Land and property

Campaigners in Wales are celebrating after receiving assurances that food will continue to be produced on farmland bought by the Welsh Government for tree planting.

As UK farmers and investors face major economic uncertainty in the months ahead, we look at how this is affecting the market for farmland

Farmers have been urged to ensure their property is eligible to avoid a ‘hefty tax bill’

Rural properties, particularly those with land, are selling for far above what guide prices indicate, according to H&H

While interest rate rises and a cost-of-living crisis are creating economic uncertainty, the farmland market was expected to remain firm as investors look for a safe haven

Government Food Tsar Henry Dimbleby has said the upcoming land use framework promised by Ministers will reveal ‘stark trade-offs’ about how much meat the country can produce and where.

More than 12 million people in rural communities risk being sidelined by the Government’s Levelling Up policy, a new study has found.

Increased land values were raising barriers to new entrants to farming as natural capital and afforestation interest drive Scottish farmland markets according to a new report by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).

The Welsh Government should seriously consider reintroducing a derogation allowing grassland farms to spread up to 250kg per hectare of nitrogen, Senedd members have said.

Housing is critical to closing productivity gap between rural and urban areas but the planning system is holding back new developments