Inheritance Tax: Have you considered your liability?

Inheritance Tax: Have you considered your liability?

For obvious reasons, inheritance Tax is a subject many of us try to avoid. However, for farming families and landowners, it is an issue that will inevitably arise at some point. It can therefore be very useful to assess the potential liability and investigate how one...
Tenancy Succession Rules: More changes are coming

Tenancy Succession Rules: More changes are coming

Following the Agriculture Act 2020, the retirement age for Agricultural Holdings Act tenants has been removed. Historically, the tenant had to be at least 65 years old or permanently physically/mentally incapacitated. The 2020 Act removed that age requirement and...
Sustainable Farming Incentive – 2023 Relaunch

Sustainable Farming Incentive – 2023 Relaunch

The relaunch of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is a few weeks away with the newest version set to be open to applications in August, on a date to be confirmed. SFI is designed to be a scheme that is most compatible with commercial farming, as opposed to...
DEFRA Guidance Leaflets

DEFRA Guidance Leaflets

With the increasingly complex world of agricultural funding and grants, DEFRA has published a series of leaflets to try and simplify what is available for different sectors.  The documents contain information on the management and capital grants available to English...
Key Dates for 2023 BPS and Stewardship

Key Dates for 2023 BPS and Stewardship

Basic Payment Scheme 1 January 2023: BPS 2023 scheme year begins 14 March 2023: BPS applications open 15 May 2023 (midnight): deadline for BPS 2023 applications without penalty (including Young and New Farmer applications). Deadline to transfer entitlements without...