Press Releases
All land related Press Releases are in chronological order.
Independent research highlights complexity of land levy debate
Serious questions surround the effectiveness of the Government's proposals for a 'Planning-gain Supplement (PGS)', according to new independently conducted research... Read Press Release »
Will you find your dream farm?
National Property Specialists Strutt & Parker are preparing to launch farms and estates with a total acreage in excess of 9,500 and a combined price of over £40,000,000 onto the open market... Read Press Release »
Planning Permission Changes Will Push Up Land Prices
Extra work which landowners will have to carry out before achieving outline planning permission will persuade some to sit on their investment, according to property specialists Strutt & Parker... Read Press Release »
Sales activity closing in on 4-year high
Farmland prices have reached the highest levels in the survey's history reports the RICS rural land market survey for Great Britain. Rising 9% year on year in Q2, sales activity is nearing a four-year high... Read Press Release »
Landowners selling land for house building should consider promotion agreements
Until recently, landowners fortunate enough to be selling land for housebuilding almost invariably entered into a so-called option agreement with a housebuilder, giving the housebuilder the option to buy the land at a discounted price once planning permission had been secured... Read Press Release »
Increased activity in Farmland market expected for 2006
Early indications suggest that an increase in the volume of publicly marketed farmland is likely this year. There are a number of reasons for this potential growth in activity including falling profitability in the wake of reduced subsidy payments and weak commodity prices and retirement, which during 2005 accounted for 38% of sales...
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Lilley attacks plans for housing expansion without infrastructure
Peter Lilley, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden has condemned the report of a Government Panel which calls for higher housing targets and further building on the Green Belt in Hertfordshire... Read Press Release »
The Appeal of Village Life
The appeal of village life is undiminished for the majority of English home-owners, and attractive homes in popular villages are never short of potential buyers...
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Lifestyle' Buyers Continue To Dominate the Farmland Market
Farming incomes might be in decline across England, but property specialists Strutt & Parker can report that the demand for farmland is still high... Read Press Release »
More flexibility on Agricultural tenancies
On 31st March, twenty years on from the introduction of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, the Government has laid proposals before Parliament to amend the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. The aim is to provide a more flexible framework for agricultural lettings and to remove some of the barriers to tenant farmers diversifying... Read Press Release »
London property market booms
It seems that we, and other leading market commentators, might be correct in forecasting that the property market in Central London will be exceptionally strong during 2006... Read Press Release »
National market comment
It seems that we, and other leading market commentators, might be correct in forecasting that the property market in Central London will be exceptionally strong during 2006... Read Press Release »
Traditional cottage with an acre of land
Acting on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Savills Perth office is marketing a traditional stone built cottage at Wester Achnahannet, near Ardgay in Sutherland. Standing in an acre of ground overlooking the lower reaches of the River Oykel and the Kyle of Sutherland, the cottage has an enviable setting, with far-reaching panoramic views over the Kyle and to the west up Strath Oykel.... Read Press Release »
Change to private pensions
Will the change to private pensions next tax year allow overseas residential property to be put into a Sipp?...
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A Tale of Two Agents
One year after the regional partnership of Colvilles was sold to Savills, Edward Heaton reflects on life working for the country's top agent... Read Press Release »
England's traditional farm buildings under threat
England's traditional farm buildings are fast disappearing according to the latest edition of Heritage Counts, the annual audit of the state of England's historic environment, published on 15 November 2005 by English Heritage on behalf of the heritage sector... Read Press Release »
Do or diversify - farming isn't what it used to be
Increased income, enhancement of capital value and the utilisation of spare or otherwise impractical farm buildings are the main driving forces behind diversification...
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Demand pushing up land prices
The lack of available land is temporarily pushing up prices whilst the allocation of the single payment scheme (SPS) entitlements is awaited... Read Press Release »
The pitfalls of barn conversions
The converting of barns or redundant rural buildings to houses has become very popular however the current wave of home improvement shows, such as Grand Designs, only highlight some of the "trials and tribulations" that owners can experience whilst trying to achieve their dream homes...
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Land Sold in Bromham, Bedfordshire
Savills in Cambridge has recently completed the sale of 100 acres of land at Bedford Road, Bromham...
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