EXCLUSIVE: 'Bullies' - tenant farmers survey reveals strained relationship with landlords and land agents

90% of farmers who took part in the survey said they were in favour of appointing a Tenant Farming Commissioner to oversee the sector

Rachael Brown
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Bullies' - tenant farmers survey reveals strained relationship with landlords and land agents

More than one-third of tenant farmers feel bullied by either their landlords or their landlord's representatives, with 70 per cent of those questioned revealing they only saw their landlord's agents when...

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