tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post5546891943596988970..comments2023-07-26T15:46:39.180+01:00Comments on Mal's Allotment: FEDAGA - FAIR RENT?Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-65282822505165804372012-10-03T18:11:21.980+01:002012-10-03T18:11:21.980+01:00After the missing Council subsidy (see above) is c...After the missing Council subsidy (see above) is covered, any further money raise is promised for buying new allotment sites!Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-44526318577257396242012-10-03T18:09:07.228+01:002012-10-03T18:09:07.228+01:00...also, when we got flooded, it seemed from the l......also, when we got flooded, it seemed from the lackadaisical Council attitude (they didn't test the soil for nearly three weeks) that allotment folk should be less fussy about eating contaminated food!Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-12394142466449056452012-10-03T18:05:12.904+01:002012-10-03T18:05:12.904+01:00The best form of cure is prevention. In retrospec...The best form of cure is prevention. In retrospect I would be on the "nothing above the RPI" war path a lot sooner. Hope other people can learn from the Edinburgh experience and react faster to unfair rent hikes.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-64049398207831877362012-10-03T17:39:31.743+01:002012-10-03T17:39:31.743+01:00FEDAGA has justified the rises by suggesting they ...FEDAGA has justified the rises by suggesting they will result in new allotment sites. I'm all in favour of new allotment sites, just not keen on paying for capital expenditure schemes from the rent account. In practice the result is that the Council no longer funds the 50% subsidy it promises the unwaged - Both the unwaged and the waged pay a higher rate instead. Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-2495378822240781462012-10-03T14:08:23.310+01:002012-10-03T14:08:23.310+01:00That's some increase. What are they using the ...That's some increase. What are they using the extra money for? Are you getting anything extra for your money?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-48688152833837873032012-10-03T09:17:50.046+01:002012-10-03T09:17:50.046+01:00It seems allotments are treated differently doesn&...It seems allotments are treated differently doesn't it? I noticed this when I was looking into the manure problem - composts and gardening products weren't covered by the same consumer protection as agricultural supplies.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-84316978770670619342012-10-03T07:10:28.724+01:002012-10-03T07:10:28.724+01:00I still consider our rents cheap...than I look at ...I still consider our rents cheap...than I look at this and realise that with our rent rises over the last three years we too are being truly ripped off. Can anything actually be done about it Mal??allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-51049904501867935332012-10-03T05:31:36.621+01:002012-10-03T05:31:36.621+01:00Hmm. What rationale is given for these yearly, and...Hmm. What rationale is given for these yearly, and considerable, hikes? And how come FEDAGA don't argue against them?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606029898571396802noreply@blogger.com