Finding a Farm

[fred]

I've been looking for a while for a smallholding, say 5-50 acres with a farmhouse. Can't find anything locally at all.

Apart from waiting for another bout of foot and mouth to bankrupt a few, whats the secret to finding one ?

 

[Charlie]

Right place at the right time. Only found my mine was for sale after a chance encounter in the local pub with an old mate who worked here. Also get on as many agents (e.g. savills etc...) email lists as poss. They normally email interested parties before releasing to general populous.

 

[TiltyShaun]

Find a farmers daughter!

 

[fred]

Find a farmers daughter!

the mrs would cut my knackers off though.

 

[diggerjones]

I'm a hobby farmer of sorts. The wife has ponys. We are lucky that we rent and have use of most of the small fields around us.
I always think that you wouldn't want alot of acres as you have to look after it. Too many and it becomes a bind. Good luck. Maybe you would be better looking for a house with a bit of land and not a farm

 

[fred]

a farm is attractive as they are exempt from inheritance tax.

 

[diggerjones]

a farm is attractive as they are exempt from inheritance tax.

Right. When does a farm become a farm

 

[fred]

im no tax lawyer but smallholdings 'could' be included.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/agricultural-relief-on-inheritance-tax

 

[Rob 210]

Why a whole farm Fred?
why not just 2-3 adjoining fields,build your own shed/barn =FARM

 

[Rob 210]

• For Sale - Guide Price £850,000
  33.87 acres, Worcestershire
  
  An outstandingly situated small residential farm/equestrian unit with a superb bungalow, modern outbuildings, pasture land and woodland.Farmhouse Kitchen/Diner...
  
  View property details Add to my property portfolio
  
  Agent details: Nick Champion

tHIS SORT OF THING fRED
Its a start

 

[BertB.]

Lots of land in Canada.......

 

[Charlie]

This popped up on my phones news feed today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46273358

 

[fred]

• For Sale - Guide Price £850,000
  33.87 acres, Worcestershire
  
  An outstandingly situated small residential farm/equestrian unit with a superb bungalow, modern outbuildings, pasture land and woodland.Farmhouse Kitchen/Diner...
  
  View property details Add to my property portfolio
  
  Agent details: Nick Champion

tHIS SORT OF THING fRED
Its a start

lovely plot, wrong side of the county for me unfortunately. I'm on that site most days! thanks for the heads up

 

[V8Druid]

finding the right place is a long, arduous, sometimes stressful, process .... took us 7 years to find chez Druid and looked at a LOT of 'frogs'

 

[Scoff]

I've been looking for a while for a smallholding, say 5-50 acres with a farmhouse. Can't find anything locally at all.

Apart from waiting for another bout of foot and mouth to bankrupt a few, whats the secret to finding one ?

What area are you looking?

Come spring there will be a few come up,poor stock prices and sky high feed prices mean there's a lot running on empty at the minute.

 

[Volbar1]

finding the right place is a long, arduous, sometimes stressful, process .... took us 7 years to find chez Druid and looked at a LOT of 'frogs'

You are right there, took us five years to find something and when the offer was accepted it took near on another year to get register of title. All the best ideal properties always have f#$king footpaths running through them!

 

[V8Druid]

You are right there, took us five years to find something and when the offer was accepted it took near on another year to get register of title. All the best ideal properties always have f#$king footpaths running through them!

too right, or a 'kin pig farm next door ..... no footpaths/pig/chicken farms here ... 3/4 mile off the road .... but no shed ... yet
had to compromise on summat