allotment rents
I have an allotment in the East Riding of Yorkshire-the current rent is £15 a year and we are about to face a significant increase-much to many people's dismay/anger. I have moved here from London where rents are much, much higher-I would be interested to know what you are being charged in rent in different parts of the country. I think we have it really good here!
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Permalink Reply by Jo on -
I think your rent is very cheap, especially if your allotment is full sized. I consider my rent to be cheap at £20 per year, but my plot is a little over a half size. Do you know how much your rent is to rise by?
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gollop on -
Not sure yet-probably to a massive £20 for a full size plot
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Permalink Reply by Jo on
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£20 is still very cheap. I've heard of some sites around the country charging in excess of £100. I know I've done well out of my £20 rent with all the fresh veggies I've harvested, and I know just how they've been grown too. Money well spent.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Bruce on -
Ours is £60 a year in Edinburgh, and I'm sure it's going to increase as council spending gets squeezed.
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Permalink Reply by Kath Middleton on -
I'm in E Yorks too - but ours are on land owned by the village church. We pay £14 per year but the plots are about half a standard allotment. No water on either, except an underground tank that fills from church-roof run-off - so when you really need the water, there's none there!
It depends on what your site provides I think. Some have unlimited water from stand-pipes, secure fencing and keys, a shop on site, central deliveries of muck and chippings - I'd expect to pay a lot more for that.
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Permalink Reply by Soilman on -
Well I've just renewed at £30 pa for a full plot. So I'm paying double your rent – and confess I still think it's astoundingly good value. When you think how much a developer would pay for the land I'm renting for £30... well, anybody who says allotmenteers are being ripped off needs their head examining.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gollop on
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Kath Middleton said:I'm in E Yorks too - but ours are on land owned by the village church. We pay £14 per year but the plots are about half a standard allotment. No water on either, except an underground tank that fills from church-roof run-off - so when you really need the water, there's none there!
It depends on what your site provides I think. Some have unlimited water from stand-pipes, secure fencing and keys, a shop on site, central deliveries of muck and chippings - I'd expect to pay a lot more for that.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gollop on
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Can't find where to reply so some of you will have received a blank message-sorry! We don't have any fancy provision on our site such as secure fencing etc but we do have water providied via a standpipe + bath, one for every 4 plots. But all plots are full size so i reckon £15 is a real bargain. I am going to use your rent quotes as a response to all those who are moaning!
Sue Gollop said:Kath Middleton said:I'm in E Yorks too - but ours are on land owned by the village church. We pay £14 per year but the plots are about half a standard allotment. No water on either, except an underground tank that fills from church-roof run-off - so when you really need the water, there's none there!
It depends on what your site provides I think. Some have unlimited water from stand-pipes, secure fencing and keys, a shop on site, central deliveries of muck and chippings - I'd expect to pay a lot more for that.
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Permalink Reply by Flighty on -
Sue as you say £15 is a real bargain! I think mine here in Harrow is only £25 a year, and the site has secure fencing, running water and a toilet.
Prices do vary considerably around the country, as do the facililities provided with many sites having no water or not allowing sheds.
I'm always surprised when people moan at the rent and think that they must live in cloud cuckoo land!
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Permalink Reply by Emma Drew on -
Reading these posts just makes me want to have an allottment even more! Sadly the waiting lists in London where I am are many, many years. But I make do with a balcony and admire other people's lotties from afar! And if you see someone with their nose pressed up against the fence around your allottment, wave, it's probably me!
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Rideout on -
Hi Emma
If you've got allotments near to you see if you can find out if anyone is struggling to keep their plot going but doesn't want to give it up, you might be able to share (some allotment societies are funny about this, others are happy not to have weedy plots!) as long as the plot is kept in the other persons name and not transferred to you it should work fine, but there is a risk if other person does give up and allotment then goes to next person on waiting list.
Emma Drew said:Reading these posts just makes me want to have an allottment even more! Sadly the waiting lists in London where I am are many, many years. But I make do with a balcony and admire other people's lotties from afar! And if you see someone with their nose pressed up against the fence around your allottment, wave, it's probably me!
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Rideout on
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The District Council here pay the rent of the community allotment to the Town Council as part of their Agenda 21 work and we are grateful for this. I have only fairly recently found out the amount they pay as it was always sorted between council depts, but now know that they pay the princely sum of £24 a year for 8 plots!! I think the Town Council felt they couldn't charge a lot for thin topsoil over chalk - we've built it up with compost and manure over the years though! We are in E. Sussex and I think its about £25 for a whole plot for an individual. Last year the Council created some new allotments which are half size, which has been great for getting new people started.
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