[Sunnybank]

  hi everyone

we are looking for extra land for sheep, what should i expect to pay per acre, we are in Herefordshire.
we have seen a house to rent with 10 acres but think the price is too high but they are willing to negotiate. The fields are not completely stock fenced so would need repairs.

[SteveHants]

Going rate commercially round here is about 20p/head/week or £30/ac/yr in summer and half that in winter.

[Blacksheep]

We have just enquired about renting a field adjoining our land and the rent is £100 per acre for 11months of the year. This is in South Shropshire.

I think if you are renting a property with adjoining land then you might be looking at more of a premium for the rent. Hope you manage to negotiate a reasonable price

[shropshire_blue]

£100 per acre

Sheesh, that's dairy territory then, surely... Around us in North Shrops seems to be 40p/h/w or £60ish/acre/yr

[Blacksheep]

Definitely not dairy territory shrophire-blue, its sheep/beef grazing at 1100ft and dock infested too!! Its just very convenient being next to our property, so guess the owner knows he can ask a bit more.  Have also been offered it to buy, but need to decide if that is too much too!

[Bramblecot]

Land adjoining your property is almost priceless .  I can't bring myself to tell you how much I paid for 1 acre by our house - but then I found ouat that another neighbour paid

[Bramblecot]

Sorry, just posted by mistake...  our neighbour then paid TWICE that amount for his fields.  He will never have stock but wanted to keep a green 'border' around his property.  It is so much easier having somewhere at home for shearing/lambing/treating sick sheep - and just simply enjoying them

[Blacksheep]

Yes realise the convenience factor adds £££s to the value, although it is only convenient to us as we are not in a village situation. We also already have 40acres so it will be an additional 4 acres next to our land , rather than the first 4 acres land being purchased for the property.
Think I need to speak to some local rural estate agents..

[si-mate]

Yes realise the convenience factor adds £££s to the value, although it is only convenient to us as we are not in a village situation. We also already have 40acres so it will be an additional 4 acres next to our land , rather than the first 4 acres land being purchased for the property.
Think I need to speak to some local rural estate agents..

Being offered adjoining land is a great opportunity and one you will kick yourself for ever for missing if you don't buy it.