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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Agenda

Landed Estates & Farm Tax Conference 3rd June 2025

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 Viticulture
Strutt & Parker

Philip Whitcomb, Partner
Clarke Wilmott

Updates on the Buying Landscape
10.30am

Networking & Refreshment Break
10.45am

Pre-2026 Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before the Changes
11.05am

  • Identifying strategies to secure APR and BPR under current rules  
  • Timing of asset transfers to minimise exposure to changing regulations  
  • Balancing operational control with ownership to optimise reliefs  
  • Understanding valuation techniques for agricultural and business assets  
  • Evaluating risks associated with partial relief losses or challenges 

James Frampton, Partner
Michelmores

Elsa Littlewood, Tax Partner
BDO

Post-2026 Tax and Estate Planning Once the New Rules Arrive 
11.50am

  • Anticipated changes to APR and BPR and their practical implications  
  • Reassessing asset ownership structures in light of revised eligibility criteria  
  • Exploring new opportunities for succession planning within reformed tax frameworks  
  • How diversification of farm activities may affect tax efficiency  
  • Engaging with policymakers and preparing for transitional provisions 

Elizabeth Wilson KC, Barrister
Pump Court Tax Chambers

Networking & Lunch Break
12.35pm

The Overlap Between Property and Private Client Perspectives
1.30pm

  • Practical steps for strategic project management
  • Collaborating on land development
  • Pitfalls to avoid in diversifying projects

Mark Charter, Partner
Thrings

Updates on Carbon Recovery and Eco-System Services
2.15pm

  • Landscape recovery
  • Rewilding and natural capital opportunities
  • Legal and tax considerations

Peter Harker, Partner
Saffery

Tim Coates, Managing Director
Evenlode Landscape Recovery

Roland Bull, Partner, Head of Rural Investment
Bidwells

Networking & Refreshment Break
3.00pm

Navigating Inheritance Tax Matters 
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

Naomi Neville, Partner
Irwin Mitchell

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

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
9.40am
Keynote: An Update from the CAAV
Jeremy Moody - CAAV Secretary and Adviser - CAAV
10.15am
Case Study: Landed Estate Management Under the New Regime
  • Estate planning for the future
  • Tax liabilities to be aware of
  • Structures that would be of benefit
Nick Watson - Head of Viticulture - Strutt & Parker
Philip Whitcomb - Partner - Clarke Wilmott
10.30am
Updates on the Buying Landscape
10.45am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.05am
Pre-2026 Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before the Changes
  • Identifying strategies to secure APR and BPR under current rules  
  • Timing of asset transfers to minimise exposure to changing regulations  
  • Balancing operational control with ownership to optimise reliefs  
  • Understanding valuation techniques for agricultural and business assets  
  • Evaluating risks associated with partial relief losses or challenges 
James Frampton - Partner - Michelmores
Elsa Littlewood - Tax Partner - BDO
11.50am
Post-2026 Tax and Estate Planning Once the New Rules Arrive 
  • Anticipated changes to APR and BPR and their practical implications  
  • Reassessing asset ownership structures in light of revised eligibility criteria  
  • Exploring new opportunities for succession planning within reformed tax frameworks  
  • How diversification of farm activities may affect tax efficiency  
  • Engaging with policymakers and preparing for transitional provisions 
Elizabeth Wilson KC - Barrister - Pump Court Tax Chambers
12.35pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1.30pm
The Overlap Between Property and Private Client Perspectives
  • Practical steps for strategic project management
  • Collaborating on land development
  • Pitfalls to avoid in diversifying projects
Mark Charter - Partner - Thrings
2.15pm
Updates on Carbon Recovery and Eco-System Services
  • Landscape recovery
  • Rewilding and natural capital opportunities
  • Legal and tax considerations
Peter Harker - Partner - Saffery
Tim Coates - Managing Director - Evenlode Landscape Recovery
Roland Bull - Partner, Head of Rural Investment - Bidwells
3.00pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm
Navigating Inheritance Tax Matters 
  • 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
Naomi Neville - Partner - Irwin Mitchell
4.05pm
Analysing Issues of Farm-Related Contentious Matters
  • 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
4.50pm
Chairpersons’ Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery

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