N.Ireland
UK inheritance tax legislation to become law on April 1 – FFA
Farmers for Action (FFA) has indicated that, barring some final tweaks, the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation will become law...
Inheritance tax
N.Ireland
NI farm succession planning still presents ‘complex challenges’ – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, is indicating that farm succession in Northern Ireland remains a complicated issue, despite...
Agri-Business
Knight Frank: 1ac of farmland now worth just under £8,700
The farmland market remains becalmed, but the government’s inheritance tax U-turn could boost confidence, according to a global property consultancy....
N.Ireland
FFA calls for UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the new UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked into the future. Prior...
Agri Politics
Inheritance tax improvements 'do not go far enough' - MP
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has warned that improvements to the government’s policy on farm inheritance tax do not...
N.Ireland
NI sheep industry put on bluetongue alert ahead of lambing season
The potential threat posed by bluetongue to Northern Ireland’s sheep sector has been highlighted by Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Rural Life
Farmers now have 'firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026' - NFU president
Farmers in the UK now have “firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026” according to the president of...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax relief increase ‘step in right direction for farm families’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the...
Agri-Business
Breaking: UK Government increases inheritance tax relief after farmer pressure
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, December 23) announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold...
N.Ireland
FFA seeking to put agriculture on an ‘even keel’ in 2026
Farmers for Action (FFA) has stated its intention to continue its campaign to secure an agricultural sector in Northern Ireland...
Agri Politics
Budget tax changes 'nowhere near enough' to protect family farms - NFU
The changes to the inheritance tax proposals announced during Budget Day do not “go anywhere near far enough’ to protect...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax changes in UK Budget a ‘token gesture’ – FFA
It has been announced that the £1 million inheritance tax threshold in the UK will be transferable between spouses. However,...
N.Ireland
UFU: Inheritance tax threshold ‘still not good enough’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that Northern Ireland will still be hit hardest by the new inheritance tax...
N.Ireland
NI farmers visit Westminster to demand changes to inheritance tax proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has delivered a stark message to Westminster that the inheritance tax proposals are “not fair, not...
Agri Politics
Fairer Family Farming campaign launched to fight 'unfair' farm taxes
A new grassroots initiative organised by a coalition of working British family farmers has been launched to contest the proposed...
Agri-Business
NFU Mutual advises farmers on succession ahead of tax reform
With the proposed changes to inheritance tax set to take effect in less than six months, almost half of farms...
Agri-Business
Defra confirms there will be no U-turn on inheritance tax reform
The Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Dame Angela Eagle has put an...
Agri-Business
UK farm orgs urge govt to change inheritance tax plans before Budget
Farming organisations have called on the UK government to consider alternatives to the proposed inheritance tax reform, ahead of the...
