Agricultural
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Herefordshire sows 4,000-acre rural sell-off
Fifty-nine farms and smallholdings spread across Herefordshire are being put up for sale by the council in one of the largest rural land sales of its kind
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England needs Department of Land Use
The country needs a Department of Land Use to provide a coherent strategy for land usage, the Campaign to Protect Rural England argues in a report that canvases the views…
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Rural businesses to be hardest hit in business rate update
Rural businesses are set to lose out when business rates are updated in April, with league tables showing livestock markets, livery yards, riding schools and stud farms will see sharp…
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Farmers awarded £1.75m in compensation
Two dairy farmers have been awarded £1.75m in compensation from the Crown Estate following legal action lasting three and a half years.
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Australian government OKs Kidman sale to Rinehart
The Australian government has approved the sale of the Kidman estate to Australian Outback Beef, which is majority owned by billionaire investor Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.
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BBHO withdraws A$386m bid for Kidman estate
The BBHO consortium has withdrawn its A$386m bid for the Kidman estate, leaving the way open for a bid by mining magnate Gina Rinehart and China’s Shanghai CRED Real Estate…
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KF to sell Suffolk estate
Knight Frank has been appointed to sell Bawdsey Manor in Suffolk, with a guide price of £5m
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Rival bid for Kidman family’s Australian land holdings
A group of four Australian farming families have launched a A$386m bid for cattle stations held by the Kidman family.
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Tenant farmers’ compensation claim to be heard
Seven tenant farmers in Scotland are set for a court hearing next month as they seek compensation from the government for losing their homes.
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Campaigners call for halt to sale of sporting estate
Campaigners for land reform in Scotland are calling for the sale of the Tulchan estate to be halted while the rights of tenant farmers are addressed.
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Farm subsidy reform could affect large landowners
Proposals to reform farming subsidies following the UK’s exit from the European Union could see a reduction in the amount going to large landowners.
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Number of barn conversions falls
The number of barn conversions has fallen to 413 from 563, according to figures from funding company Saving Stream.