Land Journal

LAND JOURNAL

How will EIP25 affect the rural sector?

The government's revised Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 sets out to add 'rigour and detail' to the previous version's goals. What are the headlines for those working in the land sector?

Chloe Timberlake 12 March 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Should surveyors give evidence in telecoms disputes?

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Should surveyors give evidence in telecoms disputes?

Opinion: When asked to act as an expert witness in telecoms disputes, surveyors should ensure that their evidence is independent, impartial and objective

Diane Martin MRICS 05 March 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Opinion: What can land-based carbon removal offer farmers?

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Opinion: What can land-based carbon removal offer farmers?

Greenhouse gas removal could be the next new income source for the rural sector, but progress depends on improved stakeholder engagement and support for both nature‑based and engineered solutions

Dr Jonathan Scurlock 26 February 2026

CG Fry judgment: a mixed ruling?

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CG Fry judgment: a mixed ruling?

A recent Supreme Court judgment in a landmark nutrient neutrality case upholds habitats regulations but reinforces the primacy of planning permission and confirms that subsequent changes in government policy cannot undermine that

Ben Sharples FRICS 12 February 2026

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Dr Alison Holt and Dr Jim Rouquette29 January 2026

Land and resources

Rural

Water management

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go to article Five farming themes at OFC 2026

Sian Morgan20 January 2026

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go to article Where in the UK can landowners profit from wine?

James Pryor and Nikos Papapesios08 January 2026

Geospatial

Rural

Rural economy

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go to article What developers need to know about mineral rights in the UK

Richard Lashmore01 January 2026

Legal

Minerals and waste management

Planning and development

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go to article Standard set to help surveyors advise on land agreements

Paul Batho FRICS18 December 2025

Housing

Land and resources

Planning and development

RICS standards and guidance

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go to article Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

Simon Treacy MRICS05 December 2025

Land and resources

Marine environments

Minerals and waste management

Rural

Rural economy

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go to article Lack of future aggregate puts construction at risk

Kate Young MRICS and Matthew Cuthbert MRICS21 November 2025

Minerals and waste management

Planning and development

Quantity surveying and construction

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go to article New framework measures rural land performance

Fiona Mannix14 November 2025

Rural

Rural economy

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go to article Promoting sustainability through standards, skills and member expertise

Anil Sawhney FRICS, Simon Rawlinson MRICS and Frank Hovorka MRICS07 November 2025 Read Time: 8 minutes

Building surveying

Quantity surveying and construction

RICS standards and guidance

Sustainability

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go to article How to prevent and deal with flooding in the UK

Fiona Mannix17 October 2025

Land and resources

RICS standards and guidance

Sustainability

Water management

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

Angela is a rural chartered surveyor, a lecturer, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has many years' experience of teaching rural estate management at the University of Reading's Henley Business School, and previously taught at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a Trustee at the Gerald Palmer Eling Trust in Berkshire.

Gordon is a senior advocate for geospatial, hydrospatial, hydrography, Surveying, geoscience and geodetics. He is passionate about the conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital and is the owner of Venture Geomatics.

James is a chartered surveyor and chartered geographer.

Fiona is a senior specialist in land and resources at RICS. She originally worked as a management accountant in oil and gas and other sectors before changing career.

She has led the production of standards and guidance for the rural and environment professional groups, as well as RICS work on natural capital. She has presented at a range of UK and international events, representing RICS on a range of stakeholder groups. Fiona also leads on compulsory purchase for RICS.

Chris is senior lecturer at the School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment, Notthingham Trent University

Tony Mulhall is senior specialist, RICS. A chartered surveyor and town planner he has worked in a range of areas of planning and property in the public and private sectors.

Claire qualified as a rural practice surveyor in 2010 and has advised clients in a variety of areas including planning, commercial property and valuation. She joined the UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as a rural surveyor in 2013, and is currently national access adviser for the CLA.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

Angela Cropley University of Reading

Gordon Johnston Venture Geomatics

James Kavanagh RICS

Fiona Mannix RICS

Chris McGarrigle Nottingham Trent University

Tony Mulhall RICS

Claire Wright CLA (Rural)