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THE PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW Highlighting best practice 26 | KNIGHT FRANK rural property owners, as well as the latest challenges facing them. As the renewable-energy sector grew, so did our energy team. As the requirement for accurate mapping solutions for rural businesses grew, so too did the resources of our dedicated mapping team. As the complexity of building and planning regulations grew, so too did the expertise of our building consultancy team. As the controversial HS2 project grew, so too did our specialist team, which is now advising hundreds of affected property owners. Pride of ownership Naturally, many of our clients do not see their country properties just as businesses. They are also places to relax, places to indulge passions, or legacies to nurture for future generations. Our experts recognise that pride of ownership, share those passions, such as historic building restoration, country sports, wildlife conservation and the environment, and appreciate the fiscal and emotional complexities of passing such properties from one generation to the next. We also understand that our clients want to be better informed than ever before about the issues affecting them. Knight Frank has invested heavily to create the property sector's most respected and responsive research team, which tracks the performance of markets, including farmland, and the factors influencing them. This information is then shared using the latest communication channels and social media. The quality of the service provided by our rural consultancy, valuations, and farms and estates sales teams is also driven by the ethos of the wider Knight Frank business, which is dedicated to raising standards within the property sector, attracting the very best staff and acting in the best interests of its clients. Our clients include some of the world's wealthiest private individuals, as well as family offices, leading developers, institutional investors, funds, banks, governments and corporations. In the UK, our rural consultancy department works with a number of the country's leading estates, rural businesses and country-house owners, as well as charities and investors, to help them make the most of their property assets. The team can provide expert advice on all aspects of property ownership, from long-term strategic planning to day-to-day management issues, from compulsory purchase issues to building consultancy. Our farms and estates team has sold some of the UK's most stunning rural properties, and can offer expert advice on the sale or purchase of farms, estates, woodland or sporting properties. It also has a specialist department focusing on the acquisition of agricultural investments. » W H O I S K N I G H T F R A N K ? Sep. 89 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Sep 94 Sep. 99 Average farmland values Sep. 04 Sep. 09 £ per acre Sep. 14 Sep. 89 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Sep 94 Sep. 99 Farmland Indexed 25-year price change of farmland and field wheat Feed wheat Sep. 04 Sep. 09 Index (September 1989 = 100) Sep. 14