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Title: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 20, 2021, 11:41:08 pm
Hi.
I hope this is ok to post, please let me know if it is not.

This is a really tough post, to be honest with you, but we are in rather a dire situation. We have rented our farm for 15 years, which has enabled us to be where we are today with the buffalo dairy. Unfortunately, our landlady has decided to evict us in order to sell the farm we are now currently on. We have up until March next year to be off. We were promised a situation somewhere in England, share farm scheme, etc, however, this was swept away from us by the said people and now we have been left high and dry with nothing and nowhere to go. We are looking for anywhere really between 70-150 acres of good land, ex dairy farm would be nice although not necessary, there need to be good enough buildings on it, ideally a mix of traditional and modern, or modern. Does anybody know of anywhere/anyone looking to rent/sell?

Thanks so much
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: Q on September 21, 2021, 07:03:05 am
A tough situation WBF - I cant help but I wish you well with your search.
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on September 21, 2021, 01:53:42 pm
If you are willing to go anywhere in the UK, could you maybe contact Stevie in Fife who also has buffalo?  He just might know of somewhere with all his contacts.  You'd need to google him if you don't know him though
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 22, 2021, 02:45:35 pm
thanks, lass. I have heard of him yeah. That could be a possibility indeed. I will look into it :)
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on September 24, 2021, 10:37:14 am
T: 01592 646252
https://www.thebuffalofarm.co.uk/
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on September 24, 2021, 06:33:35 pm
Land adjacent to Holm Cottage, Inverurie, AB51 0TR

IACS registered agricultural land on Banks of River Urie, extending to approximately 15.92ha (39.34 acres)

Price: Offers Over: £ 110,000
Type: Bare Land

No house but looks a good price

And there's this one in Straven
https://lawrieandsymington.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sweetiebrae-Land.pdf
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on September 24, 2021, 07:20:30 pm

  www.lawrieandsymington.com

These are the main land agents in the Lanarkshire area.

I think www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk do land too in the NW
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 25, 2021, 10:46:48 am

www.lawrieandsymington.com

These are the main land agents in the Lanarkshire area.

I think www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk do land too in the NW

WYSIWYG problems again, Fw! 
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 25, 2021, 10:48:59 am
Just in case you haven't already found it, this is a search engine for farms for sale and to let in the UK.

https://www.uklandandfarms.co.uk/rural-properties-for-sale/

Best of luck. 
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on September 25, 2021, 09:52:15 pm

www.lawrieandsymington.com (http://www.lawrieandsymington.com)

These are the main land agents in the Lanarkshire area.

I think www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk (http://www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk) do land too in the NW

WYSIWYG problems again, Fw!

I just didn't check what I'd written  ::)     However, I'm allowed to be a bit scatterbrained today as it's our Golden Wedding Day  :celebrate: :bow:
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on September 26, 2021, 11:07:29 am
Happy Anniversary  :bouquet: :bouquet: :bouquet: :bouquet: :bouquet: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on September 26, 2021, 12:39:47 pm
Thank you Doganjo  :D  My brain is back in the right place today  ;D


Have you had any hopefuls in your search yet [member=42855]waterbuffalofarmer[/member] ?
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 26, 2021, 12:42:23 pm
We have had a couple of leads, but nothing concrete yet. Still looking :)
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 27, 2021, 11:33:41 am
We have had a couple of leads, but nothing concrete yet. Still looking :)

What's your budget and what sort of acreage are you after?  Are there any other specifications in relation to ground type/number of bedrooms/barns etc?  It may help us find something for you if we know what you're looking for.

We are looking for anywhere really between 70-150 acres of good land, ex dairy farm would be nice although not necessary, there need to be good enough buildings on it, ideally a mix of traditional and modern, or modern. Does anybody know of anywhere/anyone looking to rent/sell?

Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 30, 2021, 11:16:06 am
Just in case you haven't already found it, this is a search engine for farms for sale and to let in the UK.

https://www.uklandandfarms.co.uk/rural-properties-for-sale/

Best of luck.
I have searched this website for stuff and contacted, but nothing so far sadly. Thank you tho
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 30, 2021, 11:17:05 am
Depends on your budget, there are a couple on the market in Aberdeenshire, but they're not cheap!  Have a look at Aberdeen & Northern Marts website:

https://www.anestates.co.uk/property-search.cfm

This isn't a bad area to be located, there's an abattoir in Inverurie that does cattle and it used to be an area that produced a lot of milk 20 odd years ago before they all sold out.

"Mackies" dairy is still based in the area if you want to Google that.

You could also try contacting some of the "Estates" in the area to see if they'd rent - many rent houses, not so sure about land rental though.

Scotland is officially TB Free - so you'll probably need to test everything and cull as necessary before moving stock, but it does mean you don't have the annual test to contend with.  We aren't allowed to sell unpasteurised milk though - just in case that's part of your plan.

I am very tempted by scotland tbh. Nah we don't sell unpasturised, everything is pasturised

If there's anything you're interested in and need help with in relation to local knowledge etc don't be afraid to drop a message through and I'll do my best to help.
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 30, 2021, 11:18:31 am
We have had a couple of leads, but nothing concrete yet. Still looking :)

What's your budget and what sort of acreage are you after?  Are there any other specifications in relation to ground type/number of bedrooms/barns etc?  It may help us find something for you if we know what you're looking for.
ideally under a million. Would preferably rent instead of buy tbh. Acerage, anything between 60 and 150. The buildings need to be decent for housing animals and such :)
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on September 30, 2021, 04:44:12 pm
We have had a couple of leads, but nothing concrete yet. Still looking :)

What's your budget and what sort of acreage are you after?  Are there any other specifications in relation to ground type/number of bedrooms/barns etc?  It may help us find something for you if we know what you're looking for.
ideally under a million. Would preferably rent instead of buy tbh. Acerage, anything between 60 and 150. The buildings need to be decent for housing animals and such :)
You need to look at the properties that are POA then.  Those are the ones no-one else can afford!  :roflanim:
Title: Re: farm wanted
Post by: doganjo on October 29, 2021, 05:28:13 pm
It's on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Powys-County-Farms-Estate-150486682309569/