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CLA says business rates hikes may hit farm wedding diversification
Rising business rates could threaten the future of countryside wedding venues, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned, as rural…
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Farmers still lead buyers as UK farmland market steadies
The UK farmland market has proved more resilient than many expected, holding firm through 2025 despite tighter supply, policy uncertainty and uneven…
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Farmers face sharp mast rent cuts as government extends 5G reforms
Farmers face sharp cuts to income from mobile phone masts after the government confirmed it will extend controversial 5G rent reforms to thousands of…
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Unwritten promises can force farm partnership buy-outs, court rules
Family and farming partnerships operating on trust rather than paperwork have been put on notice after the Court of Appeal ruled that unwritten…
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Batters warns farming has two years to fix broken economic model
Baroness Batters warned MPs that farming has just two years to fix its economic model, as she delivered a series of stark messages to the EFRA…
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Farm letting market stuck in holding pattern as tenanted land shrinks
England and Wales’ farmland letting market remains stuck in a prolonged holding pattern, with new figures showing another year of decline and limited…
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Ruling strips landowners of income from shared mobile mast sites
Rural landowners have lost a significant source of income after a tribunal ruling confirmed they are not entitled to payments when mobile phone mast…
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Farmland values find footing after turbulent year of adjustment
Slowing price falls and fresh policy clarity are signalling a potential turning point for the farmland market as it heads into 2026. Farmland values…
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Fly-tipping leaves farmers footing the bill as incidents rise across England
Fly-tipping is rising across the UK, but for farmers it is an expensive and often unavoidable burden that continues to worsen. New figures show…
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Arable land averages £11,000 an acre as farmland prices steady
Average farmland values in England held broadly firm in 2025, with arable land averaging £11,000 an acre despite a year of uncertainty that saw…
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