Property Details

Upon Instructions from Mr. & Mrs. R Bunn & Worcestershire County Council

FREEHOLD VACANT POSSESSION

(FARMHOUSE PLUS ‘MODERN’ AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS AND APPROX 86 ACRES OF FARMLAND IN 3 LOTS)

On FRIDAY 20TH JUNE 2008 at 7.30pm

At BLAKEMORE FARM, ROCK, KIDDERMISTER

Agents McCartneys LLP, The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, SY8 4AA, Tel: (01584) 872251.

Solicitors For Mr. & Mrs. R Bunn
- Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors (incorporating Morgans Solicitors), 7 Mill Street, Ludlow,
Shropshire, SY8 1BA, Tel: (01584) 872333

For Worcester County Council
- Worcestershire County Council Legal Services, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester,
WR5 2NP, Mrs Eleanor Bonham Tel: (01905) 766615

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS

SITUATION
Proceeding from Tenbury Wells to Kidderminster on the A456. Having passed through Clows Top the farm lies on your left after about one mile and has direct farm drive access onto the main road. The extent and position of the land is shown on the plan attached to these details.

GROWING TIMBER
All timber is included in the sale.

SPORTING RIGHTS
All shooting rights are in hand.

SINGLE FARM PAYMENT
The single farm payment for all of the lots will be passed to the purchasers at a nominal figure of £1.00 per lot. This will be a special condition of sale. In the event of the lots being purchased by separate individuals the existing single farm payment (£5217) will be apportioned on an area basis.

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 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.

The contracts for all lots having been available for inspection for at least one week before the auction prospective will be deemed to have full knowledge thereof and shall be bound by the terms contained therein and the special conditions of sale will not be read out on the night.

PLANS, AREAS AND 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.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, quasi-easements, wayleaves and rights of way, declared and undeclared.

TENURE AND POSSESSION
The property is sold freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

INGOING VALUATION
There will be no ingoing valuation.

VIEWING
At any reasonable time and after contacting Mr. R Bunn on (01299) 832470.

METHOD OF SALE
By Public Auction unless sold previously.

SOLICITORS
Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors (incorporating Morgans Solicitors), 7 Mill Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1BA,
Tel: (01584) 872333
and
Worcestershire County Council, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP, Tel: (01905) 766615
Mrs Eleanor Bonham - e-mail: ebonham@worcestershire.gov.uk
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PARTICULARS OF SALE
Upon Instructions from Mr. & Mrs. R Bunn

BLAKEMORE FARMHOUSE, FARM BUILDINGS &
37.77 ACRES OF LAND IN ONE LOT.
(Hatched Green on Sale Plan)

(Guide Price in the region of £620,000)

DESCRIPTION
This sale offers purchasers a chance to secure a character dwelling in a rural location and yet within easy access of the West Midlands conurbations. The farm has potential for further development and has a nice mix of modern and traditional buildings whilst being situated in the middle of a block of good agricultural land which in itself is partly undulating with some coppice and ponds and has character and amenity as well as being ploughable.

FARMHOUSE
A period dwelling constructed of brick with a partly rendered exterior under a felted (in part) and tiled roof.

The accommodation comprises;

Porch over back door. Rear hall with utility room off (4.6m x 3m). Pantry off. Passage to sitting room (4.8m x 3.8m) with open fireplace and beamed ceiling. Quarry tile floor. Front hall (5.1m x 2.3m) with front door. Kitchen off (5m x 4.4m) with solid fuel rayburn to heat water plus radiators. Snug off (4m x 3m) with tile fireplace. Stairs from hall to first floor and landing.

Bedroom 1 – (4.4m x 2.2m) – Single. Bedroom 2 – (4.1m x 3.7m) – Double. Bedroom 3 – (4.2m x 4m) – Double – Beamed ceiling. Bathroom and WC with low level bath. Wash hand basin H&C. Steps up to Bedroom 4 – (4.4m x 5.4m) – Double – Airing cupboard.

The house is surrounded by a walled garden with lawns and shrubberies.

FARM BUILDINGS
These lie on the right hand side of the farm drive before reaching the house and comprise;

Traditional stone and brick stable with garage adjoining.

Steel and asbestos cement sheeted open fronted livestock building (12m x 10.3m) with concrete block walls. Yorkshire board above.

Steel frame cubicle house 18m x 12.5m with leanto. Dairy and collecting yard 5m wide. 60 cow cubicles.

4 bay dutch barn with leanto yard. Manger for feeding 15m x 18m overall.

3 bay Atcost barn with leanto on both sides 14m x 16½m overall.

Traditional range of brick and stone boxes with open yard to front 14.5m x 6m.

Pole and GI sheep shed ‘L’ shape, 15m x 5m and 7½m x 6m with leanto loose box.

Brick and stone cattle shed 8.7m x 4.8m.

Open fronted brick and tile cattle yard building 19m x 4.6m – walled yard to front with manger.

Livestock building 17m x 7m, open fronted – sheeted doors.

Two stables constructed of brick under an asbestos cement sheeted roof 6m x 4m.

All of the buildings are well served either by concrete yards or stone access areas.

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity to the farmhouse and buildings and septic tank drainage to the farmhouse.

FARMLAND
The farmland lies in a ring fence. It has a stiff loam soil which is suitable for arable or grass production and is more particularly described in the following schedule.
SCHEDULE

O.S. NO DESCRIPTION AREA
ACRES HECTARES
3659 Pasture 4.78 1.933
3051 House & Buildings 1.19 .483
1948 Pasture 5.94 2.403
2942 Pasture & some Amenity Wood 11.54 4.668
3745 Pasture .80 3.24
4338} Pasture est. 5.00 est. 2.02
5244} Pasture est 5.11 est. 2.06
0073} pt. Pond & Wood 3.41 1.38
1358} --------------- -------------------
37.77 Acres 18.18 Hectares
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LICENCE TO OCCUPY
The area in OS numbers 4338 and 5244 hatched /// has been retained by Worcester County Council for a possible road improvement scheme. This area is occupied by Mr. & Mrs. R Bunn under a licence at no charge. The purchaser of Lot 1 will have the opportunity of occupying the land for the foreseeable future under the same terms. Estimated area involved is .74 of an acre (.3 hectares).

Upon Instructions from Worcestershire County Council

TWO LOTS OF FREEHOLD ACCOMMODATION LAND EXTENDING TO 48.45 ACRES AND ADJOINING BLAKEMORE FARM

(Guide Price in the region of £4,000 per acre for both lots)

LOT 2
A block of 21.38 acres immediately adjoining Blakemore Farm and hatched blue on the sale plan.

This lot has direct public highway access and is devoted to grassland. It is well hedged and fenced and is fertile and ploughable. There is mains water which at present comes from Blakemore Farm. In the event of this lot being purchased by a different person to Lot 1 the water supply from Blakemore will be cut off at the end of one month from completion. There is mains water in the verge to the frontage of this parcel. The land is more particularly described in the following schedule.

SCHEDULE
O.S. NO DESCRIPTION AREA
ACRES HECTARES
0044 Pasture 8.81 3.565
0073 pt. Pasture 5.26 2.129
0062 Pasture 7.31 2.958
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LOT 3
27.05 Acres of freehold accommodation land hatched red on the sale plan.

Again with direct public highway access and lying besides both lots 1 and 2. Again well fenced and in good heart. Mains water is available in the public highway. Again the same water provisions will apply if this lot is purchased by a different individual to lots 1 or 2. The land is more particularly described in the following schedule.

SCHEDULE
O.S. NO DESCRIPTION AREA
ACRES HECTARES
0031 Pasture 5.87 2.376
8746 . Pasture 6.90 2.792
8164 Pasture 3.73 1.510
7536 Pasture 10.53 4.270
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27.03 Acres 10.948 Hectares
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