Farms: Tenants
Commons · Question 57518 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
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.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 12 Jun 2025
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 Landl...