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Specialisms

As you consider your future strategy, having access to the right expertise and information is crucial. Our teams cover every service and discipline within the rural sector; grounded in excellent farming and land management fundamentals, we are underpinned by the wider financial and property expertise of the BNP Paribas Group.

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Managing Estates & Land

Strutt & Parker’s national land management team provides strategic business advice and practical management services to clients including private estates,...

Farming

Our experienced and knowledgeable farming team can help make you become more profitable and efficient by offering practical and realistic...

Estates & Farms Agency

Strutt & Parker have been at the forefront of the estates and farms market for over 130 years. We have...

Forestry & Woodland

John Clegg & Co is the specialist forestry & woodland division of Strutt & Parker. Our specialist forestry and woodland...

Environmental

Strutt & Parker’s environmental land management advice is delivered with an eye firmly on the bigger picture and with a...

Energy

Rural Ambitions

Managing Rural Housing

Our services are tailored to each client and range from advising on the regulations affecting residential tenancies, through to a...

Viticulture

Strutt & Parker’s viticulture group are the market leaders in identifying and securing land suitable for vines through purchases or...

Rural Connectivity

Strutt & Parker's unrivalled telecoms group acts for landowners only and never for telecommunications operators. With dedicated local specialists, we...

Client Accounting & Taxation

Our land & property accounting and bookkeeping department works closely with our taxation team, who uniquely combine rural and agricultural...

Estates Development & Planning

The Planning Team work alongside landowners, institutional clients and the development industry to unlock the planning potential of land and...

Future Trends

Keeping abreast of trends in markets and demographics is key to running successful rural businesses. Whether it is looking for...

Research

Our in-house rural research team reviews the latest information and trends and produces briefing papers for clients and for our...

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Land Business Update | Week Commencing 9 March 2026

Farming & food Farm profit forecasts highlight pressure on crop growing farms (England) Cereals, general cropping and mixed farms are all expected to have generated lower average profits in 2025/26 than the average over the three years from 2022/23 to 2024/25. This is due to lower commodity prices and reductions in Basic Payment subsidies. The […]

Research
Land Business Update

16.03.2026

7 mins

2026 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) grants

Farmers in England have from 17 March until midday on 28 April 2026 to make an application under the 2026 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) grant scheme. Defra has said this will be the final round of FETF in its current form, as it will be revamping its grants offering for 2027. What does the […]

Farming
Grants

16.03.2026

3 mins

Decision time in Wales as Sustainable Farming Scheme opens

Farmers in Wales must decide within the coming weeks whether to apply for the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) or remain in the legacy Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). Farming businesses are obliged to notify the Welsh Government of their decision using the annual Single Application Form (SAF). The deadline for submission is 15 May. SFS […]

Farming
Environmental

04.03.2026

4 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 23 February 2026

Farming & food SFI 2026 – more details announced (England) The Secretary of State Emma Reynolds provided some more details of the ‘reset’ scheme at the NFU Conference. Key points are: Reaction has been generally positive. There are however a number of key elements still to confirm, the biggest of which is what the total […]

Research
Land Business Update

02.03.2026

7 mins

Use SFI 2026 to cut risk and build business resilience

Farmers now have enough detail to begin preparing for a 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) application. This is an opportunity to look ahead and consider how SFI could support your business in terms of strengthening resilience, de-risking and shaping a farming system that works for you over the long term. SFI 2026 – key changes […]

Farming
Environmental

27.02.2026

3 mins

Farmers urged to prepare for Environment Agency inspections

Failures in nutrient planning, soil testing and yard drainage systems are some of the most common breaches found on farms during Environment Agency inspections, with some form of non-compliance discovered on around half of farms. Alice Johnson, a member of the farming team within Strutt & Parker, says that the EA has been gradually increasing […]

Farming
Environmental

26.02.2026

3 mins

Energy, Nature and Net Zero Update | March 2026

Strutt & Parker’s Energy, Nature and Net Zero team consists of a UK-wide network of industry-leading chartered surveyors, qualified professionals and foresters, who unlock opportunities for landowners and managers within the environmental and energy sector. Updates within these sectors are provided below, with relevant contact information if you wish to discuss them further. Policy, legislation […]

Research
Energy
Biodiversity Net Gain

20.02.2026

12 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 9 February 2026

Farming & food Weather expected to remain wet in February but may move to average in March and April (England) Land managers are becoming increasingly concerned about the long, wet period. The Financial Times reports that rain has fallen for 32 consecutive days in Reading, where more than 100 global climate scientists recently met , […]

Research
Land Business Update

13.02.2026

5 mins

Succession planning creates urgency on land registration

Around 10% of land in England & Wales remains unregistered, according to recent HM Land Registry data. With succession planning currently high on the agenda for many farming and estate businesses, there is now a growing list of reasons to consider registering land for the first time. The process of registering land is complex and so is typically carried out […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Succession Planning

12.02.2026

2 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 26 January 2026

Farming & food Agricultural water rules to be simplified (England) The existing rules will be combined into one set of England‑wide rules which Defra hopes will be easier to understand. The government is also consulting on changing the rules on sewage sludge spreading on farmland and possibly bringing it under the Environmental Permitting Regulations. The […]

Research
Land Business Update

30.01.2026

8 mins

Changes to energy efficiency plans for let property announced

The Government has revised its timetable for improving the energy efficiency of residential let property and confirmed a lower improvement cost cap than originally proposed. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has confirmed that landlords will still be expected to ensure their property achieves a minimum EPC equivalent to Band C by 1 […]

Managing Rural Housing
Policies and regulations

29.01.2026

4 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 12 January 2026

Farming & food Inheritance tax U-turn as tax-free allowance per person raised to £2.5m from £1m (UK) The change makes a significant difference when combined with the previous amendment to allow allowances to be transferred between spouses. It means that spouses or civil partners with combined farmland estates worth £5 – 6 m will pay […]

Research
Land Business Update

15.01.2026

10 mins

Take control of uncertainty with an estate strategy

Rural estates are dealing with an increasingly long list of pressures: unpredictable weather patterns, changes to inheritance tax rules, the withdrawal of Basic Payments, increased expectations around environmental delivery, greater regulation and rising operational costs. Taken together, these factors are making it harder to rely on established operating methods and assumptions about revenues. This is […]

Managing Estates & Land
Land Business Update

15.01.2026

5 mins

Managing change: Turning pressure into progress

The past year has been a testing one for the UK rural sector. For many landowners and rural businesses, it has become clear that maintaining the status quo is no longer an option. Structural pressures – from inheritance tax reform and rising costs to increased regulation and climate change – are unlikely to disappear. Against […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Estate & Land Management

19.12.2025

2 mins

Eight key themes for the rural sector in 2026

Succession planning, strategic clarity and sharper scrutiny of business performance will be defining themes for the rural sector as we head into 2026. 2025 ended on a more positive note than many expected – thanks to a surprise increase in the inheritance tax relief thresholds which will apply from April 2026, which will significantly reduce […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Management

16.12.2025

7 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 8 December 2025

Farming & food Heat and drought lead to UK farmers losing £800m after one of the worst harvests on record (UK) Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020 and 2025’s was the second worst in records going back over 40 years. Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit […]

Research
Land Business Update

15.12.2025

10 mins

Health & safety update | Winter 2025

Welcome to this quarter’s health & safety update. As we head into the latter part of the year, there’s no shortage of change and challenge across our industry — from ongoing safety concerns in agriculture to new legislation affecting landlords and property managers. In this edition, we take a look at the rise in farming […]

Research
Land Business Update

10.12.2025

6 mins

The Great Grid Upgrade: What landowners need to know

Landowners and farmers are amongst those who could feel the biggest impact of the Great Grid Upgrade – the UK’s largest overhaul electricity infrastructure for generations. The GGU involves 17 new major infrastructure projects designed to allow for cleaner and affordable energy to be carried from the site of production, such as offshore wind farms, straight to homes and businesses. This is likely to bring challenges and opportunities for a large number of rural landowners. For example, the modernisation […]

Managing Estates & Land
Government Policy

10.12.2025

6 mins

Land Business Update | Autumn Budget 2025

What the Budget means for farmers and landowners Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Autumn Budget after weeks of speculation about the contents. The following is a brief summary of some of the key announcements with implications for farmers and landowners and our understanding of them so far. Inheritance tax on farms and estates – […]

Research
Land Business Update

27.11.2025

10 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 17 November 2025

Farming & food Global food systems pushing the planet beyond safe environmental boundaries – “the science is undeniable” The latest report from the EAT-Lancet Commission, which is a collaboration of health, agriculture and environmental scientists, reaffirmed its ‘Planetary Health Diet’, which recommends a shift toward largely plant-based diets with moderate amounts of animal-source foods. The […]

Research
Land Business Update

20.11.2025

7 mins

18 March 2026

Forest Market Review 2025

Mixed fortunes for commercial forestry in 2025 The performance of the commercial forestry market in Great Britain in 2025 was very mixed, with an increasing spread in forest values leading to a softening in the average price paid. Forestry and woodland specialists John Clegg & Co’s annual Forest Market Review reports that while technically 2025 was […]