The value of English farmland increased by 2 per cent in Q3, taking the rise in the year to date to 12 per cent. Year on year, values have risen by an average of 15 per cent, outperforming the housing market (+10 per cent), the FTSE 100 (+5 per cent) and gold... Read More
As the referendum for Scottish independence looms ever closer, commercial property market analysts are finding the challenge to predict future trends somewhat difficult due to the number of variables in play. It may come as a surprise to some, then, to... Read More
The price of English farmland hit a record high last year and is now almost a better bet than investing in gold, claims the latest Knight Frank Farmland Index. With last year’s 11 per cent rise, it now costs £6,882 to acquire an acre of agricultural land... Read More
Rural English estates have continued to perform well against other asset classes, according to the results of a new survey. The Saville 2013 Benchmarking Survey results showed that the average gross income on all estates grew by 5.3 per cent to £212... Read More
The price of farmland in the UK has hit record levels during the first six months of 2013. Prices have more than trebled in little under a decade, according to data contained in the RICS Rural Land Market Survey HI 2013. During the first six months of... Read More
Good quality farmland could practically triple in value by the turn of the decade according to a leading consultant. Addressing the Cereals 2013 event in Lincolnshire James Brooke, of land agent Bidwells, forecast that top grade arable land could hit... Read More
The value of farmland in Kent rose by nearly three per cent during 2012 and currently stands at £6,214 per acre. Considered over a longer period, prices in the county have risen by an incredible 11,500 per cent since the 1950s and further increases are... Read More
