The Landed Estates & Farm Tax Conference: The 4th Annual Edition
The Leading Event on Agricultraul Law and the First to Take Place Under the New Tax Regime
3rd June 2025 | In-Person | The Dilly, London
Agenda
Networking & Registration
9.00am
Chairpersons' Opening Remarks
9.30am
Lucy de Greeff, Director
Saffery
Simon Blackburn, Partner
Wedlake Bell
Keynote: An Update from the CAAV
9.40am
Jeremy Moody, CAAV Secretary and Adviser
CAAV
Case Study: Landed Estate Management Under the New Regime
10.20am
- Estate planning for the future
- Tax liabilities to be aware of
- Structures that would be of benefit
Nick Watson, Head of Viticulture
Strutt & Parker
Networking & Refreshment Break
10.50am
Pre-2026 Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before the Changes
11.10am
- 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
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
Lucy de Greeff, Director
Saffery
Simon Blackburn, Partner
Wedlake Bell
Lucy de Greeff - Director - Saffery
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
- Estate planning for the future
- Tax liabilities to be aware of
- Structures that would be of benefit
- 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
Elsa Littlewood - Tax Partner - BDO
- 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
- Practical steps for strategic project management
- Collaborating on land development
- Pitfalls to avoid in diversifying projects
- Landscape recovery
- Rewilding and natural capital opportunities
- Legal and tax considerations
Tim Coates - Managing Director - Evenlode Landscape Recovery
- 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
Naomi Neville - Partner - Irwin Mitchell
- Claims of proprietary estoppel
- Contentious probate and inheritance disputes
- Trusts and estate disputes
Tom Denham-Smith - Associate - Charles Russell Speechlys
Lucy de Greeff - Director - Saffery
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
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