Country V Urban

snarling bee · Aug 21, 2020

What is so sad is that I'm sure Clive would have been very accommodating if they had arranged access prior to the event. After harvest, in the dry, with a coppiced hedge (which would grow back in a few years) and jobs worth £1000, now its at least £5K and a lot of ball ache.

rob1 · Aug 21, 2020

we had it a couple of weeks ago, came in the yard and saw a builders merchant in one of ouf fields trying to unload some big bags, stupid part is had they asked it wouldnt have been a problem as there is a grass strip round the field, the stupid house owners always say oh we dont know where you live, you can plainly see the farm from this house across a 17 acre field .
Its all part of the joys of urban fringe farming, BUT having lots of people with money nearby has its advantages when renting our small units/containers of stables etc and there is always the option to sell for building if it gets that bad,

Goweresque · Aug 21, 2020

rob1 said:
stupid part is had they asked it wouldnt have been a problem

Thats my attitude, 19 times out of 20 when I'm asked stuff I say yes, its when people just assume they can do as they please that gets my goat.

MontyK · Aug 21, 2020

I used to work for a dealer and one day went to a break down on a small baler, field on the edge of a rough housing estate with a large drain on field edge, had to grab bale as it come out and stack on trailor as kids were using bales to float down drain then running back and getting another.

bobk · Aug 21, 2020

50k minimum , they;re neighbours . f**k em

Tomr10 · Aug 21, 2020

It's sad I role my eyes at my mum moaning about people turning on the drive and cyclists flying down the footpath. People will push and push if you dont push back

Hilly · Aug 21, 2020

Wuffler said:
My sympathies to anyone who farms on the urban fringe.
I have seen the ball ache first hand as a youngster when my Father and his brother farmed next to a 'New Town' (unamed). Trespass was pretty much the norm, crop damage was a given, fires of crops were common as were traps dug for machinery! Baling, stooking and carting of straw had to be performed with military precision otherwise every string of every bale would have been slashed. I'm probably portraying the worst case scenario but it wasn't particularly pleasant as I remember. This was the late 70's/early 80's ... but it would seem very little has changed in some peoples attidude towards farmland.

Yes my family endured that sh!t , we migrated north, life to short to have to spend it dealing with crap all the time.

kiwi pom · Aug 21, 2020

Be interesting to know how it happened. Did the builder just crack on and hope or did the customer tell them they had permission?
Who you trying to get money off ? The home owner or contractor?

som farmer · Aug 21, 2020

our posh neighbour, installed a tennis court, the contractors leveling the site, cut our fence, rolled down 1/2 acre of maize, then denied it was them, nieghbour said it was my problem, till he wanted a favour, they paid within 48 hrs, full amount, and agents fees, neighbours a london barrister, in all fairness, he was told 1 thing by his chap, and it wasn't until he saw it, he acted. But the contractors, basically said, f### off, take us to court !!

kiwi pom · Aug 21, 2020

Clive said:
im not litigating, only the lawyers win then ....... been there many times before

they have my bill and will not get their diggers bs until its paid

they have 24hrs before i call the police on ground of criminal damage

simples !

Your post says Thursday, so did they pay or did you call the police?
I take it It's your own land and not a contract farmed bit?

Tomr10 · Aug 21, 2020

som farmer said:
our posh neighbour, installed a tennis court, the contractors leveling the site, cut our fence, rolled down 1/2 acre of maize, then denied it was them, nieghbour said it was my problem, till he wanted a favour, they paid within 48 hrs, full amount, and agents fees, neighbours a london barrister, in all fairness, he was told 1 thing by his chap, and it wasn't until he saw it, he acted. But the contractors, basically said, f### off, take us to court !!

Heared that sombody wanted to buy a whole house next door to there own to put a tennis court on it talking 750 plus. Crazy

The poor and just getting buy keep the rich living there life

Clive · Aug 21, 2020

kiwi pom said:
Your post says Thursday, so did they pay or did you call the police?
I take it It's your own land and not a contract farmed bit?

they are currently “raising funds”

it’s FBT land - the owner has instructed me to deal with it for him and told me I can keep 50% of whet we collect plus repair cost

Northeastfarmer · Aug 22, 2020

Clive said:
they ate currently “raising funds”

it’s FBT land - the owner has instructed me to deal with it for him and told me I can keep 50% of whet we collect plus repair cost

Have you used a land agent? I would they will charge them for every last little thing

kiwi pom · Aug 22, 2020

Northeastfarmer said:
Have you used a land agent? I would they will charge them for every last little thing

Seems like the land owner is using Clive as his agent.

Northeastfarmer · Aug 22, 2020

kiwi pom said:
Seems like the land owner is using Clive as his agent.

It appears so....I would of got an agent onto it personally....their charges will be passed onto the defendant

kiwi pom · Aug 22, 2020

Northeastfarmer said:
It appears so....I would of got an agent onto it personally....their charges will be passed onto the defendant

Possibly but then Clive might be better at it than an agent?

Northeastfarmer · Aug 22, 2020

kiwi pom said:
Possibly but then Clive might be better at it than an agent?

Quite possibly

livestock 1 · Aug 22, 2020

Clive said:
We have a LOT of neighbours ! would be interesting to work out but there must several thousand properties backing on to land we farm

I have a fair few too. Many of them throw their sh!t out of their garden into my fields and a lot want a bit of land for a garage parking space caravan etc.

Clive · Aug 22, 2020

Northeastfarmer said:
Have you used a land agent? I would they will charge them for every last little thing

what exact magic can they do that i cant ?

I can charge for my time rather than line someone elses pockets thanks

Clive · Aug 22, 2020

livestock 1 said:
I have a fair few too. Many of them throw their sh!t out of their garden into my fields and a lot want a bit of land for a garage parking space caravan etc.

we gat a lot of that

usually deliver it back over their fence in the loader bucket

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