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
Farmland has outperformed central London property for the first time in 16 years. The cost of prime arable land increased by 10.7 per cent to £7,594 per acre last year, according to Savills, and growth of 40 per cent, to £10,631 per acre, has been forecast... 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
