The property market has faced many changes over the past couple of years, leaving many farmers and landowners curious to know how much their farm is now worth.

Responding to this curiosity, local estate agents Symonds & Sampson is hosting a Free Farm Valuation Week, from Monday, February 6 to Friday, February 10, offering free valuations for possible sales of farms, estates, smallholdings, land, and rural properties. Farmers and landowners throughout Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, and Hampshire are invited to take advantage of the offer.

Midweek Herald: East Farm, Toller Whelme, Sidbury - 76 acres - sold well above the guide price Pictures: Symonds & SampsonEast Farm, Toller Whelme, Sidbury - 76 acres - sold well above the guide price Pictures: Symonds & Sampson

Andrew Tuffin, head of the farm agency department at Symonds & Sampson said: “This is a chance to get an up-to-date market appraisal of your property. We cover the whole spectrum, from large estates and farms to small paddocks and development opportunities. For farmers and landowners considering their options for the future, it’s a great opportunity to benefit from some free expert advice."

Midweek Herald: Hill Farm in Sidbury, 52 acres - sold above the guide priceHill Farm in Sidbury, 52 acres - sold above the guide price

He added: "The land market in the south and west has performed particularly strongly over the last 12 months with values up 5-10 per cent year on year."

Andrew explained this is due to a combination of an ever-growing number of buyers and a more diverse mix of buyer types competing for a supply of land that continues to remain below historic levels.

Midweek Herald: Holmesleigh Land & Buildings - 70 acres - sold well above the guide priceHolmesleigh Land & Buildings - 70 acres - sold well above the guide price

He added: "Now, competing with commercial farmers for land, are investors, many with rollover funds from development land sales, funds, institutions, recreational buyers, residential buyers and the fastest growing group being environmental and green buyers.

Midweek Herald: West Hollowcombe, Sidbury - 53 acres - sold well above the guide priceWest Hollowcombe, Sidbury - 53 acres - sold well above the guide price

”In 2022, we sold over 3,000 acres across eight counties which included a number of sales “off market” when privacy has been an important consideration. We are registering new London, national, international, regional and local buyers every day and have little stock left on the books therefore urgently require more property.”

To discuss your property, the market and the value, contact Andrew Tuffin on 01258 472244 or Ross Willmington 01297 33122.