Summer land market buoyant with strong interest from buyers
The land market in Great Britain is experiencing a buoyant summer season, with demand expected to be significant for any properties launched in 2021.
George Hipwell, director at Davidson & Robertson, said the market in north-east Scotland reflected the national picture, with undersupply continuing to be an issue and farms, lifestyle properties and forestry seeing high levels of interest.
“Enquiries from buyers looking for land have doubled compared with 2020, which was a year also characterised by lack of supply coupled with strong demand,” said Mr Hipwell.
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“High-quality farms or those offering diversification opportunities are the most desirable currently.
“With such buoyancy, it’s not surprising that we are also seeing prices achieving a significant premium above the asking price, and signs are very encouraging for the rest of 2021.”
Rural estate
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The Staffield Estate, near Penrith in Cumbria, is on the market with Carter Jonas, guided at £2.25m.
The 495-acre agricultural, sporting and forestry estate includes Staffield Old Hall Farm, which is let on a first succession Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancy agreement.
Woodland opportunity
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Near Glasgow, in East Renfrewshire, Galbraith is selling 433-acre Craig O’Neilston for offers in excess of £900,000.
About 312 acres consist of commercial and amenity woodland, with the rest covering productive grazing land and two lochs with fishing potential.
Commercial offer
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Strutt & Parker has launched the Beckerings Park Estate in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, guided at offers in excess of £17m.
The 1,306-acre unit includes arable land, an extensive range of farm buildings, a residential portfolio and a commercial business park with eight let offices.
Scottish unit
Davidson & Robertson
Forebank of Canterland in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire, is on the market with Davidson & Robertson for offers over £2.7m.
The 290-acre farm includes a Grade A-listed five-bedroom house, arable and pasture land, and a range of buildings.
Livestock holding
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Near Tow Law in County Durham, Savills is selling the 271-acre Low Houselop Farm with a guide price of £2m.
The upland livestock farm comes with a three-bedroom house, a large range of buildings and grazing rights on the adjoining Sand Edge Common. Additional lowland grazing and a moorland allotment may be available by separate negotiation.
Productive block
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Bruton Knowles has launched 67 acres of land at Kingshill Farm, near Berkeley in Gloucestershire.
The productive arable land is capable of growing good winter cereal crops and is available for offers in excess of £535,000.
Kent land
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A parcel of Grade 2 arable land known as Keepers Field at Throwley, near Faversham in Kent, is on the market with BTF Partnership.
Extending to about 33 acres, the land has grown a wide variety of combinable crops, and is guided at £300,000.
Land offer
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Strutt & Parker has launched 326 acres of land with a range of steel portal-framed buildings at Lower Farm, near Poundon in Buckinghamshire.
The block includes 187 acres of productive arable land and temporary grassland, 119 acres of permanent pasture and nine acres of mixed woodland.
It is available as a whole or in three lots, guided at £3.1m.