Land prices

Cost of buying land soared 65% in a decade as investors get active

A new auctioneers report has flagged non-farmer investor interests as a major driver of the 2025 land market.

NEWS 12 March 2026

Cost of buying land soared 65% in a decade as investors get active

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Commission seeks members for new farmland policy group

Commission seeks members for new farmland policy group

NEWS 2 March 2026

Over €18,500/ac for Meath land at auction

Over €18,500/ac for Meath land at auction

PROPERTY 26 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

Dempsey at Large: land prices soaring in places as western Europe stagnates

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

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Controlling who buys land in France and New Zealand

Controlling who buys land in France and New Zealand

Aidan Brennan looks at how controls on land sales in France and New Zealand differ from that in Ireland.

PROPERTY 14 January 2026

Land prices push on in Northern Ireland

Land prices push on in Northern Ireland

The land market in Northern Ireland has gone from strength to strength. Peter McCann reports.

LAND REPORT 14 January 2026

What does the nitrates derogation renewal mean for the land market?

What does the nitrates derogation renewal mean for the land market?

Daire Cregg looks at what the derogation extension means for the land market and how milk prices are going to impact demand from dairy farmers.

LAND REPORT 14 January 2026

Land prices in NI rise by another £500/acre

Land prices in NI rise by another £500/acre

Our annual survey of the land market in northern Ireland found an average price of £15,202/ac last year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Armagh: highest land prices across Ireland

Armagh: highest land prices across Ireland

Armagh remains the most expensive county in Northern Ireland to buy land and now ranks in first place across the island of Ireland.

LAND REPORT 14 January 2026

Milk price cuts hit the demand for land

Milk price cuts hit the demand for land

Auctioneers and farm consultants at odds on impact of milk price collapse on land rental market.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Over the last 25 years, one of the clearest trends has been the increase in agricultural land prices in parts of the world with access to increasingly open food markets.

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

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