Allotment membership

[alldigging]

I'm interested in how you have your allotment memberships set up. Can you have a helper, an associate, joint plot holder, etc etc?

How do you do it on your site?

If you've got specific rules I'd love to see them too.

[Cadalot]

Google Allotment rules and you will find lots of links to council and parish web sites where they can be downloaded and read them all. Take a look at the https://www.nsalg.org.uk/ web site for the legislation.

Normally the plots are held in a single name as they are the tenant, if they share the plot and the owner gives it up then the next person on the waiting list gets offered it. Rule about no Sub Letting the plot.

[Snadger]

Not 100% sure about what is being asked?

We have Council owned allotments. They charge us an annual fee for ground rent (in two instalments.) We have to set up an Association with a minimum of a Secretary,Treasurer and Chairperson. Usually a committee are elected as well.
We are then responsible for paying ground rent and insurance to the Council along with our only other expenditure which is water rates.
We must then ensure we collect enough individual rents from the plotholders to cover expenses.

Simples!

[alldigging]

I was at a NWCAA meeting last year (Part of NSALG) and a discussion is taking place about membership on sites. I'm one of a few who said we'd try and find out how other sites manage their membership.

The question is:

Perhaps most sites just allow one plot holder.

Our site allows a plot holder to have one associate member, who once signed to say they'll stick to the rules, can have a key and access the site. the plot is still the sole responsibility of the plot holder.

Some sites don't allow you to have a helper.

Some sites allow you to have a joint plot holder - which infers rights to the plot.

[veggiechicken]

Here are our council rules https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resid...nt%20Guide.pdf
Basically, no subletting, no giving keys to anyone else or letting anyone onto the site unsupervised.
I no longer have a plot so can't tell you any more!!

[Greenleaves]

We have something called co-workers but they have no tenancy rights. The idea being ill health or maternity are not an obstacle to having a plot. If the tenancy holder quits so does the co-worker by default.

[Thelma Sanders]

Our Allotment Tenancy t&cs say

1 Assignment/Sub-letting/Co-working
1.1 The tenancy of an allotment is personal to the tenant named in the agreement.
1.2 The tenant may not assign, sublet or part with possession or control of all or any part of their
allotment.
1.3 The tenant may share cultivation by registering a co-worker. Co-workers must sign agreement,
countersigned by the tenant and sent to the council. If for any reason the tenant terminates the plot
the tenancy will be offered to the co-worker. If the co-worker declines the plot the plot will be re-let
and those on the waiting list will be contacted and offered the plot.

[sparrow100]

We can have regular helper for plotholders, who have to pay a minimal amount to be an Associate. Key deposits are separate. The plot is still the responsibility of the tenant and only one person can be the tenant. I share one of my plots, but this is in my name, not joint with my sharer.