renting out land for small holders

bigtomw · 02-04-2014 06:56PM #1

hi guys, was reading a thread earlier where sombody posted a link to this website http://www.greenshifters.co.uk , i noticed a lot of the english are looking to rent small holdings in the wanted section, when browsing i came across a couple of adds who just wanted a few acres and some where they could put a caravan or a yurt. now i have 100 acres but would love to be self sufficient but wouldn't know where to start, but was wondering would it be a good idea to rent a small piece of land to a small holder to live on, and what sort of rent should i expect for maybe 5 - 10 acres and they were to put a caravan on it

thanks

colrow · 02-04-2014 07:37PM

I reckon about €200 per annum an acre for 5 acres thats €20 a week, I think you'd need to speak to a solicitor first you wouldn't know what mess you could be getting into.

bigtomw · 02-04-2014 07:54PM

colrow wrote: »

I reckon about €200 per annum an acre for 5 acres thats €20 a week, I think you'd need to speak to a solicitor first you wouldn't know what mess you could be getting into.

yes i would obviously have to go through the proper channels, i thought would be a bit more as there seem to be a lot of people wanting to change their way of living, it probably wouldn't be worth doing for them returns, thanks for your reply

TireeTerror · 02-04-2014 07:59PM

€200 per acre per year. So would you think that would be about what I should offer a farmer to be able to use a couple of acres for my horse? Would it make a difference to the price if a horse was on it? I know some people dont like horses grazing the land, maybe because they generally only eat the good stuff and leave the weeds!

bigtomw · 03-04-2014 03:05PM

just wondering if any of you think it would be worth my while say buying a mobile home and putting it on a site where there use to be an old stone cottage and getting electric hooked up and then renting it out with 5 to ten acres to a wannabe small holder.

colrow · 03-04-2014 03:49PM

I think thats a better way to go, you'd get a better return with a house/accomodation, i haven't a clue really, but I reckon that would be worth 5k pa or 100 pw

bigtomw · 03-04-2014 03:53PM

colrow wrote: »

I think thats a better way to go, you'd get a better return with a house/accomodation, i haven't a clue really, but I reckon that would be worth 5k pa or 100 pw

thanks colroy that's what i was thinking obviously there would be some investment at the start but i think it should pay for itself in the first 1 - 2 years

baaba maal · 04-04-2014 07:24AM

Do be careful in terms of planning- in Kildare you have to get planning permission to place a caravan/mobile home on a site with the intention to permanently inhabit it. Check locally.

Recondite49 · 11-06-2014 12:43PM

Would you be willing to sell a couple of acres? I'm looking for somewhere to build my dream log cabin and raise goats/vegetables :-D

bigtomw · 11-06-2014 12:46PM

Recondite49 wrote: »

Would you be willing to sell a couple of acres? I'm looking for somewhere to build my dream log cabin and raise goats/vegetables :-D

Hi recondite , sorry I wouldn't sell, I would just like to lease

Recondite49 · 11-06-2014 12:51PM

bigtomw wrote: »

Hi recondite , sorry I wouldn't sell, I would just like to lease

I understand, you're very lucky, hope it all works out for you. When I think of all the food you could farm...

conorRic · 06-07-2014 09:19AM

Hi bigtom, where abouts in the country are you?

bigtomw · 06-07-2014 12:37PM

conorRic wrote: »

Hi bigtom, where abouts in the country are you?

I'm on the cork limerick border

conorRic · 08-07-2014 03:42AM

ah no problem, thanks anyway tom, im in louth if anybody knows of land to rent, just an acre or three, cheers

Kevhog1988 · 16-07-2014 12:18PM

Looking for the same in Kildare

renting out land for small holders

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