Land News
Land values increased by 7% in the second quarter
23rd June 2010Land values increased by 6.9% in the second quarter of 2010. This takes growth over the past 12 months to 19.7%. Land prices are predicted to rise by at least a further 10% over the next year. Read full article.
RICS Rural Land Market Survey H1 2010
30th July 2010The RICS opinion based measure of land saw land prices increase by over 6% in the first half of 2010. This opinion based measure is shaped by valuations of bare land only. Read full article.
The land market is booming
22nd July 2010The exemption of land from liability to Inheritance Tax is one reason why land continues to appeal to farmers and investors, even during a recession. Another is the simple matter of supply and demand. Now, the volume of land for sale has dropped so much that the opportunity may only present itself once in a lifetime. Read full article.
Emergency budget good for land prices
23rd June 2010Land prices could be driven up even further by changes to capital gains tax announced in the UK emergency Budget. Read full article.
Land Outperforms Commercial Markets
22nd June 2010Land outperformed the commercial markets for the third consecutive year, delivering 8.2% returns last year. Importantly for investors is the fact that land continues to perform well during recessions and is a useful asset to have in a portfolio. Read full article.
Gardens are no longer classified as brownfield land
10th June, 2010The Government announced that gardens are no longer going to be classified as brownfield land - something that will make it much harder for developers to build properties. Read full article.
Land prices continue to grow
24th May, 2010Since the start of 2010, UK land values have increased by 18%, with the most growth in the past 2 months according to a recent report from Strutt & Parker. Read full article.
Land growth to outstrip inflation
19th April, 2010Land values continued to rise in the first quarter of 2010. The average rise in land values is expected to comfortably outstrip inflation by the end of the year with annual growth of 5 to 6%. Read full article.
Tax relief suggested for forests
19th March, 2010Farmers who plant forests should be exempt from inheritance tax, an influential committee of MPs has suggested. Read full article.
Brownfield targets ‘slow down house building’
16th March, 2010A government target that requires 60% of new homes to be built on brownfield sites is slowing down house building and restricting growth in urban areas, a think-tank claims. Read full article.
County council being recommended to make land key part of investment plans
2nd March, 2010Land across the UK could be on the shopping list for Cambridgeshire County Council's pension fund. Read full article.
Why this man chose farms over funds
31st January, 2010Investors, such as fund manager Graham Birch, are being drawn to agriculture by the increasing demand for food… and the tax breaks. Read full article.
City money drives land prices up
26th February, 2010Investors see land as a lifestyle choice and a hedge against tough times — and they like the tax breaks. Read full article.
'Buy land' advises Dr Marc “Doom” Faber
22nd February, 2010The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy land by Marc Faber, the notoriously bearish market pundit, who predicted the 1987 stock market crash. Read full article.
UK house building hits lowest since 1946
18th February, 2010House building fell to its lowest level for more than 60 years in 2009 - with just 118,000 new homes completed, according to government figures. Read full article.
Price of land rises as investors pile in
18th February, 2010The price of land rebounded during the second half of 2009 as low interest rates caused investors to look for alternative homes for their cash, research showed today. Read full article.
RICS Rural Land Market Survey H2 2009
9th February, 2010Land prices rebounded during H2 2009 (by between 4% and 8% depending on the measure), having fallen in the previous half. Read full article.
Prospects for land values are still strong
22nd January, 2010Further evidence of the bullish outlook for land values is contained in the latest flush of reports by agents, with one claiming prices have reached a record high. Read full article.
Land prices increased by 164%
15th January, 2010The land market ends the decade with a flourish as values hit a new record high, says Knight Frank. Read full article.
Farmers likely to shape the land market in 2010
15th January, 2010City money made a surprising return to the land market in 2009, helping to push arable land values back up in the second half of the year. Read full article.