Section 16: Tenant’s right to compensation for tenant’s improvement.

Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 · 1995 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: COMPENSATION ON TERMINATION OF FARM BUSINESS TENANCY

The tenant under a farm business tenancy shall, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, be entitled on the termination of the tenancy, on quitting the holding, to obtain from his landlord compensation in respect of any tenant’s improvement.

A tenant shall not be entitled to compensation under this section in respect of—

any physical improvement which is removed from the holding, or
any intangible advantage which does not remain attached to the holding.

Section 13 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Agriculture Act 1986 (compensation to outgoing tenants for milk quota) shall not apply in relation to a farm business tenancy.

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