Farmland values rose by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2010

English farmland continues upbeat performance in 2010 as investors and overseas buyers return to market.

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Brownfield targets ‘slow down house building’

A 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.

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Agricultural land key part of investment plans

Farm land across the UK could be on the shopping list for Cambridgeshire County Council's pension fund.

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Why this man chose farms over funds

Investors, such as fund manager Graham Birch, are being drawn to agriculture by the increasing demand for food… and the tax breaks.

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City money drives farmland prices

Investors see farmland as a lifestyle choice and a hedge against tough times — and they like the tax breaks.

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'Buy farmland' advises Dr Marc Faber

The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy farmland by Marc Faber, the notoriously bearish market pundit, who predicted the 1987 stock market crash.

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UK house building lowest since 1946

House building fell to its lowest level for more than 60 years in 2009 - with just 118,000 new homes completed, according to government figures.

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Farmland prices rise as invesetors pile in

The price of farmland rebounded during the second half of 2009 as low interest rates caused investors to look for alternative homes for their cash, research showed today.

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RICS Rural Land Market Survey

Exceptionally low supply and rising demand boosts farmland prices and expectations.

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Farmland prices increase 164%

English farmland market ends the decade with a flourish as values hit a new record high, says Knight Frank.

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Farmers likely to shape the 2010 land market

City money made a surprising return to the English land market in 2009, helping to push arable land values back up in the second half of the year.

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A good model for future farmland value trends

It's been an uncertain year for farmland values. There have been plenty of buyers worried prices will rise again, while sellers have held back, fearing the icy fingers of recession will nip farmland prices.

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Make the most of housing potential

There is a limited supply of land left to buy in the UK and what is left is disappearing rapidly. Demand for housing in the UK is at an all time high with new housing targets and changes to the planning process all pushing the value of land skywards.

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