Michelmores Agriculture Podcast

In the third episode of this three-part series, Rajvinder Kaur, Charlotte Razay and Rachel O'Connor discuss the importance of early and clear succession and estate planning and what can go wrong without it. Those estoppel cases that stand as cautionary tales, are also reflected on and Raj and Charlotte share their key recommendations for avoiding family and partnership disputes. 

In the second episode of this three-part series, Josie Edwards, Rachel O'Connor and Charlotte Razay consider the role that an application for succession on retirement can play in the context of farming families' long-term succession and business planning, and look in more detail at the livelihood test and the landlord and tenant relationship.  

On 1 September 2024 the succession rules applying to Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancies in England and Wales changed. 

In the first of this three-part series Josie Edwards, Rachel O'Connor and Charlotte Razay look at the changes to the rules and the impact those changes may have on landlords, tenants and prospective applicants.

Look out for our next episode looking at succession planning for farming families in the context of AHA tenancies and more widely 

This week, Elizabeth Newson, Cheryl Brady and Richard Walford talk about Strategic Land and how you can protect your land for potential future development with a focus on the importance of watercourses, and issues of water scarcity and knowing the extent of your land and where it starts and ends and how to deal with gaps between ownership. Strategic land is the broad term given to land with potential to develop in the mid to long-term encompassing the process of site assembly, promotion for planning consent all the way through to ultimate delivery into a developable asset.

This week, Chloe Vernon-Shore and Rachel O'Connor talk about the Marine Net Gain, other developments in the Blue Economy and how effective water management can be beneficial in supporting the wider food systems transformation.

In this episode, Alexandra Watson and Ben Sharples talk about Natural Capital, covering some of the technicalities arising in deals to secure Biodiversity Net Gain, Nutrient Neutrality, and Landscape Recovery as the regulatory position develops following the recent secondary legislation arising from the Environment Act.

This week Vivienne Williams and Caroline Baines talk about the new Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice which has recently been published, changes to Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies which come into effect later this year and how tenants are becoming involved in new environmental agreements regarding natural capital assets.

This week, Adam Corbin and Iain Connor talk about:

• Food labelling developments including the Food Standards Agency's campaign highlighting the risks to people with animal based allergies of food labelled as "vegan" and the Oatly AB case relating to the use of the term "milk" for non-diary products.
• European developments in respect of the use of geographical indications which will impact anyone selling into the EU.
• The Thatcher's Cider copycat product case against Aldi.
• Developments from the Competition & Markets Authority in its attempt to crack down on greenwashing.

This week, Harriet Grimes and Fergus Charlton talk about what permissions already exist and how to obtain planning permission for the development of renewable energy schemes with a focus on developments on agricultural land.

In this episode, Iwan Williams and Josie Edwards talk about how partnerships are commonly used in structures to mitigate inheritance tax liabilities, how succession plans are commonly accommodated, and the way in which partnership agreements need to fit with Will and Trust structures.