Cost of rent per acre

[Lanashire farmers wife]

We have a 16 acre farm which we get £300 per year which has been an agreement in place prior to us becoming the new owners. I would like to change a new fair rate for us all. What would you suggest. The renter uses the land for hay making and also sublets so a sheep farmer. I feel we are not getting a fair deal at the moment. They did put up new fences last year via a grant they obtained?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

We have a 16 acre farm which we get £300 per year which has been an agreement in place prior to us becoming the new owners. I would like to change a new fair rate for us all. What would you suggest. The renter uses the land for hay making and also sublets so a sheep farmer. I feel we are not getting a fair deal at the moment. They did put up new fences last year via a grant they obtained?

Hes probs getting double that off the sheep farmer

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Used to charge £40 per acre on a grazing licence. Lady day to Michaelmas day. Fences in good stock-proof condition and water in troughs. Tenant topped.
40 acres let on an annual basis.
SS

 

[Jackov Altraids]

We have a 16 acre farm which we get £300 per year which has been an agreement in place prior to us becoming the new owners. I would like to change a new fair rate for us all. What would you suggest. The renter uses the land for hay making and also sublets so a sheep farmer. I feel we are not getting a fair deal at the moment. They did put up new fences last year via a grant they obtained?

There are so many factors to take into account it's impossible to say without more detail.
£18.75 / acre does sound low but if they are managing it and fencing it for you, it could be a great deal for you.
If you are calling 16 acres a farm rather than a field, it sounds like a ball-ache of little patches which wouldn't be worth very much to anyone.
Of course it could be worth a lot more, but you might not want it used for spud growing, motorsports etc.

 

[serf]

I looking to rent 2-3 ac just for one horse in Derbyshire, how much should I expect to pay ?

For horses you say !!!

Probably about £1000 a day should just about cover it .....

Paid yearly in advance

 

[Tarw Coch]

We have a 16 acre farm which we get £300 per year which has been an agreement in place prior to us becoming the new owners. I would like to change a new fair rate for us all. What would you suggest. The renter uses the land for hay making and also sublets so a sheep farmer. I feel we are not getting a fair deal at the moment. They did put up new fences last year via a grant they obtained?

It really is a how long is a piece of string type question.
At the one extreme there are farmers who are taking land for free for looking after it and keeping it tidy, at the other end of the spectrum there will be farmers paying in excess of £200 acre but at the higher end al maintenance of the land will most likely be the responsibility of the owner.
In between there are all sorts of factors affecting its value, two of the major ones being the type and quality of the land and local supply and demand
As I know little other than the area of land you have, I really wouldn’t like to guess what it’s worth

 

[Derrick Hughes]

£18 ,how much string would that buy ?

 

[Lanashire farmers wife]

Hes probs getting double that off the sheep farmer

I know! Lol that’s what I am thinking

 

[Lanashire farmers wife]

There are so many factors to take into account it's impossible to say without more detail.
£18.75 / acre does sound low but if they are managing it and fencing it for you, it could be a great deal for you.
If you are calling 16 acres a farm rather than a field, it sounds like a ball-ache of little patches which wouldn't be worth very much to anyone.
Of course it could be worth a lot more, but you might not want it used for spud growing, motorsports etc.

Thanks

 

[Lanashire farmers wife]

Used to charge £40 per acre on a grazing licence. Lady day to Michaelmas day. Fences in good stock-proof condition and water in troughs. Tenant topped.
40 acres let on an annual basis.
SS

Thanks

 

[crashbox]

I’m currently renting a 5 acre field with very poor grazing (mostly moss rather than grass) with water and fencing. There was no fencing or trough when I moved here, I put the fencing up myself and fitted the trough myself. I currently am paying £1100 per year. No bps on my behalf. They do all of that.

You won't turn a profit on that.

It it's as you describe, £100/acre is too much for poor quality permanent pasture with no subsidies.

Think you'd better move on.

 

[The New boy]

We have just aquired 18 acres woodland near Rochester and prepared to rent out for grazing if anyone's interested

 

[The New boy]

We have just aquired 18 acres woodland near Rochester and prepared to rent out for grazing if anyone's interested

In Kent

 

[dswilko]

Just been reading through the forum, where do you even look for land to rent at those prices, I'm wanting to have a place to grow crops and raise chickens and goats local to stoke but no idea where to look any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Robin777]

Hi, new member here.

I've acquired 3 acres of excellent grazing land for livestock, and a local farmer wishes to use it for their sheep and lambs. How much per month is a reasonable asking price, please? I'm based in Somerset.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Hi, new member here.

I've acquired 3 acres of excellent grazing land for livestock, and a local farmer wishes to use it for their sheep and lambs. How much per month is a reasonable asking price, please? I'm based in Somerset.

Nothing. Maybe £10 if your lucky.

 

[serf]

Hi, new member here.

I've acquired 3 acres of excellent grazing land for livestock, and a local farmer wishes to use it for their sheep and lambs. How much per month is a reasonable asking price, please? I'm based in Somerset.

Graze some of these on it -

 

[Doing it for the kids]

The cost of land vs the £££ that can be made on it has never been so stained. For those with a few aces hoping to get a good rent, a lamb box at Xmas may be the reality these days

 

[Woody j]

Nothing. Maybe £10 if you’re luck

Hi, new member here.

I've acquired 3 acres of excellent grazing land for livestock, and a local farmer wishes to use it for their sheep and lambs. How much per month is a reasonable asking price, please? I'm based in Somerset.

£3-400 per year

 

[Robin777]

Nothing. Maybe £10 if your lucky.

I've found out the previous owner last year was renting the field out for £350 per season.