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'This is an excellent and comprehensive book which can be recommended without reservation.
The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer*

'Up to date, practical and relevant…should be bought by all agricultural lawyers, land agents and those concerned with land management.'
Agricultural Law Association Bulletin*

Agricultural Law provides comprehensive guidance on all aspects of the law governing agricultural property. It provides detailed coverage not only of farm tenancy law and land tenure, but also of the law governing land use.

The book covers agricultural tenancies, tied cottages, planning law, the legal implications of farm diversification, the Basic Payment Scheme and post-Brexit agricultural policy development in both England and Wales. It also discusses management agreements for promoting nature conservation, and the environmental regulation of rural land use.

The Fifth Edition has been updated to include an examination of:

- The Agriculture Act 2020
- The Environment Act 2021
- The Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMs) in England
- Recent case law affecting both environmental regulation and planning, and agricultural tenancies
- Changes to planning and tenancy legislation

This book is essential reading for all professionals involved in agricultural property work, including lawyers, land agents, agricultural valuers and surveyors, as well as for students of estate management and property law.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Property and Land Law online service.

Table of Contents

Section I: Introduction
Ch.1 Farm Tenancies and Protective legislation.
Ch.2 Agriculture and the Law of Land Use

Section II: The Law of Land Tenure
Ch.3 Farm Business Tenancies
Ch.4 Termination of Farm Business Tenancies
Ch.5 Agricultural Holdings
Ch.6 Agricultural Holdings: The Tenancy Agreement
Ch.7 Agricultural Holdings: Security of tenure
Ch.8 Statutory Succession to Agricultural Holdings
Ch.9 Agricultural Holdings: Compensation on Termination
Ch.10 Joint Ventures: Alternative Forms of Land Tenure
Ch.11 Smallholdings, Allotments and Market Gardens
Ch.12 Farm Cottages

Section III: The Law of Land Use
Ch.13 Planning Law and Development Control
Ch.14 Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Land Use
Ch.15 Pollution Control and Land Use

Appendices
Appendix 1: Agricultural Holdings: Table of Time Limits for Service of Notices, etc.

Appendix 2: Dispute Resolution
2.1 Arbitration
2.2 Tribunal proceedings

Appendix 3: Model Clauses for Repair of Fixed Equipment etc.
3.1 Agriculture (Model Clauses for Fixed Equipment) (England) Regulations 2015 SI 2015/950
3.2 Agriculture (Model Clauses for Fixed Equipment) (Wales) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/1279 (W223)

Appendix 4:Codes of Practice
4.1 Tenancy Reform Industry group (TRIG) - Code of Good Practice for projects schemes or works requiring landlord's consent in agricultural tenancies. (1st Ed 2021)
4.2 Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England (Farm Tenancy Forum, April 2024)

Product details

Published 16 Apr 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 5th
Extent 760
ISBN 9781526522580
Imprint Bloomsbury Professional
Dimensions 248 x 156 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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