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RICS CEO:
President:
Rural Chair:

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Dr Sean Tompkins
Kath Fontana
Gerard Smith

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RICS 5 Ethical Standards

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Act with integrity
Promote trust in the profession
Provide a high level of service
Take responsibility for your actions
Treat others with respect
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5 principles for better regulation

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Proportionality, accountability, consistency, targeting and transparency

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13 Rules of conduct for firms

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CPD, Competence, service, solvency, info to RICS, Coop RICS, Professional behaviour, complaints handling, client money, PII, correct advertising, use of logos, procedure for death of sole practitioner

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7 rules of conduct for members

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CPD, Competence, Service, Solvency, Info to RICS and Coop with RICS

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Setting up your own firm

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Inform and reg with RICS, appoint contact officers, PII, business insurance, complaints handling, client money protection, anti money laundering officer, logo kit and procedure for death of sole ptracitioner

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What is PII

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Professional indemnity insurance.

Covers legal defense costs and expenses that may be awarded if we have provided an inadequate service.

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Closing your own firm

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Inform Companies House, RICS and Clients. 
Inform PII (run off cover for 6yrs £250,000 min) and retain files for 6 years
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Rics motto

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Est Modus in rebeus (there is measure in all)

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Purpose of RICS

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Protect the public and it’s members

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Roles of RICS

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  1. Regulate and promote the profession
  2. Maintain the highest level of education and professional standards
  3. protect clients and consumers through a strict code of ethics.
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9 Characteristics of equality act 2010

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Age, Sex, Sexual orientation, gender assignment, marraige, pregnancy, disability, Race, religion.

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How long can you store data for

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No longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was processed

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What is personal and sensitive data?

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P- any data used to identify an individual.

S- Race, medical history

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7 Principles of GDPR?

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Lawfully, transparency and fairness
Legit reasons
Relevant
Accurate
Store for time needed
Confidential
Accountable
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SCC Data breach procedure

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Email the form on the intranet to the information governance unit immediately. Inform service manager, access nature of incident and consider who else needs to be informed.

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How do you handle client money?

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Held on separate cost code so are ring fenced and can’t be spent. RICS reg firms must have separate account (either General or discrete).

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What is arbitration?

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Appointed by RICS or CAAV decides case. award legally binding and can be enforced through the courts.

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What is mediation?

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3rd party assists communication and negotiation to achieve resolution.

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What is a conflict of interest? and 3 types?

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Anything that could prevent anyone acting objectively and independently. Party, own interest and confidential information.

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Typical crop rotation

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WW, WB, OSR + WW, BEANS

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What is a break crop and why are they important?

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Crops from different plant families used to:

  • Improve cereal yields
  • Reduce weeds and diseases
  • Reduce cereal herbicide resistance
  • return nutrient to soil
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What is a cover crop?

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A non- cash crop grown after a periods of regular crop production to protect and improve soil. Radish and Mustard

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What are NVZs and what are the storage requirements?

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Nitrate vulnerable zones, areas of the country designated as being at risk from ag nitrogen pollution. 58% of england.
6 months - pigs and poultry
5- cattle and sheep

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When can't you spread organic manure?
1st oct - 31 Jan Tillage land | 15th oct - 31 Jan Grassland
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When can't you spread nitrogen?
1st sept - 15 Jan Tillage | 15 sept - 15 Jan grassland
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What is a Building reinstatement valuation?
The sum a building should be insured for in the event that a significant issue occurs, such as fire, where by a building will need to be reconstructed
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What is BVD?
Bovine Viral Diarhoea, highly contagious disease in cattle caused by the pestivirus
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What are MEES?
Domestic minimum energy efficiency standards, 1 April 2020 EPC cannot be below E. £3,500 max spend
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What is a local plan?
Document produced by LPA to set planning policies in the LPA area 2020-2040
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Effect of Town and Country planning act 1990
Super seeded 1947 act. Principally divided planning into forward planning and development control
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What's required when submitting a planning application?
Standard app forms, location plan, site plan, design and access statement, correct fee, any surveys.
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What is the NPPF?
National planning policy framework 2019. Sets out governments planning policies for England. Vital tool to ensure that we get planning for the right development in the right places of the right quality whilst protecting our environment.
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Factors considered under class R (56 day notice)
Transport and highways noise impact contamination risk flood risk
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What is operational development?
Where operations were stated to result in some physical alteration to the land itself, as opposed to material change of use which did not interfere with the actual physical characteristics of land.
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What is Scail?
Simple calculation of atmospheric impact limits. Assess impact from ag sources on semi-natural areas such as SSSI & SACs. Estimates amount of acidity, nitrogen or Sulphur deposited on to a habitat.
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What are building regs?
Sets standards for the design and construction of buildings to ensure H&S for people in and about building.
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What are farmers options under TB restrictions?
1. AFU 2. Orange markets 3. TB isolation units 4. Move to other TB restricted holding 5. Straight to slaughter
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RICS ethics publications
The Global professional and ethical standards
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Gestation periods of cattle: sheep: pigs:
283 days, 152 days and 114 days
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Hedge cutting season
Not between 1st March to 1 sept
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Slurry storage calc numbers?
Milkers 53l Dry/young 40l Parlour washings 30l x180 days 450sq.m yard av rainfall 56.7 x 6 months
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Building space requirements
``` Milkers 9m Loose housing 0-6months 4.9 6 months 6.8 dry cows 6.8 calves 1.5 ```
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Reseed cost in case study?
Seed 56 Fert 35 Spray 30 ``` Plough 21 Power Harrow 17 Drill 11 2 Fert app 7 1 spray 3 ```
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What legislation governs EPCS?
Energy performance of buildings Regulations 2012
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What legislation governs adverse possession?
Land Registration Act 2002
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5 elements of adverse possession?
Hostile, open, statutory period, exclusive, continuous and uninterrupted
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What act governs Reg 3 planning applications?
Town and Country planning general regulations 1992
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Types of RICS guidence?
Practice statement, codes of practice, guidance notes and information papers
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Sections to protect against adverse possession?
S31 Highways act 1986 | S15 Commons Act 2006
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GDPR regulations
Data protection act 2018 is UK implementation of GDPR. Sets guidelines for the collection & processing of personal and sensitive information.
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Case study objectives?
1. Enhance and maintain the estate 2. Provide a return on capital expenditure 3. Provide opportunities for new entrants into ag 4. Ensure operations are run in a financially responsible manner to minimize cost, optimize income and support the long term viability of the estate.
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GDPR penalties
17.5 million euros or 4% of turnover
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H&S penalties
Unlimited fine, up to 2yrs imprisonment and directors disqualified for up to 15 years
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What is a common Law TA?
Agreement between L & T is not regulated by particular law. Covered by contract and law from court judgements.
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Penalty for no EPC
Domestic £200 | Non domestic 12.5% of ratable value
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MEES penalties for non compliance
Domestic prop up to £2,000 for less than 3 months up to £4,000 for 3 months or more Max £5000 for property
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Wheat GM
Seed 30 Fert 80 Spray 100
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AHA S25 NTQ A-H cases for possession
``` A. 65+ and alternative accom available B. Non ag use C. Bad husbandry D. NTC to pay rent expired E. Breach F. Insolvency G. Death H. Amalgamation of ag unit ```
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AHA security of tenure and succession key date
12th July 1984
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Assured tenancies key date
28th Feb 1997 auto ast
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Define profit and loss statement
Shows the revenue and expenses of a business over a given time period
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British standards of a new building and inclusive envionments?
BS5502 | BS8300
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ATA 1995 T improvements and fixtures sections?
S20 Basis of val S22 NTC S8 Fixtures
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Define Cash flow?
shows how much money a business expects to receive in and pay out over a given period of time usually monthly and displays opening and closing balance.
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Define balance sheet?
A statement of assets, liabilities and capital of a business at a particular date
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Effect of Ag Act 2020?
1. Replacement financial support system 2. Food security 3. Changes to AHA tenancies
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Who does you need to report a data breach to?
Information commissioners office
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AML limit
up to 10,000 euros
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Control of asbestos regulations?
2012
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What year were the model clauses?
1973 The Agriculture (Maintenance, Repair and Insurance of Fixed Equipment) Regulations 1973 2015 The Agriculture (Model Clauses for Fixed Equipment) (England) Regulations 2015
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Where can you get building costs from?
BCIS The Building Cost Information Service
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Hedge cutting exemptions
Garden hedge or if planting OSR (1 August- apply to RPA for written derogation for cross compliance)
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CDM 2015 When must HSE be informed?
500 person days or 30 days with 20 workers
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Electrical inspections and AHA- costs?
cost split 50/50 for remedials under AHA
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Council tax for vaccant properties
28 days free | 300% over 5 yrs
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What is a fixture?
Any item affixed to the holding
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ROC calculations
uplift/ capital spend x 100
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Size of two new buildings
167 & 242
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Electrical qualification
NICEIC- National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
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Repairing obligations for Resi TAs
Section 11 L&T Act 1985
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Capital gains tax rates
Lower band Resi prop 10% non resi 18% | Higher band Resi 20% non resi 28%
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Penalty for non compliance of elec regs
£30,000
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Documents/legislation to promote inclusive environment
Document M of building regs Section 8 NPPF BS8300 goes beyond doc M Section 20 Equality Act 2010
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MEES dates
1st April 2018 can't grant new leases below E | 1st April 2020 All existing and new leases
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Oil Tank location regulations
``` 1.8m from: flamable building or structure openings liquid fuel appliance flue terminals 760mm from flamable boundary 600mm from screening ```
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When did the elec regs come in?
1 April 2021
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max amount of land for AST
2 acres
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Future MEES
D band by 2025 | C band by 2030
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Legislation that covers property advertisements
Consumer protection for unfair trading regs 2008

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