Practical resources to support fair, transparent relationships in tenant farming
The Tenant Farming Commissioner publishes Codes of Practice, guidance and information notes to help landlords, tenants and agents work together constructively and meet their legal and professional responsibilities. These resources set clear expectations for good communication, transparency and fairness across all aspects of tenant farming.
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Code of Practice: Agreeing and managing agricultural leases
Code of practice for agreeing and managing agricultural leases which is to be followed by landowners, tenant farmers and land agents.
Code of Practice: Amnesty of tenants' improvements
Code of practice setting out how landlords and tenants should approach the tenants' improvements amnesty in a fair and transparent way.
Code of Practice: Conducting rent reviews
Code of practice describing fair and transparent processes for conducting rent reviews on agricultural holdings.
Code of Practice: Late payment of rent
Code of practice providing guidance on how late payment of rent should be managed between landlords and tenants.
Code of Practice: Planning the future of limited partnerships
Code of practice to support constructive discussions about planning the future of limited partnership tenancies.
Code of Practice: Sporting Rights
Code of practice outlining how sporting rights should be exercised and managed on tenanted land.
Code of Practice: The Maintenance of the condition of tenanted agricultural holdings
Code of practice to help landlords and tenants agree where responsibilities lie for maintaining holdings in good condition.
Guide to joint ventures with new entrants
Guidance on how joint venture arrangements can help bring new entrants into farming alongside existing landowners.
Guide to relinquishment and assignation
Explains the new relinquishment and assignation process for 1991 Act tenancies and what it means for landlords and tenants.
Guide to the 2016 Land Reform (Scotland) Act
This guide summarises the main features of the legislation and the implications for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings.
Guide to Modern Limited Duration Tenancies (MLDTs)
Summarises the main features of Modern Limited Duration Tenancies (MLDTs) and highlights key legal points to consider.
Guide to the professional conduct of agents and how to make a complaint
This guide outlines the standards expected of professional agents working for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings. It provides information on how and where to complain about an agent who does not adhere to the relevant standards. For the purposes of this guide, agents comprise of surveyors, factors, land agents, solicitors and any other professional adviser acting for either party.
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