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Farming matters: Caroline Squire - 'How can anyone make money with rent at 拢200-300 per acre?'

Having recently read through and advised on yet another Farm Business Tenancy (FBT), which, as sadly now seems to be the norm, has a short fixed term and reams of overly onerous and restrictive tenant obligations, along with an eye-watering rent, I thought it right to put pen to paper on the subject.

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Farming matters: Caroline Squire - 'How can anyone make money with rent at 拢200-300 per acre?'

Having recently read through and advised on yet another Farm Business Tenancy (FBT), which, as sadly now seems to be the norm, has a short fixed term and reams of overly onerous and restrictive tenant...

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