Allotment Rents

[vegnut]

Ours is £30 a year for a full plot, and we have troughs all over the site that are mains fed. The annual increase is approximately 50p a year (£29.50 last year) and no vat

[jackie j]

I pay £18 for a half plot, This was increased last year from £13, it was suggested at the AGM that rents were to go up by £3 but if we had a dry summer ( ha ha ) we would all have to pay extra towards the water rates, a vote was held and it was decided to put the rent up by £5 and we wouldnt need to pay any extra, as it turned out we had a very wet summer anyway. The next AGM will be held in the spring and this is when the rent will be disscussed, I doubt it will go up this time.
No vat as far as I know.

[SarzWix]

£30 pounds per plot, per year.
No extras - no water, shop, toilet, equipment...
Last rent increase 2 years ago, from £14 to £30
Never heard VAT being mentioned

[lainey lou]

I paid £7.50 last year for my 1/2 plot with a nearby tap, this went up £2.50 from the year before. Haven't had a bill for this year yet, think its en route though.

[allotmentlady]

thanks guys this is really helping me.

[phil the shed]

Rent £33
water £15
good shop on site self supporting
no leccy
no vat either
THAT'S FOR A 300SQYD PLOT

[minipop]

Yearly rent - £8.15 (half plot approx 7m x 10m)
Includes water, but if you want to use a hosepipe its an extra £10 per year.
Also an extra £10 if you have a polytunnel or greenhouse.
No VAT as far as i know.
Site perks include portaloo, tea shed with kettle and sink (help yourself but donate something every so often) and garden supply store selling seeds, pots etc - its an extra £2 per year to use it.

[Paulottie]

£1 per Rod (£5 or £10) + £5 water per plotholder

Increased from 10p a rod !!!! last year

3 taps and beautiful view included.

[Wicked.Witch.Of.Westbury.]

How much is your rent on a yearly basis? £27

Do you have to pay an extra money for other services, such as water? Not that I know of but we do have a toilet, a room for meetings etc on our plots, not sure if an extra charge is applied for that.

How much do the council increase your rent on a yearly basis, if not yearly then when? Not had my allotment for very long so not sure sorry.

Anyone being charged vat? Not that I know of.

[Snadger]

£40 squid for a 10 rod plot! I have two next to each other so that's 80 smackeroos a year.

In four years ours have doubled in price £20, £25,£30 and now £40. Site rent rise from council, water rates rise and extra insurance costs are to blame.
Hopefully plot rents will not need to rise again this year!

[lumpyjumper]

£11.75 increased from £10 last year to cover council providing liability insurance, for a half plot 5mx 8m water included which is a trough fed from mains. No VAT I believe.

[snohare]

£34.30 for a 150 square metre plot.
No services whatsoever - no insurance, muck, water, or even path strimming.
Paid in one dose, asked for just before Christmas, paid at the end of January (if I'm nice !) to cover November to November.
Increased from £18 last year, the intended increase was supposed to be to £50 but they have changed their minds. (Local council was £70m in red before the credit crunch began ! Supposedly, they aim to make £10 000 extra from the allotments in two years - we only have about 100 in Aberdeen.)
No mention of VAT on the invoice they send us. But given their track record with money, I expect that to be wrong !
I was under the impression that there was legislation, at least in Scotland, that the money must be asked for quarterly. Does anyone know for sure if this is so ? I know there is old legislation that says it, I just wonder if that has been superceded.

[screwbylil]

our rent is £75 plus £8 for water payable from 1st jan if you take on plot from 1stoct dont have to pay until ist jan so get 3 month free there called fallow months by our council, think they charge £30 to scrape of top weedy layer if you take on a new plot

[screwbylil]

my plots costs me £82 per year ! thats the rate for plots £8 of that is for water but that still makes it £75 but if you break it down weekly suppose not to bad but reading some of these posts makes me a bit yuck when other people paying £10 , how come some coucils can pull it off and others just go ott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[billybremner_5@hotmail.co]

Hello
my plot Is £29, this Is £6 a year water and £23 for the plot, mine Is a 10 rod site (Whatever that means) quite a good size for me
and I have a shed, a bit beaten up, but Its my shed!