Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary Tim Eagle will lead a debate on changes to Agricultural Property Relief in Scottish Parliament on Wednesday (November 13)
Jeremy Clarkson has called on a third generation farmer to lead protests against changes to Agricultural Property Relief and help save family farms
How could the Budget affect tax and estate planning?
Jeremy Moody, secretary and advisor to Central Association of Agricultural Valuers said the Government's claim that only quarter of farms will be impacted by Inheritance Tax changes ‘misses half of the picture and so understates the effects of the change'
The event is separate to the NFU's lobby being held on the same day, but organisers stressed the events were 'complimentary' and not in competition with one another
Farmland experts take a look at the effect Inheritance Tax changes could have
The mass lobby on November 19 is now at full capacity. Íæż½ã½ã who have not already registered for the event are warned not to travel down to London and told there will be another opportunity to make their voices heard
Minister urges industry to 'look behind the headlines' as he insists 73% of farmers will not be affected by tax changes
Efra chair Alistair Carmichael accuses Defra of wanting to see an end to family farming
Sarah Baker, AHDB head of economics, said: "These changes may encourage farmers to think about succession earlier than they would otherwise. For example, there is a seven-year rule which applies in the case of land transfers. This means that any land gifted to an individual will be free of inheritance tax after seven years."