eFBT – The environmental Farm Business Tenancy

Access the new eFBT documents, endorsed by The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmers Association.

The eFBT is a novel environmental Farm Business Tenancy and has been endorsed by The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmers Association.

Designed to reflect the environmental and wider ambitions of landowners and farmers, the eFBT documents are now available for public use with the approval of The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmers Association.

They have been finalised following extensive consultation with individual tenant farmers and the TFA and represent a step-change in how farm tenancies can be approached.

Everyone involved in the eFBT process hopes that these will prove to be a useful and lasting tool for the rural sector, and will enhance the use of rural land in England and Wales, and support productive relationships between owners and farmers.

You can download all the documents below, but please ensure you read the Terms of Use and An Introduction to eFBTs before proceeding.

Terms of Use An introduction to eFBTs
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“The Crown Estate and Tenant Farmers Association deserve real credit for making this happen. We have been delighted to work with them to bring this to life. We all hope that it will bring positive change”

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Kevin Kennedy Partner

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Documents

eFBT

The eFBT document is a tenancy agreement. It sets out the binding legal obligations between the parties.

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Farm Green Book

The Farm Green Book is where an owner and a farmer’s environmental aspirations for the land are set out.

These aspirations are not legally binding, but will be important between the owner and the farmer, and will help establish how the land will be looked after and its environmental status enhanced.

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Farm Partnership Book

The Farm Partnership Book deals with the owner and the farmer’s wider aspirations for the farm, including diversification and the broader social benefits that can be achieved through the farm.

These aspirations are not legally binding, but instead are designed to document the parties’ shared ambitions in way which allows for these to change and develop over time.

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Feedback on the eFBT documents, their use and suggested amendments or updates is welcomed. If you have feedback, please email this to us.

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Terms of use

Please read the terms before proceeding to use any of the documents available on this page.

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