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ACCORDING to Alex Lawson, head of farms and estates at Savills, ‘in 2020, lifestyle and amenity farms and estates were highly sought after across all price points and geographical regions, as the desire for more space and access to the countryside became a priority. Scotland and northern England saw an increased demand for greenfield forestry land in response to the rising “net-zero carbon” agenda and some Highland estates were sold for their environmental rather than their sporting credentials. Non-farming buyers accounted for 34% of deals, with new non-farmer or lifestyle purchasers making up half of these—a proportion we haven’t seen for quite some time’.
Consequently, Savills anticipates great demand for quality farms in 2021, also for those with
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