can i rent out my garden ?

Legacy_user

im not very greenfingered [understatment of the year !] i was wondering if it was worth renting out a protion of my garden to someone who maybe is looking for an allotment.

BargainGalore

I doubt it you can get gardens for free on a web site

http://www.landshare.net/

scotsbob

Many allotments in my area are oversubscribed and have waiting lists. If you lived in such an area you would not have too much difficulty letting it out.

In case there happen to be any inconvenient rules and regulations you would say you have a gardener and pay them in kind (they keep the fruit and veg)

geordie_joe

BargainGalore wrote: »

I doubt it you can get gardens for free on a web site

You can get sex for free via the internet (or even via your partner), but lots of people still sell and buy it.

Free land is good, but only if it is in the right place. Many people rent allotments, so I don't see why they wouldn't rent a garden.

Lube

But those who do let land off for plants dont normally sell it they come to an agreement part share of crops/flowers etc

Allotments are cheap but can be over subscribed

geordie_joe

Lube wrote: »

But those who do let land off for plants dont normally sell it they come to an agreement part share of crops/flowers etc

"don't normally" doesn't mean "never".

Lube wrote: »

Allotments are cheap but can be over subscribed

Exactly my point, there are people waiting for land and willing to pay rent for it.

Every body is different. Some people give their aluminium cans to the council for nothing, others save them up and sell them to the scrap yard. Some people give stuff they don't want away on freecycle, others sell theirs at boot sales/ebay etc.

Lube

I didnt say there isn't gardens for sale hence why I said "dont normally"

Even if allotments are over subscribed which isnt always the case as some one on gardening forum got one within a few weeks of asking, it doesn't mean people will pay. Its usually done in kind as mentioned

I wouldn't pay and I doubt may others word either but that doesn't mean to say some one wouldn't, but it would be better to have someone doing it for nothing or in kind than maybe not have anyone at all

geordie_joe wrote: »

"don't normally" doesn't mean "never".



Exactly my point, there are people waiting for land and willing to pay rent for it.

Every body is different. Some people give their aluminium cans to the council for nothing, others save them up and sell them to the scrap yard. Some people give stuff they don't want away on freecycle, others sell theirs at boot sales/ebay etc.

angelatgraceland

Why not let out a portion of your garden for some regular free fruit and veg?

mjm3346

CHRISSYG wrote: »

im not very greenfingered [understatment of the year !] i was wondering if it was worth renting out a protion of my garden to someone who maybe is looking for an allotment.

Depending on the layout of your garden you need to bear in mind the potential loss of privacy and the easy access to your property (exterior at least) or even you that you would be giving a stranger (assuming you would not have posted the question if you were thinking of renting to a friend).

You might get someone to grow their own in return for doing the rest of the garden for you and depending on garden size possibly free fruit/veg.

Another thing to consider if you tried for cash is how much you might get, a standard 25 square metre allotment plot could be less than £15 to over a £100/year depending on where you live (although if it's £15/year but with a 10 year waiting list then available land would probably fetch more).

geordie_joe

Lube wrote: »

Even if allotments are over subscribed which isnt always the case as some one on gardening forum got one within a few weeks of asking, it doesn't mean people will pay.

It doesn't meant they won't either.

Lube wrote: »

Its usually done in kind as mentioned

No, "swapping gardens for produce" has got a lot of press lately, because it is seen to be "green". This does not mean that it is the way it is usually done, it means that way has the most publicity because the press think people will be interested in it.

The fact is, people have been renting out gardens for money for years, it's just the press took no notice of it because it is not a good "green story".

Lube wrote: »

I wouldn't pay and I doubt may others word either but that doesn't mean to say some one wouldn't,

Chrissy only wants one person to pay! You won't pay because you have heard people swap gardens for produce, but how much do you want a garden?

it's supply and demand. There may be people giving away gardens in Yorkshire, but that's no use to you if you live in Cornwall. I looked on the web site posted below and there is nothing offered within 20 miles of my town. Several people asking for gardens but none offering them.

Lube wrote: »

but it would be better to have someone doing it for nothing or in kind than maybe not have anyone at all

Or look at it from the other persons point of view. If you really want/need more garden space, wouldn't it be better to pay a small amount of money that not have it at all?

Look around the net, there are people renting out all sorts of things, driveways, lofts and spare rooms for storage, gardens for open air storage for builders etc. the list is endless.

The simple fact is, if you want it, you will pay for it if you can't get it free.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

why not try and find someone to rent a bit of your garden, you have nothing to lose... i dont know waht type of money you would get ( not alot) thats why people tend to except some of the crops grown. as also been mentioned... would you like looking out of your window/ putting washing on the line or having a arguement with a partner/kids etc and a stranger in the garden seeing/listening to it all:rotfl:

I would also rent on a year basis, to be re-newed or not, every year...

you would have to write up a proper agreement.... for do's and donts, at what times they can and cant enter your garden.... and the right to give notice....etc...

I personally think there are people out there would would jump at the chance of using your garden for grwoing fruit and veg..., but its the case of finding those people, and be realistic with the price