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The future of food, farming and the environment in the UK is set for widespread change, but the government seems anxious to keep control by looking to take away the bite from a new environmental…

Farmland prices remain firm for now as supply dwindles, but making the most of new environmental schemes and adopting better soil management techniques will become increasingly important when it comes…

Expanding on her previous article, which looked at the impact Covid-19 has had on rural property and estates, Georgie Veale of our Rural Asset Management team reviews recent legislation and updates to…

Innovative alternative land uses such as social prescribing will increasingly become part of long-term strategic estate planning as Brexit, climate change and other environmental concerns force a…

Kathryn Brown of Knight Frank’s Rural Asset Management team looks at the government’s latest proposal for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)

The farming sector looks forward to an uncertain future. The House of Commons has refused to take the opportunity to protect UK farmers from imported food produced to lower standards, while the Prime…

With the end of the Brexit transition period less than three months away the future direction of agriculture in the UK is at a pivotal point. The government refuses to let farming bind its hands in…

Georgie Veale of Knight Frank’s Rural Asset Management team provides a timely update on some of the Covid-19 issues affecting rural property owners

Agricultural land values are weathering the uncertainty of Brexit for now and, for those looking to buy, lenders are offering some very attractive long-term deals. Meanwhile, older cattle are in the…

As we recount in this week’s Rural Update, as if it didn’t have enough to deal with regarding Covid-19 and Brexit, the government is under pressure from all sides on its support for agriculture, rural…