The Landed Estates & Farm Tax Conference: The 4th Annual Edition
The Leading Event on Agricultural Law and the First to Take Place Under the New Tax Regime
3rd June 2025 | In-Person | The Dilly, London
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Networking & Registration
9.00am
Chairpersons' Opening Remarks
9.30am
Simon Blackburn, Partner
Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae, Partner
Saffery
Keynote: An Update from the CAAV
9.40am
Jeremy Moody, CAAV Secretary and Adviser
CAAV
Case Study: Landed Estate Management Under the New Regime
10.15am
- Estate planning for the future
- Tax liabilities to be aware of
- Structures that would be of benefit
Nick Watson, Head of Private Client
Strutt & Parker
Philip Whitcomb, Partner
Clarke Wilmott
Updates on the Buying Landscape
10.35am
Eddie Ruggles Brise, Executive
Property Vision
Tim Hubbard, Partner
Property Vision
Networking & Refreshment Break
10.50am
Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before and After the Changes
11.10am
- Identifying strategies to secure APR and BPR before anticipated changes
- Timing of asset transfers to minimise exposure to changing regulations
- Evaluating risks associated with partial relief losses or challenges
- Exploring new opportunities for succession planning within reformed tax frameworks
- Preparing for Transitional Provisions
James Frampton, Partner
Michelmores
Elsa Littlewood, Tax Partner
BDO
Oliver Embley, Partner
Wedlake Bell
Discussing Diversification of Landed Estates
11.55am
- Adding businesses to landed estates
- How viticulture can diversify an estate
- Tax considerations and implications of estate diversification
- Growth opportunities through estate diversification
- How diversification can future-proof estates
Anita Symington, Consultant
Russell Cooke
Danny Crutchfield, Associate Director, Personal Tax
Shaw Gibbs
Rupert Burchett, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach
Nick Watson, Head of Private Client
Strutt & Parker
Networking & Lunch Break
12.40pm
Natural Capital and Eco-System Services: Opportunities, Challenges and Case Studies
1.30pm
- Woodland carbon and other carbon codes
- BNG and nature credits
- Landscape recovery
- Conservation covenants: an overview
Peter Harker, Partner
Saffery
Tim Coates, Managing Director
Evenlode Landscape Recovery
Roland Bull, Partner, Head of Rural Investment
Bidwells
Rebecca Cattermole, Barrister
39 Essex Chambers
The Overlap Between Property and Private Client Perspectives
2.15pm
- Practical steps for strategic project management
- Collaborating on land development
- Tax considerations and pitfalls to avoid
Mark Charter, Partner
Thrings
Mike Westbrook, Partner
Ashfords
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.00pm
Navigating Succession in a Landed Estate Context
3.20pm
- Structuring wills and trusts to mitigate inheritance tax exposure
- Managing intergenerational transfer challenges in landed estates
- Valuation complexities for IHT purposes, especially with diverse land use
- Leveraging lifetime gifting to reduce IHT liabilities
- Impact of lifetime IHT thresholds and policy adjustments on farming estates
Matthew Woods , Partner, Joint Head of Landed Estates Group
Withers
Graeme Gass, Partner
Turcan Connell
Jennifer Ridgway, Partner
Farrer & Co
Analysing Issues of Farm-Related Contentious Matters
4.05pm
- Claims of proprietary estoppel
- Contentious probate and inheritance disputes
- Trusts and estate disputes
Aidan Briggs, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Tom Denham-Smith, Associate
Charles Russell Speechlys
Lucinda Brown, Partner
Mills & Reeve
Chairpersons’ Closing Remarks & End of Conference
4.50pm
Simon Blackburn, Partner
Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae, Partner
Saffery
9.00am
Networking & Registration
9.30am
Chairpersons' Opening Remarks
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery
9.40am
10.15am
Case Study: Landed Estate Management Under the New Regime
Philip Whitcomb - Partner - Clarke Wilmott
- Estate planning for the future
- Tax liabilities to be aware of
- Structures that would be of benefit
Philip Whitcomb - Partner - Clarke Wilmott
10.35am
Updates on the Buying Landscape
Eddie Ruggles Brise - Executive - Property Vision
Tim Hubbard - Partner - Property Vision
Eddie Ruggles Brise - Executive - Property Vision
Tim Hubbard - Partner - Property Vision
10.50am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10am
Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before and After the Changes
Elsa Littlewood - Tax Partner - BDO
Oliver Embley - Partner - Wedlake Bell
- Identifying strategies to secure APR and BPR before anticipated changes
- Timing of asset transfers to minimise exposure to changing regulations
- Evaluating risks associated with partial relief losses or challenges
- Exploring new opportunities for succession planning within reformed tax frameworks
- Preparing for Transitional Provisions
Elsa Littlewood - Tax Partner - BDO
Oliver Embley - Partner - Wedlake Bell
11.55am
Discussing Diversification of Landed Estates
Danny Crutchfield - Associate Director, Personal Tax - Shaw Gibbs
Rupert Burchett - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach
Nick Watson - Head of Private Client - Strutt & Parker
- Adding businesses to landed estates
- How viticulture can diversify an estate
- Tax considerations and implications of estate diversification
- Growth opportunities through estate diversification
- How diversification can future-proof estates
Danny Crutchfield - Associate Director, Personal Tax - Shaw Gibbs
Rupert Burchett - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach
Nick Watson - Head of Private Client - Strutt & Parker
12.40pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1.30pm
Natural Capital and Eco-System Services: Opportunities, Challenges and Case Studies
Tim Coates - Managing Director - Evenlode Landscape Recovery
Roland Bull - Partner, Head of Rural Investment - Bidwells
Rebecca Cattermole - Barrister - 39 Essex Chambers
- Woodland carbon and other carbon codes
- BNG and nature credits
- Landscape recovery
- Conservation covenants: an overview
Tim Coates - Managing Director - Evenlode Landscape Recovery
Roland Bull - Partner, Head of Rural Investment - Bidwells
Rebecca Cattermole - Barrister - 39 Essex Chambers
2.15pm
The Overlap Between Property and Private Client Perspectives
Mike Westbrook - Partner - Ashfords
- Practical steps for strategic project management
- Collaborating on land development
- Tax considerations and pitfalls to avoid
Mike Westbrook - Partner - Ashfords
3.00pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm
Navigating Succession in a Landed Estate Context
Graeme Gass - Partner - Turcan Connell
Jennifer Ridgway - Partner - Farrer & Co
- Structuring wills and trusts to mitigate inheritance tax exposure
- Managing intergenerational transfer challenges in landed estates
- Valuation complexities for IHT purposes, especially with diverse land use
- Leveraging lifetime gifting to reduce IHT liabilities
- Impact of lifetime IHT thresholds and policy adjustments on farming estates
Graeme Gass - Partner - Turcan Connell
Jennifer Ridgway - Partner - Farrer & Co
4.05pm
Analysing Issues of Farm-Related Contentious Matters
Tom Denham-Smith - Associate - Charles Russell Speechlys
Lucinda Brown - Partner - Mills & Reeve
- Claims of proprietary estoppel
- Contentious probate and inheritance disputes
- Trusts and estate disputes
Tom Denham-Smith - Associate - Charles Russell Speechlys
Lucinda Brown - Partner - Mills & Reeve
4.50pm
Chairpersons’ Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery
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