'I don't feel like being a farmer anymore, there’s no point in working'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs a fourth generation farmer, Danny Humphreys dreamed of passing on this farm to his two young children. Following in the footsteps of his dad Chris, grandad and great grandads, it was a tradition he was hoping his children, Arthur and Emily, would continue.
But now, with the government's changes to inheritance tax, he sees little point in carrying on in the industry that so many are struggling to survive in.
He's one of many farmers who feel Britain's farms will be 'destroyed' if new changes to inheritance tax are implemented, reports the Liverpool Echo. Read more: UK weather: Met Office gives snow verdict amid reports of 168-hour 'non-stop blizzards' Many believe they are facing the end of their time in agriculture due to the measures announced in October’s Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Under the current rules, small family farms - including land used for crops or rearing animals, as well as farm buildings, cottages and houses - have been handed down through the generations without the need to pay inheritance tax under agricultural property relief (APR).
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