Agricultural
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New dawn for NPPF
The National Planning Policy Framework and the Localism Act promise big changes in rural planning
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Will the land price bubble burst?
As the amount of land for sale has continued to shrink, the amount of buyers and prices have continued to rise
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Forest sector branches out
The forests have been saved, but change is still on the agenda
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Wharf Land loses £2m fraud case
Wharf Land, the investment firm run by former Tory MP David Mellor and Douglas Maggs, has been found jointly liable in a £2m fraud case
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UK Coal sells 900 acres
UK Coal has announced that it has sold 900 acres of UK agricultural land and associated buildings for £5m
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Crown overhauls Scottish estate
The Crown Estate is to transfer land at West Princes Street Gardens and change its operations in Scotland
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Forestry returns outstrip property
Forestry delivered the highest return of any asset measured by the IPD last year, hitting 34.8% – more than four times real estate’s return of 7.8%.
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IPD: Forest returns reach for the sky
Forestry assets returned 34.8% in 2011, up from 20% in the previous year and the highest return of any index measured by IPD.
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IPD: Rural land values spike
Rural land values grew by 14.2% during 2011, despite the widespread decline in commercial property values…
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Protecting the land from pollutants
Some 12 years after it first took effect, the Contaminated Land Regime under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 has been revised by the re-issue of the statutory…
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A peaceful path to real reform
Every morning this week, I have sat at my desk and looked at the “three magnet drawing” which was created by the founding father of the planning system, Ebenezer Howard.
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IPD: 2011 returns down to 8.1%
UK commercial property delivered a total return of 8.1% during 2011, according to the IPD UK Monthly Index.