AHA, FBT and succession matters —
handled measuredly.

Agricultural landlord and tenant work is a small, specialist field — a handful of firms across the North of England do it properly. The legislation is layered (AHA 1986, ATA 1995, common law, case law going back to the 1948 Act), the rent review evidence is patchy, and the relationships are usually multi-generational. The wrong notice served at the wrong time can shift hundreds of thousands of pounds of value in either direction.

We act for both landlords and tenants across the East Riding, North Yorkshire and East Lincolnshire — though never for both sides on the same matter. The depth of the comparable evidence base means rent reviews under both regimes settle close to the right figure without third-party determination in the great majority of cases. Where determination is needed — RICS arbitration on AHA holdings, expert determination or PACT on FBT reviews — we take instructions through.

Succession claims under sections 36–48 of the AHA 1986 remain a regular part of the workload across older East Riding tenancies. Eligibility, suitability, the close-relative test, the occupancy test and the livelihood test each have to be evidenced separately. A succession application that is unsupportable on the facts costs everyone money; one that is properly grounded almost always succeeds.