Topic: The Big A4A Rent Review

[Alex133]

Thanks for doing this Unwashed it must take quite a bit of time.

[Unwashed]

You're very welcome Alex.  I enjoy it, it's a pleasure and a distraction and I'm grateful to BAK for suggesting I kicked it off.

Keep them coming, the more the merrier.

[powerspade]

On our plot member are charged £15.00 per year which includes water, insurance, and free use of rotavator and strimer (Fuel excluded) also NASLG membership.

[Bubbles26]

A 10 pole plot on our site in North Hertfordshire is £118 per year, no charge for water (even though we do have water).

Two years ago it was £52!  >:(

[CambourneSandra]

we have just measured our new plot...it measures 17ft by 80ft and we pay £20 a year, includes water,and i do believe wood chippings and manure when it is delivered.

[wellies2012]

From Oct 2012 rent increases from £10.50 per rod eg 25.5sq meters to £18.00 plus one off yearly £4.95 water rate :'(

[Unwashed]

Best estimate of the national rate is now between £4.57 and £5.98 per pole, with the rate most likely to be £5.27 per pole.  That really does look to be significanly more expensive than last year's best estimate of £3.55 per pole.  If your rate is above £6.75 that puts you in the top quartile so you can feel a bit hard done-by, and anything less than £3.00 per pole and you're in the bottom quartile and are getting  a pretty sweet deal.

This is what the league table looks like now.

[gwynnethmary]

I've just been given a half plot, which I would think equates to aprox 75 ft. X 20ft.  Water is free.  For this I pay £37 per year.  Next year the fee will go up by 25%.

[schmelda]

I have a 10 pole plot on a site run by Brickhill Parish Council in Bedford.  It's my second year, and rent has remained at £52 for the year.  This includes water; there are no other charges.

[grawrc]

http://www.fedaga.org.uk/rents

[BAK]

a very impressive website grawc.

[grawrc]

a very impressive website grawc.

Yes it is but let me point out that I have nothing to do with it!!

[Nigel B]

Here in North Wales, and considering the shambles the council is making of running our new allotments, we are assuming the rent is unchanged at £25 pa for 300sq metres.
There was a £20 water supplement the first year (until we've worked out how much the water will cost), but we've heard nothing, so that's what they'll get.

[steve1967]

My plot is 450sq m. This year I paid £58 and next year with the increase it will be approx £62 this includes water. My plot is in Gloucester

[taurus]

rent for the next Year (from 1st Oct 2012)     Full plot £48  Half plot £24.50  inclusive of water.

The sad news is they want us to think about self manageing in the future.  Which for the big sites I can see working but not for the smaller sites of 3 plots to sites under 100 plots.
I'm the site rep for our site of 21 plots.  If anyone has any advice for both the good and bad of this idea I would really like here from you.  So please send me your e mails I will be most gratefull.  Regards Taurus

[electric landlady]

10 rods on ours is £36 plus £1 for N&DAC membership (not optional). The £36 includes water charges, but they haven't broken it down so I'm not sure how much this is. They haven't put it up from last year, although the Council is "consulting" on putting it up a lot over the next 5 years. However the increases they are proposing are likely to be unlawful as they are not in line with other civic amenities (can't see them putting up swimming pool charges by 200%!)