Family Farms

South Antrim MP Robin Swann writes on the importance of supporting Young Farmers, why young people are worried about Inheritance Tax, and why the PM’s recent reshuffle should give added impetus to reconsider and rethink current proposals

The Nature Friendly Farming Network chief executive has written on the need to improve water quality in agriculture and why a food system which values environmental outcomes as much as yield is vitally important moving forward

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies writes on how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget changes to APR and BPR is leading to the quiet demise of generational family farming

An Inheritance Tax specialist has provided a candid account of the heartbreaking choices and worries farmers across the UK now face with proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief next year

S&W said farmers are now more likely to consider passing their farms on to their children while they are still alive due to IHT

A Government analyst has been recognised for his work which could see Inheritance Tax reliefs taken away from family farms businesses next year. However, farmers said they feel the award was an insult to rural communities

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

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

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