Farm Business

Will MPs stand up for farmers before legislation receives Royal Assent?

Current chief executive Graham Wilkinson will leave the business on August 22

While farming families have had to struggle for months with the consequences of impending taxation reforms, HMRC has praised the role of an analyst who helped ministers bring forward the proposed legislation

Could young farmers walk away from the sector due to IHT?

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said British farming has a bright future, but can Labour overcome IHT's burden on generational family farms?

The Government says fund will close as soon as cap is hit as it also reveals long-awaited opening date for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier

Law firm Wedlake Bell said Inheritance Tax changes could also penalise vulnerable families and those without the means to undertake complex estate planning

Knight Frank said it is 'disheartening' that APR and BPR, which were Labour-originated reliefs introduced during periods of national economic stress to help family businesses, could now be taken away from farmers

Conservative member of the Senedd Laura Anne Jones has joined Reform UK

The Government said changes to Inheritance Tax is not expected to have a 'material impact' on food security, contradicting the concerns raised by farmers and the wider industry