Farmers urged to act
The Government has awarded Warwick-based Arqiva the multi-million pound contract to build new mobile communication masts to provide mobile phone and broadband coverage in “not spots” where there is currently little or no coverage. Wales, Lancashire and Aberdeenshire are the first areas to benefit from the £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project when masts will be […]
Bruton Knowles expands South East Senior Team
The promotion of Fraser Castle MSc MRICS to Partner and the welcoming of Naomi Game as Senior Surveyor in a diverse role that will include rural practice, will expand the area of the Guildford team’s range of services. Fraser joined Bruton Knowles South East Regional office in 2000 as a graduate trainee. Since then he […]
Landowners should use HS2 consultation to fight grossly unfair system
The consultation, which ends on 11 July, will allow members to flag up the unfairness of having their property taken from them as part of the government-backed scheme. CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “The consultation document refers to fairness in compulsory purchase. However, compulsory purchase is so grossly unfair it makes the relationship between supermarkets […]
Indirect Land Use Change proposal a blow for UK oilseed and protein supply
The warning comes following the publication of the draft opinion on the Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Proposal by the French MEP Corinne Lepage. As the European Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the Environment Committee, Ms Lepage will set the tone for forthcoming debates on the contribution that biofuels can make to the Renewable Energy Directive […]
Record farmland prices – good or bad for farmers?
Latest figures from a survey conducted by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors show the average price of an acre of farmland in the West Midlands reached £7,625 in the second half of 2012 – a record high. And the survey concludes values are expected to continue to rise, especially for larger blocks of commercial […]
Farmland prices reach record highs
Farmland prices reached record levels during the second half of 2012, as demand for commercial farmland continued to grow, says the latest RICS Rural Land Market Survey, H2 2012. The average price per acre for farmland in England and Wales increased to £6,783* during the second half of 2012. Prices have now continually risen since […]
LFA designation in the spotlight after 40 years
The NFU has urged farmers to take part in a new Government consultation on the way Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) are designated, or risk having their land classified incorrectly. The European Commission has proposed to replace LFAs with a new designation known as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC). This requires a mapping exercise to ensure […]
