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Theresa expalined that she had been a governor on the Wyggestons estates committee since 2016.
The Wyggeston estate is made up of approximately 5000 acres of agricultural land in the Leicestershire and Warwickshire area. It was originally tenanted in the 1500s. and now includes, farms, residential properties, commercial properties, a hotel, pubs, allotments, woods and a motorway service area.
Andrew further explained that the estate receives around
£800,000 pa rental income.As the estate's land manager he spends his time talking with farmers who often lead a solitary life, so they need
to talk and Andrew learns a lot of what is going on from them.
He visits each
farm twice a year but he often has to visit more times than this if there are
practical issues to be resolved. Andrew insists that trust is important between
landlord and tenant and Wyggeston’s is known for their good relations.
A lot of
recent problems have been caused by BREXIT, COVID and fuel prices rising.
Whilst we were in the EU farmers benefitted from the Common Agricultural
Policy. That has now gone and Andrew anticipates a lot of changes in the coming
months.
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