Decline in farmland values in England slows in second quarter of 2016

English farmland values fell by just 1.7% in the second quarter of 2016 compared with a drop of 3% during the first three months of the year, according to the latest index. The average value of English farmland is now £7,773 an acre, some 6% lower than the record high of £8,306 an acre from last September. But over five years it is up 26%, over 10 years up 160% and over 50 years some 4,763% higher. The Knight Frank Farmland index says this compares strongly with other asset classes and also sa...