8th February 2021 is new date for the diary.....having left CSS at agreement end date of 30 th September 2012. Natural England knows best!!!
Natural England knows best?
- Thread starter ajcc
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ollie989898
Member
Did you ever resolve your dispute with them?
- Location
- East yorks
I assume he means that’s his new court date as NE still think they own it 8yrs later
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Went through similar except I managed to avoid the court bit. In any other walk of life, Natural England would be done for fraud and corruption! I ended up with my MP and the Parliamentary Ombudsman involved.
They demanded £8k back from me which I managed to reduce to £2k. If I had wanted the last £2k back, I would have had to have taken them to the European Court. I received a letter of apology from NE but they said they were governed by European rules and couldn't pay the final £2k back. The Ombudsman said that they have no jurisdiction over European law . In the end, it just wasn't worth the hassle for the remaining money and it was swallowing mega amounts of time. In my view they should have paid compensation and interest. They are charletons, crooks and thieves and should be avoided at all cost!! A contract only applies to you - not to NE!
Stick with the plot Ollie! Court case early February. Tens, nay hundred or more thousands of ££££ s of tax payers money being thrown at this case/dispute...
Natural England knows best....
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Agreed. I reckon it cost them £50k to steal £2k from me. Cost:Benefit does not appear to come into their equations.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
And yet a man near here, who left at the end of an FBT but still farms, was found to have drawn several thousand for capital works that were just never done. They decided not to pursue it because he was known to be difficult’!
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Raise you two MP’s and three favourable information commissioners office rulings!!
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Heard similar here, except it was a large building company who owned the land. Supposedly broke every rule in the book. When NE came calling the building firm told them that their lawyers would tie them up for years. Of course NE did not pursue it.
Lest we forget....scheme involvement ended 30/9/2012...
. Natural England knows best....
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Shocking!! Dare I ask how much they are disputing? I reckon it cost them around £50k to extort £2k out of me. Irrespective of guilt, you would think they would do a cost:benefit analysis of wasting tax payers money.
No money dispute/involved....they were jilted because I refused to renew a stewardship agreement at term end. EIA regulations trying to establish a precedent.
Be warned taxpayers! ...NE knows best.
Be warned taxpayers! ...NE knows best.
ollie989898
Member
Jebus, this is near impossible to believe. Why would anyone want to sign up for anything with these characters?!
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
That just says it all. It is supposed to be an "Agreement" with both parties agreeing! They are happy to dictate terms and devalue your land. Good on you for standing up to them!! They sould be boycotted until an organisation fit for purpose replaces them.
Just a reminder to anyone who thinks NE are a “friend to farming”
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Location
- mid devon somewhere
Complete bunch of idiots from my experience
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Good luck. Still on track for that date and not been delayed then?
tullah
Member
- Location
- Linconshire
The first quango to be culled to finance covid