Agriculture is opening its doors in real estate to combat the adverse effects of Brexit, making a stand by growing property opportunities alongside the veg.
Farmers and their lands have been plagued with difficulties in recent times. Since the incursion of Brexit, farms have been stricken with a labour shortage that incited European workers to brand the UK racist and xenophobic, and thus leave the country.
Consequently, the fruit and vegetable harvest has taken a hit by their ever-growing departure rate, leaving the remaining UK agriculturalists to pick up the pieces and rebuild.
Of course, the loss of employees all feeds in to an impact on real estate, with property development suffering alongside the parting of the people.
The influence of Brexit has also incited a ‘demand for land’, with subsidy payments chipping in to lend farmers that extra bit of support in their proceedings.
Despite fighting in every corner, so far, the battle is firmly uphill. There is a shortage in both land and workers, and neither can thrive without the other.
Acres used for housing
Agriculture land is being sold fast with planning permissions. Periods of stagnancy are too high a risk, with huge financial losses occurring in result of this.
To sell on the land as quickly as possible, most of the effort can be attributed to the housing crisis, using the British acres as foundations for homes.
While it was originally brown belt land used for building, the green belt lands (farming areas) are now being used for building sustainable homes, leading many to question such a decision.
Of course, this helps young people and low-income owners find shelter and refuge, but opportunities for the farmer wear thinner and thinner.
There is simply a struggle in the nations space. Homes are competing with farmland, with builders offer hefty sums for the farmers to sell on the entirety or even just portions of their land.
Some might say sacrifice is masquerading as opportunity, wedging a deeply routed conflict in terms of what is more important; sustainable housing, or farm land. Inevitably, complications arise from either result of this dilemma.
Independent Selling
However, none of this is to say that the British fighting spirit has diminished. To combat the waves of agricultural angst, farms for sale are cropping up sporadically throughout the country like roses among the weeds.
The movement here of independent firms is a resurgence in recognising land value, combing through every field worth farming to flog opportunities. Ultimately, it can all feel like maintaining a dwindling profession, but it’s clearly a toil many people deem worth experiencing.
Additionally, not only does the selling help aspiring and fresh farmers acquire their place on the property ladder, but it also enables farmers looking to sell a great deal of benefits.
After all, they can pass on their properties to fellow farmers under specialist advice, and not contribute to the withering of their profession.
It’s a legacy that keeps their occupation alive and robust, chipping in to do their part for their community. Here, the fight is for more than money, but the principles of their vocation too.
By Andre Jackson
