The property market took a major hit during the recession and many investors saw the value of their portfolios drop month by month as values plummeted and banks almost completely closed their doors to new lending. Now all the signs are there that it’s heading for recovery. However it wasn’t doom and gloom for all property investors as those who invested in land saw values go up significantly.

In the 2nd half of 2009 The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported that land values went up as much as 8% as supply was limited and demand was high. Unlike two years ago, when the cost of land was pushed up by ‘City slickers’ who were keen to try farming as a hobby or buy a second home in the country, the current wave of demand is being driven by investors who have moved in to buy up land as many are seeing land as a safer investment for their money than Property, Shares etc.

Here at UK Land Agent we’ve seen the amount of people looking to purchase land as an investment go up considerably over the last 6 months and the amount of enquiries continue to grow. We currently have over 500 plots of land available for sale of which 180 plots are being sold as investments. Some of these plots are being sold by farmers looking to release capital whilst others are being sold as part of larger investment schemes where land is purchased with the intention of it gaining planning permission in time and in turn this increases the value significantly. This type of investment has been around for a long time and is popular as generally those wishing to purchase a plot can do so from as little at £10,000.