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Farms: Tenants

Asked by John WhitbyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57518

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that tenant farmers are protected from eviction when landowners choose not to renew existing tenancies.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government is committed to ensuring agricultural tenancies are fair and collaborative. Agricultural tenancy agreements grant tenant farmers statutory protections. In cases of a tenancy ending all parties are encouraged to employ the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice, which sets out expected standards for constructive tenancy negotiations.

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