improved grassland: soil
Low and no input grassland
Water body buffering
What is Take All?
A fungal disease affecting the roots of cereals and grass plants
Under which Act can water and sewerage pipes be laid using statutory powers?
The Water Industry Act 1991
What does NSIP stand for?
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project
Which body issues cattle passports and processes information about births, movements and deaths
The British Cattle Movement Service
After how long may an easement (Scotland – servitude) by prescription come into effect when an individual has been openly using land in a certain way without the owner’s express consent?
A continuous period of at least 20 years
(The period is uniform around the UK)
What is the current total cost, including labour, of a single pass cultivation and drill?
2021 - £61.90 per Hectare or £25.05 per Acre (Examiners to adopt acceptable range)
What is the time limit for a Landlord’s reply to a succession application by an eligible person?
Within 28 days after a copy of the application has been served on the Landlord
What is the time limit for a Landlord to withhold consent to a Tenant’s intention to assign a Modern Limited Duration Tenancy?
The Landlord must give notice within 30 days of the Tenant’s notice
What is the maximum permitted ground area of an agricultural building under Permitted Development Rights?
1000 sqm
Which case established the valuation principle for land with development potential but without satisfactory access being acquired by compulsory purchase?
Stokes v Cambridge (1961)
What are Blonde d’Aquitaine and Simmental breeds of?
Cattle
What would you expect the average seed rate per hectare or per acre for sowing winter barley in the autumn of 2020 to be?
160kg to 200kg per ha
What are the available percentages of APR relief?
50% and 100%
What section of the Agricultural Holdings Act governs Tenant’s Fixtures?
Section 10 of the 1986 Act
In planning terms - what do the initials LDF stand for?
Local Development Framework
England and Wales - What does a Definitive Map show?
Public Rights of Way
What is a deciduous tree?
One that loses its leaves in the Autumn/Winter
How long is an Energy Performance Certificate valid for?
10 years
The Council Tax bands in England/Scotland are based on the value of dwellings on what date?
1st April 1991
What particular grass weed in cereals would you treat with Avadex, Liberator or Atlantis?
Black-grass
What is the current price of red diesel, as quoted in the Farmers Weekly?
105 p/litre
What is the minimum distance a livestock building must be sited from a protected building under Permitted Development Rights?
400m
What are Skyfall, Graham and Revelation varieties of?
Winter Wheat
England -What does NPPF stand for?
National Planning Policy Framework
What is the current Inheritance Tax Residence Nil Rate Band Amount?
£175k
What are Landrace, Large White and Gloucester Old Spot?
Breeds of Pigs
England and Wales - What is the time limit for an eligible person to apply to the First-tier Tribunal (ALT in Wales) for an AHA succession tenancy following the death of the tenant?
Within 3 months beginning on the date of death
What is the current price per tonne of 34.5% granular Nitrogen fertiliser?
£870/tonne
Name two examples of dispute resolution
Arbitration, Expert Determination, Mediation to include Facilitative Mediation, Evaluative Mediation and Early Neutral Evaluation
What was the average ex farm spot price for feed barley during the month of October 2019?
Which 1990 legal case established the extent of the land that damage or injurious affection should be assessed on following the laying of water pipes across agricultural land?
St John’s College Oxford v Thames Water Authority
England and Wales - Under the Basic Payment Scheme cross compliance rules what is the width of the protection zone against boundary features?
England – 2m
What are the following a variety of: Laureate, Propino and LG Diablo?
Spring Barley
What is the Income Tax personal allowance?
£12,570
What is the current total cost per hectare, including labour, of a 4m power harrow/drill combination?
(2019..) £71.30 – acceptable range £61.15 to £78.40
What are the following a variety of: Fuego, Fanfare and Vertigo?
Spring Beans
What is a typical application rate in kg/hectare for nitrogen applied to a crop of winter wheat?
185 – 190 kg/Ha
What is an individual’s annual exemption amount for Capital Gains Tax purposes?
£12,300
England and Wales - What is the time limit for serving a notice to quit following the death of a sole tenant under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986?
After the death and no later than 3 months after the personal representatives of the sole tenant have served written notice on the landlord of the death
What are Mules and Cheviots?
Breeds of Sheep
What is the average rebuilding cost per square metre of a steel portal frame straw barn with metal profile sheet roof, rainwater goods and hardcore floor?
£120/m²
Who is responsible for the repair or replacement of fireplaces, chimney linings and roof insulation under the 2015 Model Clauses (England)?
The Landlord
