The hedge fund manager who bought a farm

Investors are buying a slice of the countryside to make the most of rising food prices

The cost of farm property looks likely to soar as traditional British

At the same time lifestyle farmers – typically City high-fliers – have become the largest group involved in buying British farmland. According to Mark Ashbridge, of Savills Private Finance, 40 to 45 per cent of farm purchases are now made by lifestyle farmers. Knight Frank puts the figure at 38 per cent, with only 32 per cent of farm purchases by