Monday 16 October, 2023

Plans to change Agricultural Property Relief on tenanted land divides opinion

With proposals to restrict Agricultural Property Relief on let land under consideration by Government, Rachael Brown takes a look at the argument on both sides

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Plans to change Agricultural Property Relief on tenanted land divides opinion

Land agencies have been accused of ‘scaremongering' as the Government considers a proposal to restrict Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on let land to that which is let out for eight years or more...

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