Agricultural Tenancies & the New Code of Practice - What You Need to Know

Introduction

The Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England (April 2024) gives important guidance for professionals advising on farm tenancies.

It has long been recognised that agricultural tenancy disputes are often disproportionately extended and costly.

The law of tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 has changed recently and the advent of eco-system services (among other things) is making for important negotiations between agricultural landlords and tenants.

The Code sets out to guide landlords, tenants and their professional advisers on how to conduct negotiations in the most effective way.

This new virtual classroom seminar will take you through the key themes of the Code, with space to raise questions.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The key areas of The Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England
• Rent reviews, repairs and improvements, new schemes and opportunities, terminating tenancies (or renewing them), succession to an AHA tenancy, and dealing with disputes
• The legal context of the Code of Practice
• The way the Code of Practice is intended to operate
• The way that the Code of Practice differs from traditional ways of advising landlords and tenants
• How negotiations are affected if conducted within the terms of the Code
• How the Code impacts on typical situations that arise when negotiating
• How to negotiate within the Code and whether you may have to consider departing from it
• Tricky situations (e.g. an undisclosed assignment of an AHA tenancy)
• How to keep within the terms of the Code
• What are the consequences of failing to keep to the Code?

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.