Helen Lock

London

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Associate Editor at Devex

Journalist, content series producer, freelancer at Devex, Guardian, the i, and elsewhere. Interested in global development, tech, climate, and social affairs.

Articles

Ten key legal considerations when selling your farm

1 month ago | pro-manchester.co.uk | Helen Lock |Clarke Willmott

by Helen Lock, Clarke WillmottDeciding to sell your farm can be a challenging and emotional process. There are numerous factors to consider early in the legal process to ensure the sale goes as smoothly as possible. Engaging a solicitor early on, ideally before marketing the farm, is crucial. Doing so allows time to address the following important matters:Title deedsWhile the majority of land in England is registered with HM Land Registry, a significant amount of property remains unregistered.
Ten key legal considerations when selling your farm — Loop South West

1 month ago | loopsouthwest.co.uk | Helen Lock |Clarke Willmott

Title deedsWhile the majority of land in England is registered with HM Land Registry, a significant amount of property remains unregistered. Selling unregistered land is certainly possible, but registered titles are not always straightforward either. Your solicitor will need to review the title deeds to ensure that all necessary documents are in order and to identify any potential issues that might complicate the sale. This is an essential first step in avoiding delays later on.
Farming News - Ten key legal considerations when selling your farm

1 month ago | farming.co.uk | Helen Lock |Clarke Willmott

By Helen Lock, Clarke WillmottDeciding to sell your farm can be a challenging and emotional process. There are numerous factors to consider early in the legal process to ensure the sale goes as smoothly as possible. Engaging a solicitor early on, ideally before marketing the farm, is crucial. Doing so allows time to address the following important matters:Title deedsWhile the majority of land in England is registered with HM Land Registry, a significant amount of property remains unregistered.
Inclusive Innovation

Oct 9, 2024 | pages.devex.com | Helen Lock

About the reportWith only six years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, bold and innovative approaches are needed to bridge gaps and meet the ambitious targets. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer in accelerating progress toward sustainable development, offering solutions that efficiently address pressing global challenges. At the same time, concerns remain about its potential to aggravate existing inequalities.
Reimagining aid in the digital age

May 6, 2024 | pages.devex.com | Helen Lock

About the reportThe 2023 Global Humanitarian Assistance Report indicates that every year, over 400 million people need humanitarian assistance globally. As more communities continue to live in unsustainable and vulnerable situations, providing timely and adequate aid has become increasingly critical.
How to approach networking at 2024's top global development events

Feb 7, 2024 | devex.com | Helen Lock

Insights into how global development professionals can navigate the important but sometimes overwhelming task of networking at events, and which ones to mark on your 2024 calendar. As always, 2024 will be a busy year in the global development events calendar.
Fortifying Global Food Network Requires No-Till, Conservation Ag Adoption

Dec 12, 2023 | no-tillfarmer.com | Helen Lock

As the impact of climate change becomes increasingly severe, agriculture is bearing the brunt as one of the sectors most affected by extreme weather, according to data from the World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, a 2021 Nature Food study attributes around a third of all greenhouse gas emissions to the global agri-food system.
‘We need accountability’: On getting nutrition on the COP 28 agenda

Nov 7, 2023 | devex.com | Helen Lock

As a country made up of over 7,000 islands, with much of the population living in climate-vulnerable low-lying areas, the Philippines faces enormous risks from extreme weather as the impact of climate change takes hold. It’s an issue that those in the food sector are acutely aware of — and it’s why food systems transformation champion Cherrie Atilano has made it her life’s mission to support farmers to transition to climate-resilient methods.
Why fighting for gender inequality will help save the food system

Sep 13, 2023 | devex.com | Helen Lock

For Jemimah Njuki, chief of economic empowerment at UN Women, the intersection between agriculture and women’s empowerment has been ever-present. She says she will never forget her father insisting to people who questioned it that she had the same right to inherit his land as her brothers — according to new laws that had passed in Kenya regarding equal inheritance. “They actually turned to my brothers and asked whether they were OK with it,” she said. That spurred her interest in land rights.
Devex Dish: India leads the way on food banks

Aug 23, 2023 | devex.com | Helen Lock

Nascent but thriving networks of food banks and school meal programs, often repurposing food that would have gone to waste, have sprung up across India, helping to bolster food security in the country. The initiatives sit alongside other sustainability-oriented efforts also helping to fight rising costs and food insecurity — such as community-driven self-help groups of farmers who have pooled together to avoid costly chemical fertilizers and make their own organic version.