WenThe dead hand of the British aristocracy
Sheep farmers in the rugged Knockmealdown Mountains claim that some of their rents are being increased from €520 (£454) per hectare to €5,200.
cameraobscura@Wen Unbelievable eh. Devonshire! (The son-in-law's response wasn't bad, but then you expect better of bookshop managers than landlords...)
@cameraobscura Quite. I thought his response (as I doubt he has any influence) was civilised and sensible. But at you say, that is booksellers for you, never met a bad one.
Jim Daly@Wen They're doing their sums wrong. Those figures are arseways. It's 10 fold increase alright, rising each year but from €5/ha a couple of years ago to €50/ha in 2029. Not €520/ha to €5,200/ha.
€5/ha is peppercorn. Even €50/ha is a fraction of the market rate for hill land.
It'll be a tough adjustment for them. They'd see the land as commonage, as theirs, and only begrudgingly pay rent. I'm with them on that. But they lose the room throwing out figures like €5,200/ha. https://www.munster-express.ie/sheep-farmers-900-rent-increase-issue-raised-in-dil/