Tenancy Support The Andersons Centre has many years of experience in agricultural lettings, acting for both landlords and tenants. We believe that a well structured tenancy agreement should deliver clear benefits for both parties. Whether you are looking to let land, secure a tenancy or negotiate a rent review, we are well placed to offer practical and reliable advice. Areas that we cover include: Preparation of Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs): Our services help landlords and tenants navigate the complexities of FBT arrangements. We work with both parties to prepare Farm Business Tenancies that meet their specific requirements. We also review draft agreements on behalf of tenants, ensuring they understand the terms and supporting them through negotiations so that the agreement is workable and fair. FBT Tender Preparation: We provide clear and practical guidance to prospective tenants preparing competitive and commercially sound FBT tenders. This includes support with business plans, cash flow projections, cropping and stocking details and proposals for agri environmental schemes. Our aim is to help applicants present a strong and well considered submission. Obtaining Suitable Tenants for Landowners: We work closely with landowners to identify suitable tenants who align with their aims and objectives. Our service includes advertising opportunities, preparing tender particulars, carrying out interviews and helping to structure a tenancy agreement that serves both parties well. Agricultural Rent Reviews: We act for landlords and tenants in preparing rent review calculations and managing negotiations for both FBT and Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies. Tenancy Succession Issues: We advise landlords and tenants on succession rights under Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies. This includes guidance on eligibility and suitability criteria, succession applications and the procedures required to secure or respond to succession claims. Landlord and Tenant Dispute Resolution: We provide clear and impartial support when disagreements arise between landlords and tenants. Our aim is to resolve issues promptly and in a practical manner that protects long term working relationships A tenancy is of course only one of a range of options for farming land. Contract Farming arrangements and other joint ventures can also be valuable alternatives. We are happy to provide impartial support on these areas as well. Speak to us today for practical support on tenancies and farming agreements. Joe Scarratt Partner & Head of Farm Business Consultancy Tenancy Support Partner & Head of Farm Business Consultancy Joe Scarratt is a Partner and Farm Business Consultant at The Andersons Centre. He specialises in assisting arable and mixed businesses, as well as some estates, with long term strategic business planning. Joe undertakes one-off business reviews as well as ongoing consultancy support to long term clients, focused on maximising profitability. He spends a considerable proportion of his time establishing and managing joint ventures and contract farming agreements. Qualifications & Experience 2018 to date - Head of Farm Consultancy at The Andersons Centre 2018 to date - Partner of The Andersons Centre 2009 - 2018 – Business Consultant at The Andersons Centre Delivers business advice to a wide range of farming businesses, focusing on the arable and dairy sectors Oversees the operation of a number of Contract Farming Agreements across all sectors Approved deliverer under DEFRA’s Farming Advice Service delivering group advice to farmers and agricultural professionals Approved deliverer under the Welsh Assembly’s Farming Connect Scheme, delivering advice to farmers across Wales Undertakes commissioned research projects 2005 - 2009 – Harper Adams University College. First Class BSc Hons Business Management with Marketing. The course focused upon the agri-food industry 2000 to Present – Working in and developing the family farming business. The farm is predominantly arable with a small beef enterprise Areas of Expertise Farming Joint Ventures and Contract Farming Farm Business Management Technical Farm Business Advice Farm Strategy and Succession Planning Farm Investment Appraisals and Loan Applications Farm and Rural Grant Applications Farm Business Tenancies Farm Business Administration Farming Connect (FC) accredited Oliver Hall Partner & Senior Farm Business Consultant Tenancy Support Partner & Senior Farm Business Consultant Oliver is a Partner and Senior Farm Business Consultant within the Andersons Consultancy Team. He plays an active role in his own family livestock enterprise and also invests in several dairy businesses across the UK, giving him first-hand insight into the commercial realities faced by farmers. Oliver’s specialist skills include developing farming joint ventures such as contract and share-farming arrangements, as well as providing farm business management advice, budgeting support, and long-term strategic and succession planning. He undertakes detailed investment appraisals and loan applications, alongside coaching businesses in high-utilisation grassland systems. His dairy expertise covers infrastructure design, technical KPI development, and quantifying the financial benefits of performance improvements, as well as overseeing transitional and turnaround management. He also facilitates farmer-led dairy discussion groups. Outside of work, Oliver enjoys weekend farming. He also values time with his family and takes every opportunity to play sport and keep active. Qualifications & Experience 2021 - Partner, The Andersons Centre 2017- Senior Farm business consultant, The Andersons Centre 2014 –ILM- Lean Management In Dairy Farming 2010 - Co founder of Evolution Farming – Multi Site Pasture based dairy business 2009-2010 – Farm business consultant, The Andersons Centre 2008- Family farming partnership, West Yorkshire 2005-2008 – The Royal Agricultural College – Bsc (Hons) Agriculture Areas of Expertise Farming Joint Ventures, Contract Farming and Share Farming Farm Business Management and budgeting Farm Strategy and Succession Planning Farm Investment Appraisals and Loan Applications Grassland management Practical knowledge of farm management George Cook Senior Farm Business Consultant Tenancy Support Senior Farm Business Consultant George is a Senior farm and rural business consultant with the Andersons Centre team. He has over 35 years’ experience working with a wide range of businesses across all sectors. His approach is to bring practical reality to sometimes difficult financial and family challenges. On the more practical front he has an ongoing interest on the soil and land management topics of the businesses he deals with. Prior to joining the team, he had the benefit of 15 years of practical farming and formal training. This included manging a large estate farm in Suffolk and taking his father out of farming on the family rented farm. He is formally qualified with and HND (Ag Sc) Diploma in farm business management. He also has BASIS Facts and L6 quality of soils qualifications. He is a keen and competitive sportsman and has a team of working gundogs. Qualifications & Experience FBIAC and PIAgM BASIS L6 Quality of Soils BASIS FACTS Qualified 2015 Soil Health & Management Masters Module 2012 BASIS Certificate in Conservation Management - June 2007 BASIS qualified Soil and Water Management December 2011 1978 - present DEFRA Cereal Seed Inspector 1971 - 1975 Royl Agricultural College, Cirencester HND in Agricultural Science Diploma in Farm Management 2000 to Present - Senior Consultant in The Andersons Centre team 1993 to 2000 - Senior Consultant in Andersons’ Special Services Team 1987 - Joined Andersons’ Melton Mowbray office as a Farm Business Consultant 1975-1987 - Managing Partner 320 acre rented family farm, Surrey Assistant Farms Manager on a 2,500 acre beef and arable farm in Suffolk Farmers assistant 550 cow dairy unit, Dorset Areas of Expertise Whole Business Strategic & Detail Planning; a Practical Approach Problem Solving & Dispute Resolution Soil Health, Management, Cropping and Cultivation Strategies Investment Appraisal Practical approach to CSS and SFI Schemes Rural Plaaning Appraisals Joint Ventures and Business Tenances Caroline Ingamells MRICS Senior Business Research Consultant Tenancy Support Senior Business Research Consultant Caroline is a Senior Research Consultant at The Andersons Centre. She is a specialist adviser on agricultural policy and its implications for farmers and landowners. She helps to compile both the Agricultural Budgeting & Costing Book and the Nix Farm Management Pocketbook. In addition, she is also a key contributor to Andersons’ monthly bulletins. Caroline is involved in the family farm with her husband, which encompasses both livestock and cropping operations. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Rural Land Management and is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (MRICS). Qualifications & Experience 2008 – Present day - Farm Business Research Consultant at The Andersons Centre 1999 – 2005 - Farm Business Research Consultant at The Andersons Centre 1994 - 1999 – Shouler & Son, Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers and Land Agents, Melton Mowbray 1996 – Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 1991 – 1994 – BSc (Honours ) in Rural Land Management, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester 1990 – 1991 – Working on a mixed farm in Lincolnshire (pre-college year) Areas of Expertise Agricultural Regulation and Compliance Farm Business Tenancies & Grazing Licenses Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Agri-environment Schemes Budgeting and Costing Information Agricultural Market Analysis and Industry Forecasting CAP Reform and Policy Analysis Edward Calcott Farm Business Consultant Tenancy Support Farm Business Consultant Edward is a Farm Business Consultant at The Andersons Centre. He works with most farm sectors, specialising in poultry, mixed farming, and on-farm diversifications. He works with numerous clients across England Wales, under Farming Connect. He provides services such as budgeting & cashflow monitoring; borrowing proposals for new investments or debt restructuring; supporting agricultural reports for planning applications; investment appraisals; the setting up and management of contract farming agreements; grant applications; and business reviews. Edward comes from a mixed family farming business in Staffordshire which incorporates poultry, grazing livestock, arable and diversifications. He holds a BSc degree in Agriculture with Farm Business Management from Harper Adams University. Qualifications & Experience Joined The Andersons Centre in January 2019 BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (2:1) Harper Adams University (2016 Graduate) Part of the winning team for the Institute of Agricultural Management Farm Planner competition whilst at Harper Adams. Placement year was spent with a large UK integrated poultry company. Time was spent on various breeder farms; the hatchery; and commercial farms for broiler chickens and turkeys. Part of the 2017-18 NFU Poultry Industry Program (PIP). A continued involvement with the mixed farming family business in Staffordshire. The farm enterprises include combinable crops, sucker cows, sheep and some agricultural contracting. Areas of Expertise Experience in most aspects of lowland agriculture including arable, beef, sheep, dairy and potatoes. On-farm diversifications including direct sales; marketing and holiday lets. Practical experience within the UK poultry sector, including layers, broilers, turkeys. Business consultancy advice, budgeting and financial planning for agricultural, food and rural businesses. Accounts analysis; investment appraisals; business reviews; strategic planning and enterprise costings. Contract farming and joint ventures. Practical knowledge of farm management. BPS, grant applications and farm assurance. Farming Connect (FC) accredited. Anna Bowen Farm Business Consultant Tenancy Support Farm Business Consultant Anna is a Senior Farm Business Consultant at The Andersons Centre, specialising in dairy consultancy and nutrient management planning. Her work encompasses financial, strategic, and technical advice for dairy farmers; succession planning and people management, benchmarking; facilitating a number of dairy discussion groups across England and Wales, and working alongside the research team on dairy projects. Anna is FACTS qualified. Prior to Andersons Anna spent ten years working for a dairy consultancy in West Wales and read BSc (Hons) International Equine and Agricultural Management and MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at the Royal Agricultural College. Anna manages a spring block calving dairy farm through a contract farming agreement and grew up on a dairy farm in West Wales. She sits on the AHDB Dairy Sector Council as a farmer representative and from 2023 to 2025 was a Trustee of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust. Qualifications & Experience February 2022 to Present Day – Farm Business Consultant at The Andersons Centre Previously worked as a farm business consultant in West Wales Contract farms a 300- cow spring block calving herd in Ceredigion FACTS qualified RoMS accredited mobility scorer Approved Mastitis Control Plan and QuarterPro deliverer 2021 Nuffield Scholar- “Can the UK improve the ethics of its dairy calf management whilst retaining profitability?” 2019 Entrepreneurs in Dairying course 2017 Richard John Memorial Trust Scholarship, studied the sustainability of the Australian dairy industry 2016 MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (Royal Agricultural College) 2014 BSc (Hons) International Equine and Agricultural Management (Royal Agricultural College) Fluent Welsh speaker Areas of Expertise Farm business consultancy and budgeting Business reviews and strategic planning Practical experience of farm management Dairy farming, particularly spring block calving Nutrient management planning (Farming Connect approved) Herd health Publications Bowen A. (2023) Cow Calf Contact: Dairy’s Ethical Future Interim Nuffield report investigating the prevalence of calf euthanasia on UK dairy farms