Pieces_of_Eight
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I'm amazed at what people will pay.
Maybe we just get a lot for our money!
Maybe we just get a lot for our money!
I'm amazed at what people will pay.
Maybe we just get a lot for our money!
That was my initial thought - its not so much what the going rate per stable is in the area, its what discount you give to someone who is taking the lot in one hit, freeing you up from chasing (potentially) 30 different people for livery fees, and dealing with the hassle of a livery yard, which can be considerable!
Personally I'd say the rent has got to be somewhere in the 50-66% of the maximum potential income if all stables were full - they're not always going to be full, there will be bad payers, the person running it has to make a living too. And the freedom from hassle has a value too.
Effectively what you're doing in this scenario is employing a yard manager, only they're in business themselves rather than employed by you. I guess thats another way of working out the rent - what would it cost to employ a yard manager and subtract that from the likely income.
you could charge people to watch thatBrother-in-law charges £44 a week but about to go to £50 a week
but the location is good
15 stables, large out door arena or whatever is called, use of 4 large paddocks and a forrest track use.
storage for 1 horse box, no vehicles and yard closed at 9pm
Feed and bed extra, brought on site by 3rd party.
Its run by his wife but he doesnt want it on the farm, for the extra money it not worth the hassle.
If she let him move it to one of the other places he would keep it but someone needs to be on site 24/7
Personally i think is to big, 5 or 6 stables would be better.
When they go on holiday for 2 weeks in the summer time one of my daughters goes down to look after the place and when she comes back she make's me promise never to buy a horse.
She once saw 2 respectable ladys rumbling in the shed floor once about who's mare should have the better of two identical stables ?
I believe full livery around here is circa £120/week
not to sure what diy means but the owners bed, feed and muck out their own animals.Is that full diy for £50 a week??
£28/ week
stable, grazing and use of a full size all weather menage
100% DIY no feed or bedding included or supplied, grazing spilt into mares / geldings no individual paddocks etc. No under 16yr olds allowed, 9pm curfew
We have a waiting list !
I think its too cheap, you can rent a shipping container for storage for £25-30 per week around here and that's a lot less capital cost and hassle than a stable and grazing / menage etc
I think we will go to £30 in the new year