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For generations, family farms have been passed from one generation to the next with relatively little concern about inheritance tax. The combination of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) allowed many farming families to transfer land, buildings, and farming businesses without triggering significant inheritance tax liabilities. That changed on 6 April 2026. The introduction of new inheritance tax rules has already begun reshaping succession p