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The Rural Hub is the place to find information, advice and the latest research on all aspects of land, estate and farm management.

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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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Scottish Farming Update: Autumn 2023

Welcome to this quarter’s Farming Update, which is produced by our Farming Research Group and reports on market and administrative issues that affect farmers’ business decisions and on which they may need to act. It has been a slow and prolonged harvest but fortunately weather conditions have improved towards the end. Yields are generally good. […]

Farming
Grants
Policies and regulations
Scotland

27.09.2023

1 min

Why is social value important for land and property?

Social value is a concept used to measure the impact that property and places can have on communities and the wellbeing of people who live, work and visit them. It is one of the three main pillars of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards used by companies and organisations as a framework to ensure […]

Managing Estates & Land
Sustainability

22.09.2023

1 min

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 18th September 2023

Farming SFI accelerated payments in 2023 With the SFI 2023 now open for applications, Defra has announced that farmers with an agreement that starts in 2023 will receive an ‘accelerated payment’ of 25% of the value of their agreement within the first month. If you are thinking about entering into a SFI agreement and would […]

Farming
Land Business Update

22.09.2023

6 mins

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 details launched

The government has formally opened the full version of the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for England. The headlines are that SFI 2023 is bigger, more flexible and should be easier to apply for. With 23 actions available, it covers existing themes like soil health and moorland, and introduces new actions on hedgerows, integrated pest […]

Farming
Environmental schemes

18.09.2023

5 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 4th September 2023

Farming Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme (SFI 2023) open for applications from 18th September (England) The scheme includes 23 sets of actions that land managers can take, including on soil health, moorlands, hedgerows, integrated pest management, farmland wildlife, buffer strips and low input grassland. Please contact our farming team if you would like to discuss what […]

Research
Land Business Update

07.09.2023

7 mins

English Farming Update | Autumn 2023

Welcome to this quarter’s English Farming Update, which is produced by our Farming Research Group and reports on market and administrative issues that affect farmers’ business decisions and on which they may need to act. It has been a varied, mild, wet and windy harvest. There has been significant variation in reports in relation to […]

Farming
Farming Update

04.09.2023

1 min

New scheme provides insulation grants for let properties

Landlords may be able to benefit from a new government scheme designed to support people to add loft or cavity wall insulation to their homes. The Great British Insulation Scheme, which will run from summer 2023 to March 2026, will provide a 90%-funded insulation upgrade for residential properties in council tax bands A-D in England, […]

Managing Rural Housing
Government Policy

01.09.2023

3 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 21st August 2023

Farming Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) application deadline extended to 15th September 2023 Following recurrent technical issues with the Rural Payments online service, the deadline for submission was extended. The extension will be an opportunity for late applicants and may also allow for the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 scheme to be open at the […]

Research
Land Business Update

24.08.2023

4 mins

Positive new guidance on footpath diversions

New guidance has been published which could prove helpful for landowners and farmers hoping to divert or extinguish a footpath because of privacy, safety and security concerns. Defra has issued new guidance, effective from 1 August 2023, which sets out how local authorities should give weight to the adverse impact of a public right of […]

Managing Estates & Land
Public Access

23.08.2023

1 min

A quick guide to woodland funding in England

There is a complex web of grants and other incentives on offer for woodland design, creation and management in England. To make it easier for farmers and landowners to identify what funds are available and for what sort of project, we have produced a poster with the key details of the main schemes. For example, […]

Forestry & Woodland
Grants

17.08.2023

1 min

Rural England Prosperity Fund – what grants are on offer?

Grant funding for farmers and landowners in England who are looking to diversify is now available through the Rural England Prosperity Fund. The £110m fund was unveiled last year as a top up to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Previously, schemes like the European-funded LEADER and Growth Programme provided support to many farms and […]

Managing Estates & Land
Diversification
Grants

14.08.2023

2 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 7th August 2023

Farming and food Calf Housing for Health and Welfare grant to open shortly (England) This new funding, part of the Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure Grant, covers up to 40% of the eligible costs of a project, with a minimum grant of £15,000 and the maximum £500,000. It will pay for capital costs to build […]

Farming
Research
Land Business Update

10.08.2023

6 mins

Land Business Tracker | August 2023

Welcome to our quarterly tracker of key land management, farming, planning and energy regulation and legislation. In this issue we cover: Employment Implement now: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates (UK) Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (UK) Monitor Now: Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (England, Scotland and Wales) Economy […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Energy
Planning

08.08.2023

3 mins

Survey shows the need to promote positive benefits of forestry

A new report has highlighted strong public support for more trees to be planted, but also reflected growing debate about where they should be located. Forest Research has recently published the results of its Public Opinion of Forestry survey which saw more than 11,000 people questioned across the UK. When respondents were asked for their […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland planting and management

08.08.2023

3 mins

Analysis of proposals to extend Agricultural Property Relief

Strutt & Parker has worked with the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) to quantify the costs and benefits for government and farmers arising from UK treasury proposals to extend Agricultural Property Relief (APR) to newly created non-agricultural habitats. The government has recently consulted on proposals to overhaul inheritance tax reliefs as the possible loss […]

Managing Estates & Land
Environmental

04.08.2023

2 mins

Calf Housing for Health and Welfare grant

Grants of up to £500,0000 are available to farmers in England to support investment in upgraded calf housing. The money is being made available through the new Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure Grant, with the goal being to provide calf housing that offers a good ambient environment and facilitates social contact between animals. Although the scheme […]

Farming
Grants

31.07.2023

2 mins

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2023

The average value of arable land in England reached a new record high of £11,100/acre during the first half of 2023. Our Farmland Database, which records the details of all farms, estates and blocks of publicly marketed farmland over 100 acres, shows the average value of arable land rose by 2% during the first six […]

Estates & Farms Agency
Farmland values and investment

27.07.2023

2 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 24th July 2023

Farming RPA clarifies penalties for HLS schemes under 5-year extension agreements The RPA has updated its guidance to state that, ‘If [the] RPA find a scheme breach on an agreement extended in 2023, they may reduce the 2023 ES payment, but will not recover or apply penalties for previous years.’ Please contact Jonathan Armitage, our […]

Research
Land Business Update

27.07.2023

6 mins

5 tips for a more nature-friendly environment scheme application

It is this time of the year again when farmers and land managers are designing environmental schemes to suit their land and farming operations ahead of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) deadline next month (18 August). On top of this, the new SFI 2023 standards launching soon are giving applicants many more options to consider […]

Farming
Environmental
Environmental schemes

26.07.2023

4 mins

Planning rule change for temporary campsites in England

A new permitted development right is being introduced in England to make it easier for farmers and landowners to offer temporary camping facilities as a form of diversification. The new Class BC permitted development right allows for the temporary use of land as a recreational campsite for up to 60 days per calendar year without […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Diversification

19.07.2023

1 min

31 August 2023

An introduction to regenerative agriculture

You don’t have to look very far in the food and farming community now before you come across a reference to ‘regenerative agriculture’. Farmers are looking at their systems with fresh eyes, food manufacturers and retailers are refocused on the methods by which the products they sell impact the environment and investors in food and […]

Farming
Soil
Sustainable Farming

Leo Page

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2023

Estates & Farms Agency
Farmland values and investment

Leo Page

Future Farming and Countryside Programme for England poster

Farming
Grants
Farming Update

Leo Page

Basic Payment Facts – England 2023

Farming
Basic Payment Scheme
Grants

Welcome to Strutt & Parker Rural Hub

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Managing Estates & Land

Farming

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Environmental

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Rural Ambitions

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Rural Connectivity

Client Accounting & Taxation

Estates Development & Planning

Future Trends

Research

Latest Articles

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An introduction to regenerative agriculture

Leo Page

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2023

Leo Page

Future Farming and Countryside Programme for England poster

Leo Page

Basic Payment Facts – England 2023

Leo Page

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