Lease property
Lease your property and benefit from high rental income
Would you like to lease your land and generate as much income as possible? Then choose to lease your land to Solar Direktinvest for the construction of a solar park. You will benefit from above-average and long-term rental income.
Leasing land for photovoltaics
Above-average rental income is possible when leasing a property!
Would you like to lease or rent out your property? Do you own a large plot of land and are looking for a suitable tenant or leaseholder? We will lease your plot of land from 10,000 m² and install a photovoltaic system there. There is no expense for you if you rent out your undeveloped plot - we assume the entire risk. In addition, we pay you high lease payments for the land lease for 40 years.
Find out more about how to lease your land for solar systems on the following page!
Renting land for a solar park: 4 advantages
- High lease payment over 40 years
If you rent out your property, you benefit from a high rent. You receive long-term planning security thanks to the long lease term of up to 40 years .
- Upgrade the property
You can lease your land for solar installations and benefit from an enormous increase in the value of the land in the long term thanks to the high rental income. Achieve the highest possible yield from your property by renting it out.
- From a single source
We are project developers for large PV systems on rooftops and open spaces - throughout Germany. We take care of all preparations, construction and regular maintenance of the solar park over the entire term. Benefit from our many years of experience if you decide to rent out your property!
- Environmental protection
By leasing land (or renting out a roof), you are making a significant contribution to protecting our environment. If you rent out your undeveloped property, you can generate clean and environmentally friendly electricity by installing a solar system, without releasing any environmentally harmful substances.
Land lease prices - what is possible?
Pricing when renting a property: How to determine the rental price
Finding the right rent or lease for your property is often not an easy task. The expectations of a potential tenant and the landlord are often far apart, as agricultural businesses in particular are often unable to pay high lease prices. Operators of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems are generally considered the better choice.
To get an initial estimate of how much a reasonable rent would be for your property if you were to lease it, you can take a look at the local rent index. In some cases, there may also be a property market report that will give you an estimate. Online portals can also help you to make a comparison with similar properties in your region.
When determining the price, it is important that you know the key data of your property. The location, type of plot, market situation, demand and other points must be taken into account when determining the lease price.
Solar Direktinvest endeavors to pay each lessor a fair rent. After you have received a consistently high rent for 20 years, you have the opportunity to share in the profits from electricity sales.
What rental income is possible per year when leasing a property?
If you have leased your land for a PV system, the income per hectare and year is in the four-digit range.
Basically, the possible prices that you can achieve with your land lease depend on various factors. These include whether the land you want to lease is located in a disadvantaged area. This is because such so-called conversion areas receive high state compensation for the electricity generated.
It is also advantageous if the area is south-facing. This means that more photovoltaic modules can be installed per square meter. This also increases your rental income. This is how the land lease prices are calculated.
This means you benefit from above-average annual income over a very long period of up to 40 years, during which the land rental prices remain valid. After 20 years of leasing, you also have the opportunity to benefit from a generous profit share from the yields of the solar park.
Renting out land for photovoltaics
If you have leased your land for a PV system, the income per hectare and year is in the four-digit range.
Basically, the possible prices that you can achieve with your land lease depend on various factors. These include whether the land you want to lease is located in a disadvantaged area. This is because such so-called conversion areas receive high state compensation for the electricity generated.
It is also advantageous if the area is south-facing. This means that more photovoltaic modules can be installed per square meter. This also increases your rental income. This is how the land lease prices are calculated.
This means you benefit from above-average annual income over a very long period of up to 40 years, during which the land rental prices remain valid. After 20 years of leasing, you also have the opportunity to benefit from a generous profit share from the yields of the solar park.
Property for rent? - About the Solar Direktinvest Group
Would you like to lease your property? Then get in touch with us! The Solar Direktinvest Group specializes in the acquisition, purchase and sale, development and construction, as well as maintenance and insurance, of photovoltaic roof systems and solar parks in Germany , which are located on leased roof areas and land. We provide you with everything you need for a sustainable, secure and, above all, worry-free photovoltaic investment from a single source.
Our head office is located in Nuremberg (Bavaria), in a prime central location on Wöhrder See, right next to well-known companies such as Mercedes Benz AG, Apo Bank eG and VR Bank eG.
Renting a property with Solar Direktinvest
In the following video, Managing Director Andreas Köhler and Götz Facius, Project Manager at Solar Direktinvest, take a closer look at the land lease. They not only explain the importance of the expansion of renewable energies in Germany, but also explain the steps involved in building a ground-mounted photovoltaic system.
"Solar Direktinvest has employees with decades of experience and several hundred PV systems that we have implemented - in any size. Large or small, roof or ground-mounted. During installation, we make sure that we adhere to the highest standards. The construction itself is as minimally invasive as possible after the usual ground investigations, which are of course part of the standard procedure. The systems are then simply anchored in the ground by pile-driving. This is done at a sufficient height so that sheep grazing or other green plants and flowering strips can thrive under the system. In this respect, we tend to enhance these landscaped areas because we don't cause any pollution of the land."
Götz Facius
Project manager of Solar Direktinvest
Property leasing - everything from a single source
As a project developer of solar plants, we specialize in the construction of roof systems and solar parks in Germany. We search for suitable roof areas and plots of land throughout Germany for their realization, in order to lease them for a period of up to 40 years. We pay above-average prices if you rent out your property. For example, you don't have a plot of land but would like to rent out your roof? Please get in touch with us about this too!
We pay for some of the solar plants we have built on leased land ourselves and keep them in our portfolio, but we offer the majority to our customers as turnkey photovoltaic investments. We sell either entire systems or parts of solar systems by inverter.
If you lease a property to us, we remain your point of contact for maintenance, remote monitoring and insurance cover for the entire term of all our rooftop systems and solar parks. In this way, we ensure that you can rent out your property without any worries and that the installed solar system produces green electricity.
Property rental - The opinion of one of our customers
"I have a former sand dump here on the farm that is over 30 hectares in size. It is partly planted with forest, but also has a lot of open space. It's poor quality soil, almost all sand. And now I'm going to lease the land for a ground-mounted solar installation. Because why not? Such areas can be used very well for this."
Thomas Löffler
Lessor
Solar Investment: Letzendorf, 145 kWp
Property leasing: Hundreds of positive experiences from customers at Proven Expert
If you lease your property from Solar Direktinvest, you have the opportunity to write a review on the Proven Expert review portal after or during the collaboration. Here you can report on your experiences with the land lease . This applies not only if you have leased your land, but also if you have rented out your roof, sold your PV system or if you have purchased a system as a PV investment. In this way, you create trust with new customers who want to lease your property and you support the expansion of renewable energies.
Property rental: References for over 200 photovoltaic projects implemented by us
The following photovoltaic systems represent an excerpt of the photovoltaic investments realized by Solar Direktinvest to date . All of these plants are located on leased land, so that the lessors benefit from above-average lease payments when renting out the land.
The following button will take you to other sold, brokered or self-implemented solar systems. You can also sell new installations or existing solar installations with us. Below you can see PV systems that have been sold either as a whole or by inverter.
Leasing property: Pictures say more than words - see for yourself.
1.57 kWp Lalendorf
3,450 kWp Heuchelheim
2.81 MWp Bielefeld
748 kWp Doberlug
1.85 MWp Elsterwerda
2,976 kWp Mehrum
Property rental: mentions of Solar Direktinvest in the press and media
The following articles and mentions reflect the experiences of customers who have leased their land, as well as the many other aspects of a PV investment from the Solar Direktinvest Group.
Property rental - Which properties are suitable?
Conversion areas at best
Conversion areas are areas that can hardly be cultivated in any other way. Renting out land for a solar installation? These areas are particularly suitable. Some examples are Soils with high levels of pollution, disadvantaged areas, former military sites, quarries, slopes, etc.
Minimum size of 10,000m²
Would you like to rent out your open space? We rent your space from a total of 10,000 m², i.e. one hectare. This allows us to install a solar park with a total output of around 750 kWp and operate profitably.
As shadow-free as possible
Renting out open spaces for photovoltaics only makes sense if the solar modules are exposed to sunlight throughout the day. If the areas are shaded, we will omit these areas. This part cannot be taken into account for the area calculation when leasing land.
Leasing a plot of land: How to find a suitable tenant
If you are looking for a tenant, you can advertise your land in various ways: Whether on the Internet, in the local newspaper or on classified ad portals. Of course, you can also contact an estate agent and try to lease your plot through them. However, these options may incur costs that you should bear in mind. If you have several interested parties, it is a good idea to compare the different asking prices and also weigh up aspects such as the intended use, desired lease term and other aspects that are important to you against the ideas of the tenants.
We, the Solar Direktinvest Group, also lease plots of land from a size of 1,000 square meters in order to install ground-mounted photovoltaic systems on them. If you would like to lease your land, please get in touch with us using our contact form.
How does the lease for a solar system work?
Leasing your land is easier than you might think at first. Finding a suitable tenant is often not difficult and you usually don't need an estate agent, as you would with a property, for example. This is because with Solar Direktinvest you gain a reliable tenant for your land. If your plot is suitable for the construction and operation of a photovoltaic system, we will agree a lease agreement with you. This lease agreement sets out all the important details regarding the scope of the rights of use and the amount of the rent. We then start the approval process for the construction of the solar park. Once all approvals have been obtained and investors have been found, we build on the plot. The solar system is installed on the site in a minimally invasive manner.
Lease agreement: What is included when you lease your property?
Once you have found a suitable tenant for your property and you would like to lease your property to them, the next step is to draw up a detailed lease agreement that is tailored to the requirements of both parties. There are some ready-made forms available. If you lease your land to us, Solar Direktinvest, we will provide you with complete lease agreements that can be individually adapted.
Regardless of whether you draw up a new lease or use a model, there are a few points that should not be missing from a lease when you rent out your property:
- A detailed description of the property you are leasing
- Detailed information on the rent with regard to the amount and payment
- Record the lease term and any renewal options, termination options and notice periods
- If any alterations are made to the property, you should specify how these buildings are to be dealt with after the end of the lease
- Exclude that you assume liability for the income on the property
- Record the type of use of the property in order to rule out the possibility of the land being used for other purposes
Renting out land for a solar system: Questions & Answers
What is the difference between leasing a property and renting out a property?
We use the terms letting and leasing synonymously on this page and it has also crept into everyday language to equate letting and leasing. However, if you look at the definitions of the two terms in detail, you will notice a difference that you should be aware of before concluding a lease or rental agreement.
→ Renting out land: If you rent out your plot of land, you give your area to a tenant who pays you a certain amount of monthly rent in return. Your tenant can use the land, for example, to grow vegetables for their own consumption or for personal recreation, but they are not allowed to make a profit from it.
→ Lease land: If you lease your land, the tenant is able to reap the benefits. This means that the tenant can use the land to generate their own income in return for a rent. This mainly applies to agricultural land, but also to land that is leased for the production of renewable energy.
Why is it not possible to let the property, but only to lease it?
Anyone who has a property to rent or lease naturally wonders whether renting or leasing is better. We generally lease land, as the main difference between renting and leasing is what is referred to as the yield. When leasing, it is possible for the tenant to generate income from the use of the land. The lessee is fully entitled to the revenue generated and the lessor receives his lease payments.
What other requirements must my property meet for leasing?
As an interested party, you should be aware that not every plot of land meets the requirements for a solar energy system, even if the above points apply. Nevertheless, agricultural land can be considered, as can conversion areas. The important thing is that there is enough potential to generate income. Use the above requirements as a guide for an initial check. Send us an inquiry and we will check whether your land is suitable for leasing.
Is a building permit required when leasing a property?
Yes, planning permission is required if you lease your land in order to build a solar park. In addition, a change to the land use plan must be approved by the local authority. Only then may a solar park be built. The preliminary planning of a solar park will take several months. But if you lease your land to Solar Direktinvest, you don't have to worry about this. Our experienced team will take care of all the necessary steps from the conclusion of the lease agreement to the completion of the solar park.
Does a grid connection have to be available before the property can be leased?
Yes, this must exist. We therefore submit a request to the grid operator. They will tell us at which location the electricity can be fed into the public grid.
How is the property maintained during the lease?
In order to regularly contain the growth of grass under the photovoltaic modules, we commission shepherds. They come with their flocks of sheep and let the sheep graze under the photovoltaic modules. This is not only environmentally friendly, but also benefits the local shepherds. When leasing land for a solar park, you don't have to worry about a thing. We coordinate the appointments with the shepherd.
Lease of land: environmental protection and sustainability
The poles are melting, the air is polluted, sea levels are rising and biodiversity continues to decline. These are just some of the major environmental problems of our time. But we believe it is time to act.
Energy transition, environmental protection and sustainability are therefore very important to us. With our photovoltaic investments, we give property owners the opportunity to make a contribution to the energy transition by renting out their land.
But we also show commitment ourselves! Together with PLANT-MY-TREE® , we plant 1,000 trees a year. In this way, entire forests are created in Büttelborn (Hesse) and other German municipalities. By protecting this tree population for 99 years from deforestation and commercial use, a natural environment is created for native animal and plant species.
Protecting the climate and the environment is therefore very important to us. We continue to look for new ways to pursue this as a company. We are particularly looking forward to making a major contribution to the energy transition in Germany with the ongoing expansion of photovoltaics.
