Luston, Leominster, Herefordshire

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS

Growing Timber

All timber is included in the sale.

Sporting Rights

All sporting rights are in hand and will be sold with the land.

Basic Payment Entitlements

The land is registered for the Basic Payment. Historic monies will be retained by the vendor but the land will be available for entry into any new Government support measures.

Misrepresentation Act

McCartneys for themselves and the vendors of the property, whose Agents they are, give notice that these particulars, although believed correct, do not constitute any part of any offer or contract, and that all the statements contained therein as to the property are made without responsibility and are not to be relied upon as statements or representations of fact, and that they do not give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. The intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in the particulars.

Plan, Areas & Schedules

These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property, and any error or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

Floorplans

Floor and land Plans are for illustrative purposes only, not to scale. All measurements and distances are approximate. The normal enquiries carried out by a purchaser’s Solicitor and the type of inspection undertaken by a purchaser’s Surveyor have not been carried out by the Selling Agents for the purpose of preparation of these particulars.

Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, quasi-easements, wayleaves and rights of way, declared and undeclared.

Tenure & Possession

The property is sold freehold with vacant possession on completion. Please note the land is occupied under an arable licence which will have been completed prior to sale. The majority of the land will therefore be in stubble at the time of completion.

Viewing

The bungalow will be open for viewing on the following days at the following times. Saturday 1st June 2pm – 6pm Sunday 9th June 2pm – 6pm Thursday 13th June 2pm – 6pm Friday 21st June 2pm – 6pm The land can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Method of Sale

By informal tender.

Ingoing Valuation

There will be no ingoing valuation.

Reservation of Rights

In the event that following tenders there are a number which have little difference between them the vendor reserves the right to put the property up for sale by private auction with invitations being delivered to the highest tenderers to attend. The vendors would rather carry out such a process than enter a Dutch auction situation.

Part of Property

Offers for parts of the property will be considered. If potential purchasers are interested in only parts of the property this should be clearly indicated upon the tender form.

Signing of Contract

The successful purchaser will be required to sign a contract within four weeks of acceptance of their tender. To facilitate this timetable the vendors’ solicitors will have prepared a sale pack prior to the tender process. Searches will have been carried out. Purchasers will be required to pay £200 per lot plus VAT to partly cover the costs of such searches.

Money Laundering Regulations

Upon accepting a tender the purchaser will be required to produce proof of identity and residence for money laundering purposes.

Solicitors

T A Matthews Solicitors. 32 Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AR Tel: (Ref TN)

PARTICULARS OF SALE

Lydiatts Farm, Luston offers a rare opportunity to acquire an attractive holding in a renowned farming area in a secluded but not remote position. All of the land lies within a ring fence with good public highway access. It is served by a modern bungalow and a set of farm buildings.

The Bungalow

Dating from the early 1980’s the bungalow is a brick cavity wall construction with insulation under a felted, tiled and insulated roof. The accommodation comprises: Front door to entrance hall. Attractive living room with fireplace and woodburning stove. Kitchen/breakfast room with fitted units, single drainer sink unit. H & C. Rear entrance lobby with adjoining cloakroom with low level WC, wash hand basin. Separate bathroom with bath and shower unit at one end. Wash hand basin. Airing cupboard. Bedroom 1 (double) Bedroom 2 (double) Bedroom 3 (single) Services comprise mains water, mains electricity, septic tank drainage, oil fired central heating. Outside of the bungalow there is a detached brick and tiled roof garage with up and over door, electric light and power. There are lawns and shrubbery round the bungalow together with ample hard standing and car parking area. There is an agricultural tie on the bungalow.

Farm Buildings

Convenient to but not intrusive upon is a comprehensive range of farm buildings. These have a separate public highway access. They comprise, a traditional brick barn with timber frame and slate roof. A brick and concrete rendered building with curved roof housing a breast parlour with eight standings. Adjoining dairy. Steel framed cubicle shed with sheeted doors. 38 cubicles. Covered feeding and loafing area. Outside a bulk feed bin (wooden). Two bay Dutch barn. Formerly deep litter chicken house converted into livestock building with internal division and pens. Metal bulk feed bin. 3 bay Mifflin livestock building now used for machinery. Small single bay Dutch barn.

Hope Value

The agents believe there is some hope value in the brick barn subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions. BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BRICK BARN, POTENTIAL PURCHASERS VIEWING THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED NOT TO ENTER THIS BUILDING.

Farmland

All of the farmland lies within a ring fence. It has direct public highway access. It is in the main level or gently sloping and comprises a stiff clay loam soil. It is well hedged and fenced. It is more particularly described in the following schedule. SCHEDULE. OS Number. Description Area 0058 Buildings .32 acre 0066 Arable 7.77 acres 0081 Arable 4.71 acres 2268 Arable 9.19 acres 0763 + 0458 + 1359 Part arable, part pasture 3.7 acres 2653 Arable 6.87 acres Part 1244 Arable (est) 3.42 acres 0055 Pasture 2.24 acres Part 0045 Bungalow (est) .11 acres Total 38.33 acres (15.51ha)

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GUIDE PRICE FOR THE WHOLE £800,000