You can help shape the future of the tenant farming sector
The CLA’s Rosie Salt-Crockford explains how your thoughts in the latest survey can impact the tenant farming sector
If you are involved in the tenant farming sector – whether as a landlord, tenant, agent or adviser – you are encouraged to take part in the latest baseline awareness survey from the Commissioner for the Tenant Farming Sector.
The short survey is an important opportunity to share your experiences and insights, and by contributing, you’ll be helping the commissioner build a clearer understanding of awareness levels across the sector. This includes:
- How well the role of the commissioner is understood
- Knowledge of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England
- Where further support, guidance or engagement may be needed
Your feedback will directly inform the commissioner’s future priorities and engagement work, helping to ensure that activity is focused where it can make the greatest difference to standards of behaviour across the sector. All participants’ responses will be fully anonymised to ensure no one can be identified by the information they provide.
Why your participation matters
Tenant farming plays a crucial role in our rural economy. In fact, a third of all agricultural land in England is said to be farmed by tenants, with 45% of farm holdings either wholly or partly tenanted. It’s clear that the sector represents a significant portion of UK agriculture by underpinning food production, land management and opportunities for new entrants in the countryside.
Many CLA members are closely involved in these components, whether as landlords, tenants or professional advisers, so it’s important that their views on the sector’s direction are heard.
By completing the survey, you can help highlight what is working well and where improvements could be made. The more responses submitted, the stronger and more representative the evidence base will be.
Take the survey
The survey is open now and runs until Friday 6 March. Follow the link below to take part.
An accompanying blog post from the commissioner, providing further context around his service and the reason for the survey is available to read here.
