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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 30 September 2024

Farming The changing face of land use on farms in England Defra has just released some data on the amount of land used on commercial farms in England. It is based on returns from the June Census: The area of land used nationally for farming on the units fell by 1% in 2024 compared with […]

Research
Land Business Update

04.10.2024

6 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 16 September 2024

Farming Compulsory register to protect bird health – registration deadline 1 October Anyone who keeps birds in England and Wales – including those with just one bird and including backyard flocks, birds of prey and pigeon fanciers – must sign up to the new compulsory Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) register before 1 October. […]

Research
Land Business Update

19.09.2024

6 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 2 September 2024

Farming Do agri-environment schemes actually deliver environmental benefits? (England) The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes (AES) is monitored by Natural England on behalf of Defra. To do this, Natural England gathers evidence and carries out research on the AES each year. The key points from this year’s evidence annual report, which summarised seven research projects, are: […]

Research
Land Business Update

06.09.2024

5 mins

Changes to AHA tenancy succession rules

Changes to the rules on succession for Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy agreements came into effect on 1 September 2024. This is the final element of the Agriculture Act 2020 to be implemented. The changes follow recommendations from the Tenancy Reform Industry Group with the aim of improving agricultural productivity and ensuring that the best […]

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Contract farming agreements

05.09.2024

3 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 19 August 2024

Farming Further updates to the Sustainable Farming Incentive Defra updated the guidance for the SFI in early August. The main changes are: Some changes to the guidance on how to manage land under some of the actions. For example, legume fallow is now a rotational option again, which provides much more flexibility than the static […]

Research
Land Business Update

22.08.2024

6 mins

In the know: What NPPF reforms could mean for land managers

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied at a local level. On 31 July 2024, the government put out to consultation a series of proposals for revisions to the NPPF. The consultation period ends on 24 September 2024. The focus of […]

Estates Development & Planning
Planning

21.08.2024

5 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 5 August 2024

Farming Positives and negatives in the NAO’s latest assessment of ELM and changes in farm support in England The NAO has published its third report on Defra’s progress on the Farming and Countryside Programme, which is the programme that includes the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes and the productivity and advice grants, such as the […]

Research
Land Business Update

07.08.2024

7 mins

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2024

The price of agricultural land in England is very variable, with arable land values ranging from £6,500/acre to a high of £17,000/acre during the first six months of the year. Latest analysis of the Farmland Database – which records the sale of all farms, estates and blocks of publicly marketed land in England over 100 […]

Estates & Farms Agency
Farmland values and investment

05.08.2024

1 min

Strutt & Parker analysis of impact of Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Strutt & Parker has carried out analysis of the uptake of different actions available through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) to quantify how much of an impact the scheme could have on the environment, farm incomes and food production. The research has involved modelling different actions taken up by arable, lowland grassland and upland grassland […]

Farming
Environmental schemes

05.08.2024

4 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 22 July 2024

Farming Farming secretary on Labour’s support for the sector Steve Reed gave his first interview to the farming press at the Great Yorkshire Show. Much of what he said followed previous announcements and the Labour manifesto. Key points from his interview with the BBC’s Farming Today include: “I think there should be direct support for […]

Research
Land Business Update

26.07.2024

8 mins

Whole Farm Plan rules for farms in Scotland – are you ready?

Farmers in Scotland are reminded that they need to make sure they meet the new rules on ‘Whole Farm Plans’ by 15 May 2025 to qualify for their Basic Payment. The Scottish Government has recently issued an update on changes to agricultural support payments that come into effect in 2025. Much of the detail has […]

Farming
Policies and regulations
Sustainable Farming

25.07.2024

2 mins

In the know: Top tips on managing tree pests and diseases

The changing climate is increasing the risk posed to trees from a range of pests and diseases. Three of the most problematic for UK forestry and woodland are currently: Ips typographus (Eight Toothed Spruce Bark Beetle). Oak Processionary Moth Ash dieback The following is a summary of the current position on each of these, with […]

Forestry & Woodland
Environmental

23.07.2024

6 mins

In the know: 11 common questions about SFI answered

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, which is an agri-environmental scheme available to all farmers in England, has been through multiple revisions since it was first piloted in 2022. The latest of these is an expanded 2024 offer, which builds on the 2023 version of the scheme but introduces new options focused on precision farming, […]

Farming
Environmental
Sustainable Farming
Farming Update
Environmental schemes

12.07.2024

12 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 8 July 2024

Change of government Plans for farming and the countryside We have summarised what we know about Labour’s policy on farming, food and the environment in the bulletin published on 5 July. The main points for England are: No big changes expected to farm or agri-environment policy. Commitment to current spending levels this year and will […]

Research
Land Business Update

10.07.2024

6 mins

5 Reasons why leasing new farm machinery might work for you

In our latest ‘In the Know’ article, Deputy Head of Rural & Head of Strutt & Parker’s Financial Brokerage arm, Karl McConville laid out ways in which farms and estates businesses can improve their financial management. Karl gave several pieces of sage advice from producing clear business plans to challenging renewal quotes. One of Karl’s […]

Farming
Managing Estates & Land
Management

09.07.2024

2 mins

Land Business Update | Election Edition

What a Labour Government could mean for the rural sector After a six-week campaign, Labour has won the 2024 General Election. In this special edition of Land Business Update we address the question of what a Labour Government could mean for the farming and wider rural sector. We’ve reviewed its manifesto and analysed key statements […]

Research
Land Business Update

05.07.2024

8 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 24 June 2024

Farming Leading farm carbon calculators sign agreement to harmonise their methodologies The agreement between Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit, Cool Farm Alliance and Agrecalc is good news and should increase consistency between the tools, which is what we think is needed to build confidence in their outputs. They hope that the joint work becomes the ‘agreed […]

Research
Land Business Update

27.06.2024

5 mins

Tips for buying and selling land with natural capital potential

Landholdings with natural capital potential have increased significantly in value in recent years, with several high-profile, high-value transactions taking place, particularly in Scotland. Buyers have ranged from investors and corporate businesses to families interested in entering the UK carbon markets, offsetting emissions, as well as delivering biodiversity improvements and adding social value to local communities. […]

Estates & Farms Agency
Natural Capital

20.06.2024

3 mins

Buoyant UK wine sector bucks worldwide trends

Demand for land suitable for vines and established vineyards is more buoyant than ever with the UK wine industry bucking worldwide trends. Our annual Viticulture Report estimates that more than £80m was invested in the UK wine industry during 2023, taking the total invested over the past 10 years to almost £570m. There was a […]

Viticulture
Market Value

18.06.2024

3 mins

Land Business Update | Week Commencing 10th June 2024

Farming Farmers and business management practices Defra has published its latest data on this, which is a long-running survey using information from the Farm Business Survey. The latest data covers the year to the end of February 2023. Some of the most interesting results are summarised below and we will cover access to advice and […]

Research
Land Business Update

13.06.2024

5 mins

20 March 2024

Forest Market Review 2023

Commercial forestry values could see some upward pressure in 2024, with levels of activity starting to pick up and some encouraging market signals, according to latest analysis from Strutt & Parker’s specialist forestry and woodland arm John Clegg & Co. According to the company’s latest Forest Market Review, the outlook for the sector looks broadly […]

Forestry & Woodland
Woodland values and investment

Simon Hart

Land Business magazine Autumn/Winter 2023

Managing Estates & Land
Farming
Land Business Magazine

Simon Hart

An introduction to regenerative agriculture

Farming
Soil
Sustainable Farming

Simon Hart

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2023

Estates & Farms Agency
Farmland values and investment

Welcome to Strutt & Parker Rural Hub

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Rural Connectivity

Client Accounting & Taxation

Estates Development & Planning

Future Trends

Research

Latest Articles

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Forest Market Review 2023

Simon Hart

Land Business magazine Autumn/Winter 2023

Simon Hart

An introduction to regenerative agriculture

Simon Hart

English Estates & Farmland Market Review | Summer 2023

Simon Hart

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