The Tenant Farmers Association was formed in 1981 by a group of tenant farmers who felt that their interests were not being forcefully represented by existing bodies. Today, the TFA is the only organisation dedicated to supporting all farmers who do not own the land they farm. We cover a whole range of farm business structures including

TenanciesShare FarmingGrazing LicencesContract Farming

The TFA lobbies at all levels of Government for policies and legislation which assist those who do not own the land they farm and gives expert advice to its members. The TFA also seeks to support and enhance the landlord-tenant system in agriculture.

The TFA represents and advises members on all aspects of agricultural tenancy, land occupation, and ancillary matters. It also aims to improve the professional and technical knowledge of its members, to increase the flow of new tenancies and other valid farming opportunities onto the market and to help the farming industry best apply existing legislation occupation of non-owned farmland.

About our Members

Members of the TFA are drawn from right across the spectrum of the farming industry. Their farms range from the smallest County Council holdings to units of several thousand acres. The needs of this wide range of members is met by its regional structure of nine regions across England and Wales, each with its own regional chairman. This, together with a readily accessible Head Office team, ensures a rapid and effective interchange of ideas and activity.The TFA currently works with 70 Chartered Surveyors, accountants and solicitors each hand picked by the regional committees according to their expertise in tenanted matters. They help in solving members’ problems and contribute to national strategy. This nationwide involvement with selected land agents, briefed on latest rent trends from the TFA database, is unique to the TFA.

Benefits to TFA members

Members have access to a broad package of benefits including:

Advice When You Need It

Advice on all agricultural tenancy and farming related issues from Head Office
Legal Helpline on all non-farming legal issues
List of 70 Recommended Professionals

Information When You Want It

Website access
Email Alerts
Membership pack sent to all new members
Six issues of the TFA newsletter sent every year
Guidance Notes
Briefing Notes
Rent Databank, a unique fully searchable facility for finding comparable rents
Member Meetings

Supporting You All the Time

Lobbying Government
Contact with Landlords
Contact with Professional Bodies
Contact with Media
Membership of the Tenancy Reform Industry Group (TRIG)
Affiliations to Insurance and Other Services

For more details on Membership or to Join the TFA click here.

Registrations are closed

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