Can I rent out stables?

Question

I have 3 stables and a tack room on an acre of land. I was thinking of renting it out. Is there a call for this and if so, what rent could I charge. The stables are more or less brand new, each one 12ft x 15ft.
Its near Wincanton in Somerset?

Answer 1

www.stabletalk.co.uk

is this place to go

there you will find loads of people looking for what you have to offer

Answer 2

Well, there are a few ways you can do this. You can rent out each stall individually to different horse owners. In this case, you would be the manager and the clients would be boarders. You would have to draw up a contract and decide what to charge and what you'll be able to provide. Are you going to be doing the work (feeding, providing hay and grain, watering, mucking, etc.)? If so, you can charge more. Most boarders are looking for some kind of full board, which includes feed, turn out, and other services. Some might be interested in a working board arrangement where they would do some of the work, but usually you as the owner/operator would still be responsible for providing bedding, feed, and water.

You might also choose to rent out the whole property to a trainer or manager. In this case, you would turn the management duties over to that individual. They would be responsible for care and upkeep of the horses, and you would be something of a landlord. It would still be your responsibility to keep the property in good repair, but it would be the manager's duty to provide feed, bedding, water, and hire any employees or grooms if necessary. If you only have three stalls, it may be hard to attract a trainer, especially if you don't have a cleared and level riding arena.

Answer 3

Yeah definitely, check out other livery yards in the area either by calling them and pretending to be interested or by looking on different websites. The one I used a while ago was priced based on the fact that the horses would be living out for part of the year, and although tack room usage, haylage and water charges were included in the price, everything else was extra. There is always a call for this because it's really hard to find a yard sometimes, the yard I used was a 40 minute drive from my house because all the local ones were full!

Answer 4

Wincanton - not far from me - Yo will need them to be insured and safe - water supply to the field and well post and ral fencing. I pay £94 per month at a livery yard for stable and grazing but i have use of a schooling area with jumps. I would say £80 per month per horse is good! Make sure in your advert you mention what the hacking is like e.g are you close to a road or briddleways? Good luck - i'll mention to a few ppl to see if they are interested!!

Answer 5

Yes, you can do this without a licence at present. However you should be aware that licensing of livery yards - which is what you will become - will shortly become mandatory. This will doubtless involve you in lots of bureaucracy, form filling and expense.

You will also need to check whether you need planning permission from your local council for change of use.

As for charge, for nice stables and good grazing, you could expect up to £30 per week depending on the riding facilities you can offer. Most people want somewhere to ride and school - some also want decent hacking.

Good luck

Answer 6

where my horse is kept is £20/wk just for the stable and grazing.it costs me an extra £5 a week to use the mange and i still have to pay for bedding, hay, feed etc.

however as you have three stables and only one acre you will find it hard to get people to rent your stable due to the lack of grazing.

you will need to take insurance and maintian the stables and grazing. also draw up contracts between you and your livery owners

Answer 7

You can rent out stalls to people who want to board there horse. Usually these people have horses but they do not have the land or space to put them. You can charge a lot of money to board a horse at your place especially if you do the feeding and what not.

Answer 8

Yes you can, there is always people looking for DIY stabling. I don't know how much is charged nowadays, but you could ring someone who already does this, on the pretext that you may want stabling for yourself

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i used to pay £60 per month for stable and grazing. It all depends on the facilities you have available

Answer 11

if in lived near you i would defo be interested. i paid £40 a week for my stable and that was without food.