The RPA has switched on the the functionality to allow online transfers of land and also entitlements for the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme. Readers will know that the online system to transfer land and entitlements is switched off after the application deadline to ensure that the data held for each holding is ‘stable’ until claims have been validated. Paper RLE1s are available all year round to make transfers but where possible it is better to wait for the online system.
The deadline for the transfer of entitlements for use in the 2018 scheme is the 15th May 2018 in England. Any transfers will be confirmed via ‘messages’ on the online system. The transfer is usually done immediately, although if the transferee has not been paid their 2017 payment, the transfer may be held in ‘pending’ until this has been completed.
If transferring land and the ‘holding type’ online is shown as ‘Tenant’ or the ‘% Owned’ is shown as less than ‘100% owned’ on the Rural Payments system, unfortunately it can only be transferred via a paper RLE1 form.
