National Trust Tenancy

ajcc

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Livestock Farmer
Attached a shot of the NT information board to the land I farm. Equate the second paragraph with the idea of “no cultivation and no winter feeding” that the NT and their bedfellows NE seek to impose on the long-suffering tenant farmer!
The NT gave me a AHA tenancy in 1991for which I am grateful. However the NT and have spent last 9 years encouraging NE to undermine that tenancy. 4002F50A-7D52-42DE-9D47-CA5536CC5730.jpeg
 

Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer
Attached a shot of the NT information board to the land I farm. Equate the second paragraph with the idea of “no cultivation and no winter feeding” that the NT and their bedfellows NE seek to impose on the long-suffering tenant farmer!
The NT gave me a AHA tenancy in 1991for which I am grateful. However the NT and have spent last 9 years encouraging NE to undermine that tenancy.View attachment 958384
Were you not aware of what you were signing up for?? When I went for a national trust farm couple years ago they made me very aware of how they wanted it farmed and what’s schemes I was expected too take part in and stocking density’s I was expected too adhere too Ect ect... I went for it but at a hell of a lot lower rent than I’d of offered it I was allowed more freedom... didn’t get it of course but decided not too go for any national trust farms again as there business model isn’t capable of sustaining a full time wage even off a large acreage
 

ajcc

Member
Livestock Farmer
Difference is the agreement I have was signed 30 years ago when they wanted a family to live and farm this holding....now they don’t want a mixed farm they want a part time organic enviro-grazier but they have an aha tenancy agreement in place.
The use of NE and EIA regulations to further the aspirations of the NT and undermine the AHA tenancy is “below the belt” and not a proper use of public funding. Nonetheless it is currently occurring.
 

bluepower

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Livestock Farmer
Difference is the agreement I have was signed 30 years ago when they wanted a family to live and farm this holding....now they don’t want a mixed farm they want a part time organic enviro-grazier but they have an aha tenancy agreement in place.
The use of NE and EIA regulations to further the aspirations of the NT and undermine the AHA tenancy is “below the belt” and not a proper use of public funding. Nonetheless it is currently occurring.
I have experienced much the same situation although I am on an FBT tenancy, about the first one ever created by NT. They were very insistent that the farm had to be let as a whole, the farmer had to live here and there were very few restrictions on the so-called partnership between landlord and tenant. Recently they have made it evident that they do not wish it to be farmed and suggested that we were too commercial in our farming to be suitable tenants and would have to change if we wanted to stay here.. With these FBT tenancies they have you by the balls so consequently we made the decision to walk.

They will use any means and methods to turn the screw on farming tenants who they certainly regard as the enemy and in your case are using indirect methods to put immense pressure on you by prodding NE. I would have little doubt that they are behind all this, I bet they haven't offerd you any support?

AHA NT tenants close to us are thinking there is nothing the landlords can do but watch this space, thy will start turning the screw on them soon.
 

ajcc

Member
Livestock Farmer
Sounds great, where do I sign up?
It’s about “trust.”
The original post sought advice/experience of this landlord with regard to unexplained desire to vary tenure conditions ...totally up to him if he heeds or ignores the advice or experience of others. But some of us have more experience than others. Sad fact is for farming the predominant UK land usage the NT has lost much of its moral compass.
Be warned before you sign up! All that glitters may not be gold.
 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
How will the NT create revenue if they don't want their land farmed at a commercial rent? Is it all coming from the taxpayer as ELMS payments instead?
 

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