Lot 1, Nook Farm, Bootle, LA19 5XZ

**OFFERS TO BE RECEIVED BY 5PM WEDNESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2024**

Nook Farm is an exciting opportunity to acquire a former dairy farm situated between the Irish Sea and the Lake District Fells in highly productive west Cumbria available for sale by Private Treaty in 6 lots and as a whole. There is additional land available at Thornflatt and Santon Bridge, Holmrook.

The property comprises a large two-storey, three bedroomed farmhouse with extension and a range of predominantly modern agricultural buildings and approximately 55.33 ha (136.72 acres) of agricultural land. The property is accessed directly from the public, unclassified minor road which runs from the A595 trunk road towards the coast and to Bootle Station. The guide price for the farm as a whole is £1,380,000 or available in separate lots as detailed below.

LOT 1- Nook Farm, Bootle Station, Millom, LA19 6XZ – Guide Price £450,000

The farmhouse, steading and adjoining paddock is bound by the minor public road and the railway line and extends to approximately 1.38ha (3.41ac). Across the public road to the south-west there is a single enclosure of improved grassland extending to 6.06ha (14.97 Acres). 

Nook Farmhouse

The farmhouse is constructed from a predominantly solid stone with sandstone quoin stones, window surrounds and sills under a main pitched and tiled roof with one chimney stack in the ridge line and rendering to the front and side elevations. The house is partially renovated including re-wiring.

Council Tax & EPC Nook Farmhouse has been placed in Band E by Cumberland Council. EPC is rated as 32 F.

Services There is mains electricity and metered mains water to the farmhouse and farm buildings, drainage is to a septic tank.

The buildings are described as:

• Farmhouse and Garden
• A steel portal framed former parlour building of five bays approximately 95’ x 40’. With rendered block-built walls and cement fibre cladding under a cement fibre roof.
• Attached to the above of similar construction is a 80’x 40’ four-bay loose housing and store.
• Attached to the above is a 60’ x 40’ three-bay loose housing shed with an open front feed barrier.
• Concrete yards with slurry collection pit and two above ground slurry stores. Access from public road.
• Steel portal framed 75’ x 40’ five bay silage barn under a cement fibre roof with one side Yorkshire boarded. On one side of the barn there is a 75’ x 22’ lean-to 30 stall cubicle housing.
• Attached to the above silage barn there is a 10-stall byre and 5 loose boxes.
• Steel portal frame 75’ x 40’ five bay silage barn under a cement fibre roof, with 75’ x 22’ cubicle housing on each side.
• Attached to the above there is a 34’ x 42’ two bay cubicle shed with 30 stalls.
• Portal frames 45’ x 30’ workshop of block construction under an asbestos roof.
• Situated on the roadside there is a 25’ x 15’ stone building under a slate roof.

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  LOT 2- Guide Price £350,000

  
  

  LOT 3 – Guide Price £140,000

  
  

  LOT 4 – Guide Price £50,000

  LOT 5 – Guide Price £260,000

  LOT 6 – Guide Price £130,000

  
  

   

  METHOD OF SALE

  The properties are offered for sale by Private Treaty. Nook Farm, Bootle is available as a whole or in 6 separate lots. The land at Santon Bridge and Holmrook are for sale in separate lots. The Vendor reserves the right to amend these particulars, not to accept any offer received or to withdraw the property from sale at any time.  A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling Agents.

   

  TENURE AND TITLE:

  The property has freehold title and vacant possession will be given on completion. The property is sold subject to all existing burdens (covenants, wayleaves, rights of way, easements, quasi- easements, rights of access, ancient monuments, etc.) whether public or private and whether constituted in the title deeds or not. The purchasers will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens.

   

  ENVIRONMENT AND BASIC PAYMENT (BPS) SCHEMES:

  The delinked payment under the BPS is to be retained by the vendor. The land is not in a Countryside Stewardship Scheme. The lands location, suggests it could attract significant Government funded payments to help benefit the environment and support an agricultural business.

   

  BOUNDARIES:

  Neither the vendor nor the vendors Agent will be responsible for defining the boundaries or their ownership thereof and the purchaser(s) shall rely on their own inspections and the information appearing in the title documents and in the Land Registry.

   

  SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS:

  The Sporting rights, mines and minerals together with ancillary powers of working are exempted.

   

  VIEWING

  Viewing of the farmhouse and buildings is strictly by appointment with the agents. The land can be viewed on foot at any reasonable time during daylight hours provided a copy of these particulars are to hand.

  Mitchells Land and Property, Lakeland Agricultural Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ.

  Tel: . Email:

   

  VALUED ADDED TAX (VAT)

  VAT will be charged if applicable.

  VENDOR’S SOLICITOR:

  Martin Turner, Brown & Murray Legal Services, 127 Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1XA. Tel:

   

  MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS (AML)

  Under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out AML checks against purchasers. To enable us to complete these check purchasers will need to provide along with their offer photo ID and current council tax or Utility bill. Failure to provide this information may result in an offer not being considered. Further information is available from the agents.

   

  INGOINGS/OUTGOINGS:

  The farm muck in the buildings and stores are to be taken over by the purchaser on completion.

   

  FARM SALE:

  The vendor reserves the right to hold a sale on the farm prior to completion.