FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER Tender date: Thursday 14th July, 2016, 12 Noon

WHITE HOUSE FARM, GREETHAM, , LN9 6PS

130 ACRES

A grade II and III arable farm situated in the Wolds with a range of traditional and modern farm buildings. Available as a whole with vacant possession on 5th October 2016 and early entry after harvest.

Old Bank Chambers, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5HY Tel: 01507 522222 Fax: 01507 524444 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.robert-bell.org

LOCATION BUILDINGS White House Farm lies between Greetham and The yard includes a 40’ x 60’ general/grain store Fulletby only 3.5 miles east from the old market with lean-to. There is a sound brick and slate town of Horncastle. Lincoln is 27 miles to the west. traditional building. A low open sided machinery The farm is located within the store sits to the south of the other buildings. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Dutch barn has recently been fire-damaged and will require demolition or reinstatement by the purchaser.

RADIO MAST The farm includes a small radio transmission mast operated by AB Internet on an annual licence with a fee of £900 per annum payable.

SERVICES Electricity (not 3 phase) and mains water is connected

ACCESS The land has direct access from the Furlongs Lane DESCRIPTION from where a track runs to the yard and on to the White House Farm holds an elevated position on eastern fields. the western edge of the Wolds and comprises a ring fenced block of 130 acres with buildings. The OUTGOINGS land is predominately arable with 5 acres of In 2015 £156.31 of General Drainage Charges were grassland around the yard. The house is not payable to the Environment Agency. included and is in separate ownership.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME SOIL TYPES The land is registered for the Basic Payment Approximately half of the farm is Grade II free Scheme and sufficient Entitlements for the eligible draining Wolds Loam shown on the Soil Survey as land will be available at market value from the Swaffham Prior; Well drained calcareous coarse outgoing tenant in addition to the purchase price. and fine loamy soils over chalk rubble. Some The 2016 BPS claim will be retained by the similar shallow soils. Deep non-calcareous loamy outgoing tenant. soils in places. Striped and polygonal soil patterns locally. Or Carstens; well drained fine silty over clayey, clayey and fine silty soils, often very flinty. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP This is capable of good crops of cereals and sugar There is no environmental scheme over the farm. beet.

EARLY ENTRY, TENANTRIGHT & DILAPIDATIONS The eastern half of the farm is variable soil shown There will be no tenantright nor counter claim for as either Cuckney 2; well drained sandy and dilapidations with the exception of the poultry ferruginous fine loamy soils over soft sandstone. manure heap for which the outgoing tenant will Some coarse loamy soils affected by groundwater. have the right to remove or will offer to the Or Wickham 2; slowly permeable seasonally purchaser for market value. Early entry will be waterlogged fine loamy soil over clayey, fine silty permissible on the payment of a double deposit. over clayey and clayey soils. Small areas of slowly permeable calcareous soils on steeper slopes. This area of the farm is under drained with plans available from the Agents.

SCHEDULE TENURE & POSSESSION Ordnance Survey 1906 Edition The land is offered freehold with vacant possession OS No. Description Acres Hectares on 5th October 2016 and early entry after harvest. Greetham Parish 1 Arable 15.052 6.091 RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS & WAYLEAVES 2 Arable 11.531 4.666 The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of 4 Arable 14.282 5.780 all existing rights, including rights of way, whether 5 Buildings 0.558 0.225 public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and all other rights, 6 Arable/Grass 16.615 6.730 easements, quasi-easements and all wayleaves 7 Arable 19.275 7.800 whether referred to in these particulars or not. 33 Arable 20.458 8.279 Parish In particular there is a bridleway, electrical 1 Arable 20.260 8.200 wayleaves, and the house has a right of access over 19 Arable 12.676 5.130 the track coloured brown on the plan. 130.717 52.901

SPORTING RIGHTS Rural Land Registry Sporting rights are in hand and included in the sale. Name Field No. Acres Hectares House Field TF3071 4293 14.88 6.02 VIEWING Roadside TF3071 5666 19.17 7.76 Viewing is strictly by appointment with the Paddock TF3071 6499 3.71 1.50 Agents. Yard Field TF3071 7277 13.12 5.31 11 Acre TF3072 5111 11.47 4.64 METHOD OF SALE Gorse TF3072 7530 15.54 6.29 The land is offered for sale by informal tender as a Thornes TF3072 8607 20.68 8.37 whole (unless previously sold). Holbeck TF3072 9738 29.97 12.13 All offers are subject to the following tender Holbeck 2 TF3172 1940 1.33 0.54 conditions and are to reach the agents Horncastle Buildings/ Not office by 12 noon on Thursday 14th July, 2016. 1.00 0.40 Woodland registered

130.87 52.96 VAT

Should any sale of the land or rights attached to it become a chargeable supply for the purposes of PAST CROPPING VAT such tax will be payable by the purchaser(s) in Field 2014 2015 2016 addition to the contract price. House Field O.S.R. W.W. W.Bly Roadside W.W. O.S.R. W.W. AGENT Paddock P.Pasture George Harrison, Robert Bell & Company Yard Field O.S.R. W.W. W.W. Tel: 01507 522222 11 Acres W.W. W.W. W.W. Email: [email protected] Gorse O.S.R. W.W. S.Bly/ Fallow SOLICITORS Thornes W.Bly O.S.R. W.W. Messrs.Chattertons, 5, South Street, Horncastle, Holbeck W.W. W.Bly/ O.S.R. LN9 6DS Tel: 01507 522222 Fallow Holbeck 2 P.Pasture

TENDER CONDITIONS 1. Tenders should be made out by completing the enclosed pro-forma and submitting: • In a sealed envelope to Robert Bell & Company, Old Bank Chambers, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5HY (Envelope to be marked in the top left hand corner WHITE HOUSE FARM TENDER) • By email to [email protected] (subject WHITE HOUSE FARM TENDER) 2. Tenders must be received no later than 12 noon on Thursday 14th July, 2016 3. Offers must not be by reference to any other offer or party and should be best and final offers for the land as described in these sale particulars. 4. All offers should be stated in pounds sterling, subject only to contract. We recommend that your offer is for an odd figure to avoid the possibility of duplicate bids. 5. You should confirm in your offer that you are able to fund the purchase and that your offer is not dependent upon either sale of other property or financing arrangements, which are not already in place. 6. The successful tenderer will be notified within 7 days and agrees that they will cooperate in referring the sale to solicitors and expedite exchange of contracts within 28 days of their solicitor receiving the contracts. 7. A deposit of 10% of the purchase price will be payable on exchange of contracts. With a double deposit due if early entry is required. 8. All tenders will be considered on their merits and the Vendor reserves the right not to accept the highest or any tender. These particulars were prepared in June, 2016

DISCLAIMER Messrs Robert Bell and Company for themselves and for vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that: (i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intended purchasers or lessees, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; (ii) all descriptions, dimensions, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (iii) no person in the employment of Messrs Robert Bell and Company has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. (iv) All parties are advised to make appointments to view but the agents cannot hold themselves responsible for any expenses incurred in inspecting properties, which may have been sold or let. (v) Any maps/plans are for identification purposes only. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright Reserved. Licence No. ES759244

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Old Bank Chambers, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5HY Tel: 01507 522222 Fax: 01507 524444 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.robert-bell.org

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