Survey of the Agricultural Tenant Farmers

Footnotes

1. If seasonal lets are included, the sector accounts for over a third of all farmed land in Scotland.

2. 25 responses were received from the additional 30 questionnaires sent out. We did not have information on area or type of farm for these cases and they were given a neutral weight.

3. Farm Structure Survey http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/7625/1

4. Farm Structure Survey http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/7625/3

5. Scottish Household Survey

6. Those who did not report any hectarage are excluded.

7. Those who did not report any hectarage are excluded.

8. The remaining 2% of respondents did not know if they or someone in their family had been farming the land in 2000.

9. Overall, 15% of respondents said that they had more than one landlord for leases of more than 1 year. However, the questions on satisfaction with landlords did not specify that respondents should answer only in relation to landlords for leases of more than 1 year.

10. Note that don't know responses are not included in Table 4.1.This means that the base is slightly different from Figure 4.1.

11. Those who did not report any hectarage are excluded.

12. Those who did not report any hectarage are excluded.

13. Around 350 gave a valid response.

14. Respondents who answered don't know to these questions are excluded from this table.

15. Don't know responses not shown.

16. Don't know responses not shown.

17. The statement given was "Certain categories of tenant farmers with a traditional secure 1991 tenancy should be offered the ARtB". Respondents are likely to have differed somewhat in their views on what types of category should be offered ARtB.

18. It is worth noting that those who have farmed their land for a relatively short period are less likely to hold a 1991 Secure tenancy - only 27% of those who have been farming on their main tenancy for 0-9 years hold at least one 1991 Secure tenancy compared to 82% of those who have been farming on their main tenancy for 175+ years. However, after excluding respondents who do not hold a 1991 Secure tenancy, the link between length of tenure and views on ARtB remains. When the analysis for Figure 6.3 is repeated among only those who hold at least one 1991 Secure tenancy, a similar pattern emerges. Support for ARtB for all Secure 1991 tenancies ranged from 61% among those who have farmed their main tenancy for 175+ to 39% among those who have held their land for 0-9 years. The corresponding figures for opposition to the ARtB ranged from 15% to 34%.

19. The following definitions were given in the questionnaire:
Sitting tenant value - land value where it is sold to the sitting tenant (with the landlord and tenant negotiating willingly);
Vacant possession value - land value where it is sold to a third party without any tenancy arrangements in place;
Investment value - land value where it is sold to a third party with the tenancy arrangements remaining in place.