Death in the country
Series: Property Week ; 66(14) 6 April 2001, 74-78(5)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Special feature looking at the effect on rural suveying firms of the foot -and-mouth epidemic. Looks at the potential for redundancies. Also provides details of the effect on land values in infected areas. Predicts that marketing activity in the spring and summer will be minimal. Notes that not all rural businesses are suffering. Gives details of a number of retail companies in Kendal, for instance, that have seen profits increase. Looking to the future, predicts that the foot-and-mouth crisis will result in an increase in farm land supply, as many farmers will be forced to close up shop.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63780 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111933-1001 |
Special feature looking at the effect on rural suveying firms of the foot -and-mouth epidemic. Looks at the potential for redundancies. Also provides details of the effect on land values in infected areas. Predicts that marketing activity in the spring and summer will be minimal. Notes that not all rural businesses are suffering. Gives details of a number of retail companies in Kendal, for instance, that have seen profits increase. Looking to the future, predicts that the foot-and-mouth crisis will result in an increase in farm land supply, as many farmers will be forced to close up shop.