Chief executive of the Welsh Dee Trust has warned ‘drawn out discussions' between tenants and landlords on who needs to pay for changes, means action to tackle pollution on-farm is often delayed
Farmers across England who claimed BPS will be eligible to apply for SFI 2023 online with some able to apply from September 18
Tenant Farmers Association said tenants were often left in 'difficult positions' with the majority desperate to try and reach a settlement with the landlord to avoid costly legal fees
Round two of the fund is expected to close at midnight on September 21. Given the extensive preparation time many farmers and landowners who expressed an initial interest in applying are a long way down the line by now
Landlords are feeling the combined pressures of interest rate rises, higher requirements and a challenging marketplace
The Renters (Reform) Bill is currently making its way through Parliament
The Tenant Farmers Association have told the Farmers Guardian they have found themselves ‘regularly advising their members', who are faced with the prospect of losing land from their farm tenancies, where landlords have expressed an interest to divert land away from farming
Tenant Farmers Association are encouraging farmers to complete the Treasury consultation on agricultural property relief and challenge the Government to change taxation rules
Landlords who applied for an exemption from Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for let residential property in 2018 are reminded that their exemption expires this year.