Savills flags widening divide in GB farmland market as arable listings rise to 56%

• Savills flagged higher input costs tied to the Middle East conflict, alongside more frequent climate disruptions, as key drags on GB farming.
• It cited greater policy stability from England’s Land Use Framework and Scotland’s Land Use Strategy, supporting medium- to long-term land value.
• Publicly marketed farmland skewed to arable at 56% versus a 10-year average of 38%; mixed farms fell to 17% versus 29%.
• Best-in-class farms drew competitive bidding, with established local operators paying well above average values for neighboring or strategic acres.
• Farm support withdrawal is pushing businesses toward crop income, supply-chain contracts, alternative enterprises, reinforcing long-term demand for land.

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