Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53792
Farms: Tenants
Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage landowners to offer longer-term leases to tenant farmers.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Department recognises the benefits that longer-term tenancy agreements can provide for both tenants and landlords. The joint Defra-Industry Farm Tenancy Forum is working on guidance and best practice to encourage more landlords and tenants to enter in...
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