Knight Frank Rural Business Sentiment Survey 2015

Thank you for taking part in the Knight Frank Rural Business Sentiment Survey 2015, which should take just a few minutes to complete.

The survey is anonymous and all details provided will remain entirely confidential.

All respondents will be entered into a draw to win a basket of Knight Frank goodies, including a bottle of our house champagne.

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* 1. What impact did the following issues have on the profitability of your business over the past five years?

	Positive	Negative	No impact/not relevant
Agricultural commodity prices	Agricultural commodity prices Positive	Agricultural commodity prices Negative	Agricultural commodity prices No impact/not relevant
CAP reform	CAP reform Positive	CAP reform Negative	CAP reform No impact/not relevant
Renewable energy	Renewable energy Positive	Renewable energy Negative	Renewable energy No impact/not relevant
Overall economic climate	Overall economic climate Positive	Overall economic climate Negative	Overall economic climate No impact/not relevant
Government attitude towards farming	Government attitude towards farming Positive	Government attitude towards farming Negative	Government attitude towards farming No impact/not relevant
Planning policy	Planning policy Positive	Planning policy Negative	Planning policy No impact/not relevant
Taxation changes	Taxation changes Positive	Taxation changes Negative	Taxation changes No impact/not relevant
Broadband availability/speed	Broadband availability/speed Positive	Broadband availability/speed Negative	Broadband availability/speed No impact/not relevant
Employment/pensions legislation	Employment/pensions legislation Positive	Employment/pensions legislation Negative	Employment/pensions legislation No impact/not relevant
Rural crime	Rural crime Positive	Rural crime Negative	Rural crime No impact/not relevant
Fly tipping	Fly tipping Positive	Fly tipping Negative	Fly tipping No impact/not relevant
Climate change	Climate change Positive	Climate change Negative	Climate change No impact/not relevant
Scottish land/tenancy reforms	Scottish land/tenancy reforms Positive	Scottish land/tenancy reforms Negative	Scottish land/tenancy reforms No impact/not relevant

Were there any other factors that affected the profitability of your business?

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* 2. Overall, how did the the profitability of your business change over the past five years?

Increased significantly

Increased slightly

Remained the same

Fell slightly

Fell significantly

Please comment here if you would like to expand on your answer above

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* 3. What impact do you think the following issues will have on the profitability of your business over the next five years?

	Positive	Negative	No impact/not relevant
Agricultural commodity prices	Agricultural commodity prices Positive	Agricultural commodity prices Negative	Agricultural commodity prices No impact/not relevant
CAP reform	CAP reform Positive	CAP reform Negative	CAP reform No impact/not relevant
Renewable energy	Renewable energy Positive	Renewable energy Negative	Renewable energy No impact/not relevant
Overall economic climate	Overall economic climate Positive	Overall economic climate Negative	Overall economic climate No impact/not relevant
Government attitude towards farming	Government attitude towards farming Positive	Government attitude towards farming Negative	Government attitude towards farming No impact/not relevant
Planning policy	Planning policy Positive	Planning policy Negative	Planning policy No impact/not relevant
Taxation changes	Taxation changes Positive	Taxation changes Negative	Taxation changes No impact/not relevant
Broadband availability/speed	Broadband availability/speed Positive	Broadband availability/speed Negative	Broadband availability/speed No impact/not relevant
Employment/pensions legislation	Employment/pensions legislation Positive	Employment/pensions legislation Negative	Employment/pensions legislation No impact/not relevant
Rural crime	Rural crime Positive	Rural crime Negative	Rural crime No impact/not relevant
Fly tipping	Fly tipping Positive	Fly tipping Negative	Fly tipping No impact/not relevant
Climate change	Climate change Positive	Climate change Negative	Climate change No impact/not relevant
Scottish land/tenancy reforms	Scottish land/tenancy reforms Positive	Scottish land/tenancy reforms Negative	Scottish land/tenancy reforms No impact/not relevant

Are there any other factors that are likely to affect the profitability of your business?

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* 4. How do you think the profitability of your business will change over the next five years?

Increase significantly

Increase slightly

Remain the same

Decrease slightly

Decrease significantly

Please comment here if you would like to expand on your answer above

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* 5. What do you think is the biggest opportunity for your business over the next five years?

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* 6. What do you think is the biggest threat to your business over the next five years?

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* 7. What is your attitude to the following rural land-use issues?

	Strongly in favour	Slightly in favour	Not worried either way	Slightly against	Strongly against
HS2	HS2 Strongly in favour	HS2 Slightly in favour	HS2 Not worried either way	HS2 Slightly against	HS2 Strongly against
Solar Farms	Solar Farms Strongly in favour	Solar Farms Slightly in favour	Solar Farms Not worried either way	Solar Farms Slightly against	Solar Farms Strongly against
Wind Farms	Wind Farms Strongly in favour	Wind Farms Slightly in favour	Wind Farms Not worried either way	Wind Farms Slightly against	Wind Farms Strongly against
Fracking	Fracking Strongly in favour	Fracking Slightly in favour	Fracking Not worried either way	Fracking Slightly against	Fracking Strongly against

Please comment here if you would like to expand on your answers above

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* 8. Do you think it is better for your business if the UK is in or out of the EU?

In the EU

Out of the EU