AHA 1986 succession

Question 1

What date does AHA Tenancy apply to before and after dates

Answer 1

after 12 July 1984 and before 1 Septeber 1995

Question 2

When must you apply to tribunal for death of tenant?

Answer 2

Within three months of the death of tenant

Question 3

When must you give notice for retireemnt

Answer 3

One month from the day after notification is given by retirement

Question 4

What date were the changes to succession and uner what act?

Answer 4

1 September 2024 under Agirculture Act 2020

Question 5

What elements of the succession element have been scrapped

Answer 5

Comerical unit test

Question 6

What are the two tests which have to be satisified?

Answer 6

suitability and eligbility test

Question 7

What are the main parts of the eligibility test?

Answer 7

Close living relative test, pirncipal source of livelihood

Question 8

What are the main part of the close living relative test

Answer 8

Close living relative of previous tenant: spouse, civil partner, child or person treated tenant’s child

Question 9

What are the mains factors of the princiapl source livelihood test

Answer 9

They must show that they have derived their icncome or principsal source of livelihood from agricultural work on the holding in the last five of 7 (section 36 (3) (a) abd s50 (2) a

Question 10

Waht elese is included in the AHA livelihood test

Answer 10

3 years can at college/universirt but the applicant does not have to have studied agriculure or agriculutre relating course

Question 11

What has been abolished for retirement

Answer 11

outgoing tenant no longer to be over 65

Question 12

What are the changes to the suitabilility test

Answer 12

They have to show they have sufficient training and experience, sufficiennt health, view of suitabilityfrom the labdlord, comercially to high standards of efficient production and care for teh environment. Thet must be able show that the tenancy was available on the open marke a prudent landlod would be willing to shortlis the tenancy

Question 13

What is the schedule AHA tennacies is under for succession

Answer 13

Schedule 6

Question 14

What is the timeline for notice if they object the application

Answer 14

within 28 days of receibing the notice

Question 15

What notice should the landlord serve on the tenant and when should be serveed

Answer 15

just serve a section G notice within 3 months

Question 16

What will they have to prove if they want to override the successful application

Answer 16

Should override the successful applicant must satisfy: good husbandary, sound estate management agricultural research/ education, greater hardship, land required for a non agricultural use, allotments. Must be fair and reasonable landlord would insist on posession