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Rural Associate
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jtt@gscgrays.co.uk
07949 042566
James is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and a Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) member. He grew up living and working on a family farm in East Yorkshire in which he retains a keen interest and involvement. James is an Associate Farm Business Consultant/Senior Rural Surveyor, delivering a wide range of professional advice to farm businesses, tenants and owner-occupiers. He also shares the role of Head of Office for Driffield with Helen Robinson.
James’s experience as a Rural Surveyor allows him to provide a variety of professional advice including landlord and tenant matters, valuation and succession planning. He specialises in farm finance having previously been a registered AMC Agent as well as working with other banks to secure loans for his clients. As a Farm Business Consultant, James has dealt with establishing and managing Contract Farming Agreements as well as being heavily involved in Countryside Stewardship applications, SFI and Productivity Grants.
James also delivers the Farm Business Advice Service (FBAS) in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Change presents fantastic opportunities, however, it is not without its challenges, James thoroughly enjoys working with clients to overcome those challenges and maximise opportunities.
I FIND THE FOOD AND FARMING INDUSTRY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY COMPLETELY FASCINATING. THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE I HAVE SEEN JUST IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF MY CAREER HAS BEEN ASTONISHING, WHICH MAKES EACH DAY VERY DIFFERENT.
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Sector
GSC Grays are providing FREE and independent farm business advice to farmers in the North of England. The Farm Business Advice Service (FBAS) is funded by DEFRA’s Future Farming Resilience Fund, created to support farmers and land managers during the early years of the Agricultural Transition. Sign up for our free farm business advice now, or request a call back from one of our Farm Business team for more information.
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GSC Grays are specialists in land, farming and property management. Our teams don’t just employ the knowledge and skills that they have learnt in their professional careers, they draw on lifelong experiences and a passion for the sectors that they live and work in.
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Highfield Farm
Garton-on-the-Wolds
Driffield
YO25 3AL
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