Understand what is being sold
Check whether the land is freehold or subject to an agricultural tenancy, what buildings are included, and whether entitlements, sporting rights, water abstraction licences or woodland schemes form part of the deal.
Gaffbee Commercial · Farms and estates
Farms, estates and rural property.
Working farms, smallholdings, agricultural land, barns with conversion potential and country estates.
12+ farms & estates available
To let
Farms & estates
Farm / estate — Aberdeen (EH1)
£986,676 pa23,118 sq ft
Investment
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Farm / estate — Hull (NG1)
£2,486,0698,715 sq ft
For sale
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Farm / estate — Southampton (B2)
£3,119,22611,094 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — Reading (PL1)
£42,548 pa2,646 sq ft
For sale
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Farm / estate — Leeds (L1)
£444,796944 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — Sheffield (L1)
£1,071,608 pa22,095 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — Birmingham (PL1)
£1,540,616 pa35,539 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — Coventry (NW1)
£1,865,902 pa41,987 sq ft
Investment
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Farm / estate — Coventry (OX1)
£14,788,72836,927 sq ft
For sale
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Farm / estate — York (AB10)
£25,132,83541,223 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — York (SO14)
£677,775 pa45,185 sq ft
To let
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Farm / estate — Leeds (CF10)
£122,070 pa10,870 sq ft
Buy or rent farms and estates
Farm and estate sales usually combine several assets — a farmhouse, cottages, buildings, land and sometimes sporting or mineral rights — each of which is valued differently and taxed differently.
Diversification and conversion potential
Redundant agricultural buildings can sometimes be converted to residential or commercial use under permitted development rights, subject to prior approval and strict limits. Confirm eligibility before pricing that upside in.
Tax treatment is specialist
Agricultural and business property reliefs, rollover relief and mixed-use stamp duty treatment can all apply to farm purchases. The rules are detailed and have been changing — take advice from a rural specialist accountant early.
Good to know
Farms and estates — your questions answered
How is agricultural land valued?
Per acre, adjusted for land grade, drainage, access, field size and whether it is let or in hand. Buildings, houses and any development or amenity value are assessed separately.
Can I convert a barn into a house?
Sometimes, under permitted development rights for agricultural buildings, subject to prior approval on matters such as transport, noise, flooding and design, and within size limits. Listed or protected sites need full consent.
What stamp duty applies to a farm?
Farms are usually mixed-use, so non-residential SDLT rates apply in England and Northern Ireland. Where a farmhouse dominates the value, HMRC may treat the purchase differently, so get advice.
What is an agricultural tenancy?
Land may be let under an Agricultural Holdings Act tenancy, which can carry lifetime or succession rights, or a Farm Business Tenancy, which is more flexible. The type materially affects value and vacant possession.
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