A report by property experts Knight Frank found the cost of an acre of farmland was £7,907 in March, a drop of 3 per cent in just three months and the biggest quarterly fall since the end of 2008. Farmers blame this on the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote. UK farmers receive about €3.2billion in subsidies from the EU. These payments can amount to up to 60 per cent of an average farmer's income.

Of course, Metro Bank is not THE answer to all our banking needs. But you have to admire a business that is bucking the trend and investing in people, bricks and mortar. A business in growth mode rather than retrenching.

Even by the standards of Britain's increasingly muddled taxes, inheritance tax is a mess. So it should perhaps come as little surprise that the Prime Minister managed to find himself lambasted for doing nothing wrong this week. So what do we do about an unpopular and complicated tax?

A 'climate of uncertainty' is brewing across Britain's housing market, as the looming prospect of a potential Brexit, buy-to-let investor jitters and a weaker pound take their toll. For the first time since 2008, expectations for house sales have dipped into negative territory. Nearly 40% of surveyors told RICS they expect London property prices to fall over the next three months.

Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. He is ready to answer your questions, whether you are still saving, in the process of stopping work, or juggling your finances in retirement. Read Steve's answer to a saver who has 30 qualifying years of NI paid towards a state pension, and is due to retire in 2020.

City of London investment trust has raised its dividend payout for 50 years in a row, Job Curtis - the trust's manager for the past 25 years - discusses income investing and his best ideas.

They say an Englishman's home is his castle, but this one looks more like his dessert. The four bedroom home's 58ft living area wraps around a circular courtyard with decking and a hot tub. TV show Grand Design's presenter Kevin McCloud described the property as 'magnificent'.

An economist has claimed that gold will soar in value in the coming years labelling cyber warfare as the number one reason people will pile into the commodity. James Rickards, chief global strategist at West Shore Funds, told Bloomberg Markets that the 21st century digital age poses risk to digital money and wealth to all investors and savers.

More than seven in ten victims are being told it's their fault after falling for sophisticated confidence tricks. Others are being blamed for giving passwords to devious conmen or using out-of-date antivirus software on their computers.

Nearly 60 per cent of investors voted against BP chief executive Bob Dudley's £13.9m pay and perks package making the FTSE 100 energy firm the first swallow of a new shareholder spring. And the move against pay and management decisions seemed to be growing. Mining titan Anglo American and Stock Spirits yesterday became the latest to face unrest.

Caroline Flint, a Labour MP and member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said the chancellor needs to have an 'honest conversation' with the public.

Celia Burnett, pictured with husband Brian when his career was in full flow, planned to rely on his NI to give her a state pension. But instead of a boost from the increased amount, 62-year-old Celia has had her retirement plans turned upside down by catches in the small print of the reforms.

Increasingly popular trackers and ETFs, run by computers rather than humans, now hold huge amounts of savers' cash. Their annual charges are as little as 0.06 per cent. And these tracker funds - which account for £1 in every £8 invested by savers - are becoming more sophisticated.

After my mother died last August, I phoned Sainsbury's Bank to request that a new direct debit be set up so that my father could continue making repayments on a loan. They would not discuss details with me because I was not the account holder, even though my father, who is hard of hearing, had given permission for me to act on his behalf.

From payments during cold spells to free eye tests there are a plethora of benefits and pots of cash available to Britons aged over 65. Although some could add up to thousands of pounds every year, not everyone who is eligible claims them. Here we run through ten payments available and how to go about claiming them.

A study published yesterday, ahead of the IMF's spring meeting in Washington DC this week, has concluded that on balance, negative interest rates 'help deliver additional monetary stimulus and easier financial conditions, which support demand and price stability.' But the IMF's backing will come as a shock to critics who view the move to negative interest rates by the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank in recent months as desperate. In total six of the world's central banks now have negative interest rates in place.

I am 24 and have started a new job paying £23,000 and my company wants to enrol me in the pension scheme. It offers to match what I put in up to 5 per cent of my salary but I'm worried that even though that's a small amount I can't afford this. How much will it cost me and is it worth doing for such a small amount?

The Government is keen to get households to chase value for money, but many workers struggle to find the time to analyse every penny spent on energy or earned on savings. Laura Shannon looks at services aimed at 'lazy switchers' who want a better deal - for minimum effort.

To clear the average national household debt of ?13,000 at 6% interest with a monthly repayment of ?100 will take around 17 years. There are, however, plenty of simple ways to make significant savings on your regular spending that could clear your debt - or boost your savings - in less than a year. This is Money's top 50 - updated - money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.

George Osborne's continued austerity revealed in his 2016 Budget is likely to keep rates on hold for longer. Inflation expectations have been revised down for 2016 to 0.7 per cent, while Brexit uncertainty and slow global growth are also playing on rate-setters' minds.

For many buy-to-let looks an attractive income investment in a time of low rates and stock market volatility. Climbing house prices, rising rents and improving mortgage deals are tempting investors - although they will need a big deposit. Read This is Money's top ten buy-to-let tips

Musicians have seen pay rises averaging nearly 20 per cent in 2015, while cleaners are getting 17.8 per cent more, and window cleaners 12.3 per cent. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.