Lot 2: Fordsyke Farmhouse, Farm Buildings and Paddock CA6 4LW

Lot 2 - Fordsyke Farmhouse, Farm Buildings and Paddock, extending in total to 0.34 hectares (0.84 acres)
Offers Over - £280,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds)

Fordsyke Farmhouse
The Grade II property which is in need of refurbishment and spans 1,954.3 sq. ft. (181.6 sq. m) over two floors. The property is of brick construction under a slate roof. The property benefits from a mains water and electricity supply. Drainage is to a private septic tank.

The property briefly comprises:
Ground Floor
Kitchen/Diner: 4.60m x 4.48m
Wall and base units, carpeted floor, sink, soil fuel cooker (redundant).
Living Room: 4.60m x 5.87m
Carpeted floor and open fire.
Sitting Room: 4.60m x 3.83m
Carpeted floor and open fire.
Utility Room: 3.04m x 3.62m
Workshop/Store: 3.04m x 3.70m
Door to Yard

First Floor
Bathroom
W/C, sink and bath.
Bedroom 1: 3.05m x 3.65m
Carpeted floor
Bedroom 2: 4.60m x 3.44m
Carpeted floor and built in storage cupboard.
Bedroom3: 3.55m x 5.38m
Bedroom 3: 3.55m x 5.38m
Carpeted floor
Bedroom 4: 4.60m x 4.48m
Carpeted floor.

Outside
There is a small paddock to the front of the house. The property has ample parking in the farm yard.

Buildings
The property boasts a range of agricultural buildings. The following descriptions should be read in conjunction with the building plan.

The buildings include:
10. Traditional Range: 19.30m x 12.40m (Max) & 7.73m x 6.53m
Brick construction under a part slate part tile roof, two storey, part lofted, split into several storage areas.
11. Storage Shed: 4.43m x 9.28m
12. Traditional Range: 4.62m x 19.10m
Brick/sandstone construction under a slate roof, two storey, part lofted, split into several storage area.
13. Storage Shed: 4.75m x 19.47m
Brick construction under a slate roof, single storey.
14. Byre: 8.24m x 14.94m
Brick construction under an asbestos roof with 16 stalls.
15. Byre: 17.61m x 7.92m
Brick/timber construction under an asbestos roof with stalls for 24.
16. Redundant Building: 3.68m x 4.53m
Brick/slate construction with no roof.

Boundaries
The boundaries are composed of a mixture of post and wire fences and hedgerows.

Land Classification
The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 agricultural land, which is suited to arable and grassland Production.

General Rights and Stipulations

Rights, Easements and Outgoings
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private and any existing proposed wayleaves, easements, rights of servitude restrictions and burdens of whatever kind whether referred to in these particulars or not.

The buyer(s) will be held to satisfy himself or herself on all such matters.

Lot 1
The track is unregistered and does not form part of the seller's legal title however the seller will transfer such estate right title and interest that they have in the track with no title guarantee.
There will also be a right of way granted over the track in so far as the seller is able to grant to gain entry to Lot two leading from the public highway to the east of Lot two.
There will be a right of way over the access road in Lot two to gain entry to Lot one as shown on the plans.

Environmental Stewardship / SFI
The property is currently entered into a Mid-Tier which expires on the 31st December 2028 and an SFI which expires on the 28th February 2027. Further details are available upon request.

Basic Farm Payment
The delinked payments will be retained by the Seller.

Viewing
The property is available to view strictly by prior appointment with Edwin Thompson. Tel: - Mr Matthew Bell.

Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty in lots or as a whole. Offers should be submitted to Edwin Thompson, FIFTEEN Rosehill, Montgomery Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2RW.
A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents following an inspection. The vendor and their agents reserve the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude any of the land shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars of sale.

The agents also reserve the right to conclude negotiations by any other means at their discretion and a degree of flexibility is available to prospective purchasers.
The vendors reserve the right to sell the property without notice.

Services
The property is serviced by a mains electric supply and mains water supply. Foul drainage is to a septic tank. All telephone connections are subject to BT regulations.Please note we have not been able to test services or make judgement on their current condition. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries.
Please note that no formal investigation has been carried out on the septic tank. This may not meet the General Binding Rules 2020 and the property is being sold on this basis.

Tenure and Possession
We understand the property is held freehold.

Fixtures and Fittings
Fitted carpets, where present in the farmhouse and lodge, are included within the sale.
The dairy/feed equipment, milking parlour and free standing troughs are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.

Sporting and Mineral Rights
Sporting rights are included within the sale so far as the sellers have title to them.
The mines and minerals are excluded as they are owned by a third party.

Energy Performance Certificate
Heathwaite Lodge EPC is D.
Fordsyke Farmhouse EPC is G.
The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.

Council Tax
Heathwaite Lodge - Band D (Cumberland Council)
Fordsyke Farmhouse - Band E (Cumberland Council)

Electric
There is one electric supply which serves Lot 1 & 2, in the event that the property is sold separately this supply will need to be split. Further details are available from the selling agent.

Water
The purchasers of the agricultural land will be required to install sub metres to the mains supplies. They will then be billed for this supply. Further details are available from the sole selling agent.

Plans and Schedules
These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only and should not be relied upon.

Money Laundering Regulations
The successful purchaser(s) will have to provide the selling agents with documents in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations. Further details are available upon request.