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Sky’s coverage of the Farmers protest today. -
Pilling more on income tax is a terrible idea. There is a complete inbalance between earned income and unearned income and this for me...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.I'm not disputing how hard it is, but there has to be an aspiration for young people not born into a farm can become farm owners? I'm...
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Huge amount of farms rent further land from large land owners. Also many of these small farms are hobby farms, such as mine were. They...
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64% of farms in the UK are under 100 acres (50% under 50 acres).
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.But a huge portion of farms are 50 acres of less, with 10% or so in different regions under 15 acres...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.So I don't disagree with that point, but the question is farms staying in family ownership and inheritance probably isn't helping that...
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Whilst there may be several family farms that will be effected surely no one agrees that the many wealthy people like Dyson and Clarkson...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.Until investors and those buying up farms decided to drive up prices of the land by buying to avoid IHT, then simply retaining the...
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This seems to clarify some things
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.I also imagine this is where the problem is for young people - farmers not sharing ownership of their farms with their families or loyal...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.If your family are working and stand to take over the farm, pass on assets to them as they progress while you're alive. Consider whether...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.Precisely the reason so many estates have been bought by your Clarkson's with a view of avoiding IHT. I don't remember anyone posting...
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It’s a tough sell to convince joe public that this levy isn’t a rich person’s problem, and a marginal one at that. Much like VAT on...
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Bold Seagull replied to the thread [News] Farmers.What I still fail to get my head around is why a genuine family business isn't already structured for succession planning. I seem to...
