Responsible Lending
We are strong believers in responsible lending, as it helps borrowers and our investors. But what does ‘responsible lending’ really mean? We have a proven history of providing finance for…
Equity Release
One of Britain’s largest equity release firms has reported that the market hit a new record in 2016, after a fifth year of growth, with retired homeowners withdrawing over £2.1…
The Savills Farmland Value Survey 2017
Savills recently published their research on Farmland Values in the Great Britain showed the combined 39.8 million acres of farmland in 2016 has been valued at £185.7 billion. In 2016 the available acreage for sale was…
The Returns on Farming
A few weeks ago, DEFRA published its initial analysis of farming’s financial performance for England in 2015/16. As ever, there are statistics to suit everybody’s needs. What caught our eye…
Energy Storage and the opportunity for landowners
What is energy storage? National Grid is responsible for ensuring that the amount of power generated is matched to the amount demanded on the UK’s grid. This happens in real-time,…
Farmland prices
Rural property demand was robust last year, despite the Brexit vote. Supply was generally muted, with landowners adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach to the many potential policy impacts. While…
New Zealand – farming without subsidy
With the inevitable changes that Brexit will impose on the UK farming industry, it’s worth looking at New Zealand’s approach, where almost all farming subsidies were removed in 1984, after…
