General Information
Page Contents
- General Policy
- Map of the Farm Business Park
- Broadband, Mobile & Telephone
- Business Rates and Small Business Rate Relief's
- Tenant References
- Some Extra Charges by the Landlord
- Area Conversion Table
General policy
(Some businesses would not make suitable tenants)
The farm is not really suitable for
businesses with retail operations which attract customers to the
farm. Of course there are some exceptions which do not generate many
visitors. Too many retail customers coming to the farm would be
something I do not want. This would also make the property more
difficult to monitor and therefore I believe less secure. While
businesses that attract trade visitors are welcome because there
tends to be fewer visitors in these cases.
The farm has a superb security record over a good many years and
I intend to keep it that way if at all possible.
I also try hard to maintain a helpful friendly relationship with
my tenants and quite often down tools straight away to sort any
problems they may have.
Maps of the Farm Business Park
For a Map of the Farm Business Park - Click Here...
Broadband, Mobile & Telephone
All the buildings have had telephones in them at some point. We are approximately 3 miles from the Gotham telephone exchange.
Fast Broadband by a Fixed Wireless service from Nottingham
We now have this service
available to the property. This is ideal for businesses domestic
customers with speeds offered up to 30Mbps download, 5Mbps upload.
With the use of seametrics flow control a
10Mbps both ways can also be offered which especially useful for website
designers.
More details on the service can be got from Ineedbroadband.co.uk
tel:0115 8718379 who have a range of tariffs to suit your needs.
Using VoIP over internet or mobile phone for telephone calls would also
eliminate the need for landline rental.
Mobile phone calls and mobile broadband
We are well positioned for receiving mobile services from the mast
that is positioned approximately 1/4 mile away across the fields and
can be clearly seen by line of sight. The two service providers that
I know are offering a 4G service from the mast are EE and Three. I
know others are available but don't know what type of service they
offer. Speeds shown from a single speed test (not a scientific
survey) show speeds up to 30 mbps data download inside a building.
Mobile Wi-Fi data downloads is costing about £1-£1.35 per Gb per
month so is also a cost effective service for the smaller user.
Broadband by
land line
The farm only has standard broadband and no
fibre broadband by land line at present. The properties are on the Gotham telephone exchange.
Initial tests indicates that there
should be an ADSL broadband service that provides a
fixed line speed up to 2.9Mbps.
The BT speed test checker indicates that a typical line speed would
range between 1Mbps and 2.5Mbps downloads and upload speeds are
likely to be 0.2-0.45Mbs. The upper part of this range is the normal
range most of the time from my experience and I have done speed
tests over 3mbps at various times of day.
BT Openreach the
wholesale arm of BT are planning to roll out fibre to the premises
(FTTP) to as many properties as possible not already covered by
fibre in my area by 2020. While the farm has been visited by a
surveyor, I do not have any further information as to whether or not
we will get it. Initial impressions by the surveyor was that it
should be easy to deliver as there is a telephone ducting system at
the farm already in place. Apparently the survey goes to the
planning department to be costed before it can be approved.
Business Rates and Small Business Rate Relief in England
From 1 April 2017 the government has permanently double Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) from 50 per cent to 100 per cent and increased the thresholds to benefit a greater number of businesses. Businesses with a property with a rateable value of £12,000 and below will receive 100 per cent relief, with the threshold rising to £15,000 form 1/4/2017.
Business rates are paid to Rushcliffe Borough council.
Business rates information and small business rate reliefs can be found at:-
https://www.gov.uk/../small-business-rate-relief
Some Extra Charges by the Landlord
On top of the rent extra charges are made for water, toilet waste disposal of effluent (where these services are used) and buildings insurance. Heat and electricity are usually purchased direct from the tenants supplier. Security deposits are usually charged to ensure keys are returned and buildings are left tidy when the tenant vacates a building.
Tenant References
New tenants will need to provide some kind of references before being able to rent a building, e.g. some or all of the following:- trade, character and sometimes bank references. Sometimes bank statements can be shown instead of bank references. Often recent home utility bills and or driving license need to be shown to show proof of tenants address
Area Conversion Table
1 sqm = 1.196sq yards
1 sq yard = 9 sqft =
0.8361 sqm
1 sqft = 0.0929 sqm
Approximate distances in miles to:-
Cities: Nottingham - 8, Derby - 15, Leicester - 25.
Counties: Nottinghamshire (Notts, NG11) - 0, Derbyshire (Derbys,
DE74) - 3,
Leicestershire (Leics, LE12) - 3.
Roads: A453 - 1/2, A50, A6 and A42 - 3.
Villages/towns/Boroughs: Clifton - 2, Kegworth - 3, Gotham - 3, East Leake - 6, Long Eaton - 10, Castle Donington - 6, Ruddington - 6, Loughborough - 9, West Bridgford - 7.
