A Very Happy New Year - We are all back and fully underway in 2026 2025's Best Sold Properties: Reflecting on an Exceptional Year of Sales  - Butler Sherborn is proud to reflect on what has overall been a testing but successful year across the Cotswolds property market - Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief - This has been a hot topic since the surprise announcements in the Autumn budget of 2024. Hear from Richard Greasby, Head of Rural as he discusses the recent changes - The New Year Reset: The Cotswolds' Most Luxurious Spas  - If the start of the year calls for rest, renewal and a little indulgence, the Cotswolds delivers in spades 

Happy New Year! We are all back and fully underway into 2026. It is early days, but properties are already going under offer across all our offices and exchanges are securing homes for excited new owners.

Butler Sherborn is proud to reflect on what has been a testing but incredibly successful year across the Cotswolds property market. Despite wider economic headwinds, demand for high-quality Cotswold homes has remained resilient, with buyers continuing to prioritise location, lifestyle and long-term value.

This has been a hot topic since the surprise announcements in the Autumn budget of 2024 and has threatened to turn upside down tax planning for farmers and the affordability of succession. The short article below captures the key facts and implications which have been debated from farmhouse kitchen tables up to the Government in Westminster and at every level in between…