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

Fred Cook, Director
Prime Purchase

Networking & Refreshment Break
10.45am

Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before and After the Changes
11.05am

  • 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

Elizabeth Wilson KC, Barrister
Pump Court Tax Chambers

Discussing Diversification of Landed Estates
11.50am

  • Adding businesses to landed estates
  • 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

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
  • Tax considerations and pitfalls to avoid

Mark Charter, Partner
Thrings

Mike Westbrook, Partner
Ashfords

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

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
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
Fred Cook - Director - Prime Purchase
10.45am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.05am
Tax and Estate Planning to Maximise APR/BPR Before and After the Changes
  • 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
Elizabeth Wilson KC - Barrister - Pump Court Tax Chambers
11.50am
Discussing Diversification of Landed Estates
  • Adding businesses to landed estates
  • 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
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
  • Tax considerations and pitfalls to avoid
Mark Charter - Partner - Thrings
Mike Westbrook - Partner - Ashfords
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
Graeme Gass - Partner - Turcan Connell
Jennifer Ridgway - Partner - Farrer & Co
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
Lucinda Brown - Partner - Mills & Reeve
4.50pm
Chairpersons’ Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Simon Blackburn - Partner - Wedlake Bell
Hannah Mazrae - Partner - Saffery

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