Land Investment UK

UK land investment is a popular asset that has seen a rise in land values year on year, out performing other investment assets such as property and shares. Land investment has many benefits including tax advantages and an amenity in order to achieve a sought after lifestyle.

It's hard to escape the impact land investment has made in the news recently, with many publications headlining land investment and the increase in land values, including The Independent, Telegraph, Financial Times, Farmers Weekly and Farmers Guardian to name a few…

What has driven the rise in land values?

There are many factors driving an increase in land values and a demand for land as an investment:

• A massive rise in world population, resulting in;
• Increased demand for food and therefore commodity prices
• These sharp increases in food prices continue to encourage farmers to expand production
• A weak pound has buoyed the market, making investment land more attractive for overseas buyers
• Overseas buyers, lifestyle purchasers and farmers all competing for investment land
• Increasing demand outstripping an extremely limited supply of land for investment

Land investment in the UK certainly isn't a bubble waiting to burst and in these uncertain financial times is still likely to appeal to investors looking to expand their investment portfolio.

The Valuation Office Agency, a government body and executive agency of the HM Revenue & Customs, reports that there appears to be little indication that the direction of the UK land investment market is likely to change. Investment land remains in strong demand, whilst supply of land remains well below that level of demand.

Furthermore, if the economy does become more unsettled, land investment always has a substantial attraction to investors, resulting from its security as a capital asset. Land's resistance to inflation and tangible nature should ensure a growth in land investment year-on-year.

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