Agricultural Property Relief

This podcast episode covers the latest on Inheritance Tax, what the industry plans to do next, as well as other industry updates including an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across England, Wales and Scotland, and a ban on new permits for sheep dip disposal in Wales

Steve Witherden MP said many elderly farmers were ‘too late in life' to plan for the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

The Plaid Cymru MP and tenant dairy farmer Ann Davies said there was 'train of people' in West Wales buying land for trees, carbon offsetting and solar and wind farms

NFU Council members voted in favour of undertaking further protest activity in the hope of overturning the family farm tax

Brian Richardson, head of agriculture at Virgin Money said the Autumn Budget has brought 'more uncertainty' and 'distracting farmers from their main job of providing food for us all'

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Carmichael said that ‘deep concern' is fuelling low confidence and morale levels in the agricultural and wider rural community and that he would like to meet with the PM urgently to discuss ‘potential mitigations'

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has released further information on costings for the Inheritance Tax policy proposed in the Autumn Budget

Victoria Atkins said the Chancellor's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax for farms was aimed at breaking a 'careful tax policy' which protected family farms

Lidl joins Morrisons, Booths, Asda, Tesco and industry processors to show its support for farmers following the Chancellor's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax in the Autumn Budget