Farming & Agriculture

The government has confirmed welcome changes to the availability of agricultural property relief (“APR”) and business property relief (“BPR”) as part of the inheritance tax (“IHT”) regime for deaths occurring on or after 06 April 2026. As announced just before the Christmas break, the cap on 100% relief on agricultural and/or business assets will now […]

Anyone who listens to The Archers will know that farming life in Ambridge is never without its dramas. Alongside the weather, livestock and crop cycles, there’s another recurring storyline that resonates with many families in the real world – the thorny issue of succession. Who takes over the farm? How should land and property be […]

There are many reasons you might need to let farm-workers go: economic uncertainty, extreme weather and supply chain issues which may have made a cost-cutting exercise essential, or you may have invested in new tech which allows you to reduce your employee spend. Whatever your motives, ensure you follow the correct redundancy procedure objectively and […]

The government’s planned cuts to inheritance tax (IHT) relief for UK farmers have brought succession planning to the top of every farming family’s agenda. Despite furious protests from the country’s farming fraternity, the sweeping reforms announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget will with the information we have to hand, take effect from 6 April 2026, […]

As a solicitor working closely with farming families, one of the most common – and often surprising – issues I come across is uncertainty around land ownership. In many cases, people assume the land they’ve farmed for decades is securely and legally theirs… but the paperwork doesn’t always tell the same story. For many farms, […]