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We rent our fields and the owner has put in new fencing with barbed wire along the top rail. His reason is to stop the horses damaging the rails. As you can understand, it is cheaper for us to spend ten quid on a rail, than buying new coats. We did ask him not to put the barbed wire on...

As far as we are aware, no. We are undecided at moment between going into savings plans, or getting second mortgage on house.

We feel that one good reason to buy, is that you can get something back eventually when you sell up. Long term renting is not much less than buying in our calculations. Guess that's how many of you have costed it. And yes, in our estimation most of the work to restore can be DIY'd. Edit, yes...

The menage is covered in growth and has an infestation of rabbits. Nearly all buildings have serious ivy/bramble cover, fencing 70% sound. We need to find out how much a new menage would cost, so as to estimate how much they will expect for what's there in the state it is in. We know that a...

If they promise to throw in breakfast we will be there in the morning.

Once again thanks for all advice given. We have sore eyes after searching down info, and oh my, are there are some shifty sites out there. Anyway, we had a good search result; a 6 acre plot of pasture for 50k is on offer close to our target site. Nothing on it, but it tells us that we won't...

Many thanks. Walk dog, horses to bed, back later.

Googling......back soon

Sallyfin, ever thought of moving. It hurt us reading your post.

Thanks Teeni, is there any site such as 'compare the pastureland market' out there.

Thanks s4sugar, what is your neck of the woods. There is also about 1/2 acre of woods on land we looked at.

We would also like to know how long a piece of string is. Apart from that, hello to everyone on H&H Forums. We live in Worcestershire in the West Midlands, and have viewed a local plot that has had horses on previously, and comes with a collection of field shelters, stables, menage, and hay...