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6th Feb 2014Defra's national grant fund now open for applications from farmers and rural land-based businesses

Farmers and rural land-based businesses are being invited to apply for grants through the third round of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Farming and Forestry Improvement...

6th Feb 2014East Devon's draft Villages Development Plan is opportunity for landowners

Owners of land within the development boundary of villages in East Devon will be given the opportunity to potentially increase their land values, as East Devon Council has recently issued the draft...

8th Oct 2013Worcestershire surveyors Halls adds Ed Matthews to its rural team

A successful summer of agriculture-related business at Halls estate agents in Worcester has led to Royal Agricultural College graduate Ed Matthews joining  the firm's rural team, which...

11th Jun 2013Farmland is next best asset to gold

Farmland has out-performed both equities and commodities in terms of value growth and levels of volatility over the past 17 years, with momentum continuing into the first quarter of 2013, according...

15th Feb 2013Lack of land and increased demand drives farmland prices up in South West

Farmland prices in the South West reached record levels during the second half of 2012, as demand for commercial farmland continued to grow, according to the latest RICS Rural Land Market Survey, H2...

13th Feb 2013Hollis Hockley achieves 100% letting on Hatch Warren Farm offices, Basingstoke for Portsmouth Estates

It pays to refurbish offices as Portsmouth Estates as Portsmouth Estates Hatch Warren Farm has just proved with the letting of its last three suites. The Old Farmhouse was subject to a £750,000...

20th Aug 2012Foot Anstey comment: Exception sites can see development permitted

Foot Anstey real estate partner Richard Walford, is advising landowners to review the opportunities for exception site development in rural areas. The high cost and limited availability of housing...

20th Aug 2012Savills South West appoint agri-business consultant

Craig Hodgson has joined Savills South West rural team as an Agri-business consultant. His role at Savills will focus on providing environmental and agri-environment advice, which will include...

25th Jul 2012Fisher German Comment: farmers and landowners should prepare for rail upgrades

Following the recently announced £9.4 billion railway upgrades across England and Wales, farmers and landowners along the routes must consider the proposals and how they may affect their property...

6th Jul 2012Savills comment: Barn Conversions To Be Fast-Tracked Without Planning Permission

The Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities, Greg Clark, announced earlier this week additional measures to support the delivery of sustainable development by making the planning system...

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