Receiving an allegation from your landlord that you have breached your tenancy agreement is stressful enough. When it relates to alleged damage to the landlord’s trees and is accompanied by a claim based on a tree valuation running into hundreds of thousands of pounds, it can feel overwhelming. However, in these situations, tenant farmers should not assume that a substantial figure represents either the landlord’s actual loss or the reasonable cost of putting matters right.
Check your tenancy agreement before carrying out tree work
The first point of call is to check the tenancy agreement before touching any tree. Many agricultural tenancy agreements reserve…
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This blog was written by Adriana Vaux, TFA Rural Surveyor, on 22 September 2026.
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