Field rent ?

[Strawgalore]

Morning , My inlaws have a little field 1 3/4 acres I'd say 2 acres max,
What kinda brass should they be charging to put some sheep on?
How many £ per head per wk or figure per year?
It won't have had any muck for a good while but had abit of posh fert as it's just had Alpaccas on it for last 10 years.
Just a few ball park figures will help
Thanks in advance ,

 

[Flat 10]

Nothing. Grazier to fert, top, spray and hedgecut as required. (assuming he or she is a reliable type of person)

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Is it fenced and watered?
If so and it's reasonable grass maybe £50/acre.
BUT - I'd want it to be next door for that.
If there's travel involved it's hardly enough to be worth bothering with.
I've turned down free unfenced bits like this cos it's more hassle than it's worth.

 

[rob1]

Will be lucky if they dont have to pay to get it grazed, better get a nag or two on it

 

[Exfarmer]

Handy place to keep the tups!
Worth every penny of £100+ per year, and keep clean

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Handy place to keep the tups!
Worth every penny of £100+ per year, and keep clean

Which party is paying the £100?!
Only handy for tups if you've only got 8 or 10 of them.

 

[2wheels]

Will be lucky if they dont have to pay to get it grazed, better get a nag or two on it

no nags, they will ruin it.

 

[Tim W]

You ain't gonna get rich from the deal so just find someone who is decent and tidy and honest and ask for a bottle every now and then

 

[Goweresque]

no nags, they will ruin it.

But they'll pay handsomely to ruin it. A paddock that size would keep one horse for sure, maybe two depending on size and if the horse owner removed the muck regularly. And you could get £10/week per horse, so maybe as much as £80-90/month. Which is about a grand a year. You're not going to make £500/acre keeping sheep on it.............

 

[Smith31]

You're asking in the wrong place. Obviously us farmers who already farm hundreds of acres, aren't going to show much interest in a 2 acre field, just doesn't make business sense.

However, some body with no land, who wants to keep a few hens or a pony etc as a hobby, will be willing to pay £15-20 a week, which is only the same price as a few pints a week. That will soon add up to £1000 a year.

 

[Ray]

Depending on location, I'd say put up a small kit stable on skids. No planning needed AFAIK. then advertise it locally and ask £20-25 per week. If it were around here it would soon be taken.

 

[Strawgalore]

I don't think theyll want any horses , it's more a case of eating the grass not being and taken advantage of,

 

[Highland Mule]

I personally wouldn't pay anything for a place that size, and wouldn't want to invest more than an hour or two sorting the fences on it, if it were free. My advice would be to find a livestock owner whose animals they are happy to have around, and let them have it for a token rent - maybe a butchered half lamb or £50 a year at most.

 

[michael N123]

Is it near a village or town? You could make it into allotments and Possibly make abit of money of 2 acres

 

[Spencer]

Make little bale hay on it.. this time next year Rodney..

 

[Sussex Martin]

I had 12 acres of good well fenced permanent pasture from someone that wanted it kept tidy . We made up a Christmas hamper every year for them in a nice wicker basket, cost about £150. When we started making silage there I replaced their 10 foot gate for a 15 and they offered to pay. I did decline.

 

[7610 super q]

Buy a S/H topper and tractor, and keep it tidy yourself. Renting it for f**k all, on gentleman's terms for 3 cans of beer, and 2 second class postage stamps sounds like a recipe for ending up with a squatter, and 4 decades of solicitors bills.

 

[michael N123]

What would the 2 acres be worth to sell why rent it out for nothing ?

 

[Strawgalore]

It goes with the house ,

 

[AJR75]

Can it benefit you in any way? If so then maybe a token gesture half lamb at the end of the year or similar.

They would make more renting it out to a horsey type person but unfortunately the good ones are few and far between and generally equines = mess, grief, lots of docks and stinging nettles.