Arnolds Keys Blog
Insights and updates on the property market. Featuring opinion pieces and brand news across residential, commercial and agricultural sectors.
IMPROVING CROP ROTATION – USING COVER CROPS
20 December 2025
All farmers should appreciate that soil is their most precious asset and the current focus on soil health is nothing new. Read more >
LOOKING BACK: A SURPRISINGLY ROBUST YEAR IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
17 December 2025
I’m not sure many people were optimistic about the economy as they sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ at the start of 2025, but as we approach the end of the year,... Read more >
SHARING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING RENTED HOMES WINTER-PROOF
12 December 2025
As Christmas approaches, the mercury heads south, and storms Claudia and Bram dump inches of rain on our region, the attention of both landlords and tenants turns to making sure... Read more >
PREPARING FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR
5 December 2025
Whatever your take on last week’s Budget, I think we can all agree that it is a relief that it has at last happened, and that the many weeks and... Read more >
WE NEED A STRATEGIC WATER PLAN AND JOINED-UP THINKING TO AVOID DROUGHT IN 2026
21 November 2025
While much of our attention has been grabbed by speculation about what more damage Rachel Reeves might do when she delivers her second Budget next week, inheritance and succession are... Read more >
WE NEED A STRATEGIC REVIEW OF PROPERTY TAXATION
19 November 2025
The concept of pre-Budget purdah seems to have been well and truly forgotten, as Rachel Reeves and her colleagues have repeatedly crowd-tested various solutions to the nation’s parlous public finances... Read more >
LANDLORDS FACE ‘MAKING TAX DIGITAL’ DEADLINE IN APRIL
14 November 2025
As part of the government’s ongoing initiative to modernise the tax system called Making Tax Digital (MTD), landlords – along with other self-employed sole traders – will have to start... Read more >
HOW NEW HOME BUILDING HELPS THE WHOLE PROPERTY MARKET
7 November 2025
The government has pledged to build 300,000 new homes a year during the course of this parliament, and while the pace of construction hasn’t yet reached that level, there certainly... Read more >