From September 1 2024, applicants for succession must prove they are both 'eligible and suitable' to be the tenant of the agricultural holding subject to succession
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Property consultancy Berrys said farmers could face tax bills of £600,000 if inheritance tax is scrapped
Defra says the work to address a lack of farmer confidence has already begun
NFU president Tom Bradshaw described the result as a 'reset moment for British agriculture'
Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association chief executive said the most prevalent view expressed to him by TFA members in light of the General Election is ‘whether to vote at all'
With the focus on landlord-tenant relationships at the NFU tenant conference, some farmers felt more needed to be done to tackle bad practice by landlords and their land agents
The code has been introduced at a time when tenants in the north of England are facing notices to quit by estates as a result of 'inheritance tax planning', as well as poor collaboration around the Landscape Recovery project
Farming families told ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian of the emotional and financial toll they had faced gaining access to Universal Credit
TFA chief executive said the Minister had ‘clearly not caught up' with the details of the TFA survey which were submitted as part of their response to the Minister's own call for evidence from Defra, to inform whether a Tenant Farming Commissioner was necessary