Farmland price indexes have fallen 3% in the three months to March, ending a run of significant returns on farmland. Values are still high but the average price per acre of English Farmland has now dropped back below £8,000.
The Electronic Communications Code regulates the relationship between electronic communication providers and landowners in the UK.
A change to permitted development rights will see growth in the height of telecoms masts that will be exempt from the need for planning permission.
The government has announced that from 2017, solar panels used for heating water will no longer receive subsidies.
Applications for the government's Country Stewardship woodland creation grant are now being accepted – but be quick as they must be submitted by 31 March 2016.