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NEWTON OF AUCHTERHOUSE NEWTYLE, ANGUS NEWTON OF AUCHTERHOUSE NEWTYLE, ANGUS, DD2 5PB Coupar Angus about 8 miles Dundee about 6 miles Perth about 24 miles EXTENSIVE ARABLE AND STOCK FARM IN ANGUS • Farmhouse (5 bedrooms) • Range of modern and traditional farm buildings • 358 acres arable • 395 acres pasture and grazing • 138 acres woodland • Driven pheasant shoot About 896 acres (362 hectares) in total For sale as a whole Savills Edinburgh CKD Galbraith Perth Wemyss House Lynedoch House 8 Wemyss Place Barossa Place Edinburgh Perth EH3 6DG PH1 5EP 0131 247 3720 01738 451 111 [email protected] [email protected] DESCRIPTION Newton of Auchterhouse is an extensive arable and stock unit extending to about 896 acres in total with a traditional farmhouse. The farm currently forms part of the larger Kinpurnie Estate and has been let on a series of short term grazing and cropping agreements but will be available with vacant possession on 31st October 2015. The holding lies within a single contiguous block and has good access off either minor public roads intersecting the farm or off internal hard tracks. The fields are of a good workable size and layout. The land can be classified as: Hectares Type Acres 145.17 Arable 358.73 32.33 Permanent Pasture 79.89 127.90 Rough Grazing 316.05 56.19 Woodland 138.85 1.38 Other 3.41 362.97 Total 896.94 The shooting rights over the farm are let until 1st February 2016 and form part of a wider pheasant shoot over the surrounding estate. The farm’s own natural topography, coupled with the strategically planted coverts, could provide the foundation of a smaller driven shoot. SITUATION Newton of Auchterhouse is situated on the southern side of the Sidlaw Hills, in an area renowned for highly productive mixed arable and stock farms. The village of Newtyle lies about 2½ miles to the north and Dundee about 8½ miles to the south east. Dundee provides an excellent range of shops and professional services, together with good leisure facilities. Home to the Universities of Dundee and Abertay, Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences. The city’s renowned cultural facilities are soon to be augmented by the V&A Museum of Design, anticipated to open in 2018. This world class building by Kengo Kuma will be the centrepiece of Dundee’s ambitious waterfront regeneration project. There are several private schools in the area including Dundee High School and St Leonards in St Andrews, with further schools in both Perthshire and Edinburgh. There are primary schools in Newtyle and Birkhill (4.5 miles) whilst secondary schools can be found in Dundee and Monifieth. The recreational opportunities in the area are excellent. For the golfer there are numerous courses within a comfortable distance including Carnoustie, which hosted the open in 1999 and 2007, St Andrews, with its world famous courses, and more locally the challenging 18 hole course at Piperdam. Fishing can be taken on the River Tay, and there is horse racing and polo at Scone Palace. Perthshire and Angus are well served by agricultural merchants and dealers and there is a successful local machinery ring which can provide additional resources as and when required. Grain and potatoes are shipped directly from Dundee and there are livestock markets at Forfar and Perth. Newton Of Auchterhouse, Auchterhouse, Dundee, Angus, DD2 5PB Approx. Gross Internal Area 2507 Sq Ft - 232.90 Sq M (Excluding Covered Store) For identification only. Not to scale. © Square Foot Media 2015 Bedroom 4 16'4'' x 16'3'' Dining 4.98 x 4.95m Room Bedroom 1 15'8'' x 12'9'' 17'6'' x 12'2'' 4.78 x 3.89m 5.33 x 3.71m Dining/ Kitchen 17'5'' x 12'10'' 5.31 x 3.91m Bedroom 3 Utility Bathroom 14'2'' x 7'8'' 10'8'' x 7'4'' 4.32 x 2.34m 3.25 x 2.24m 18'2'' x 8'1'' 5.54 x 2.46m Hall Hall Bedroom 5 Bathroom 10'8'' x 9'1'' Hall 3.25 x 2.77m Shower Room Sitting Room B Bedroom 2 Covered 25'10'' x 13'2'' 7.87 x 4.01m 17'6'' x 12' Store 5.33 x 3.66m 22'10'' x 9'4'' 6.96 x 2.84m Ground Floor First Floor Newton of Auchterhouse Farmhouse lies near the centre of the LAND OFFERS farm. It has a painted exterior, lying under a tiled roof and enjoys The land ranges between 150m and 285m above sea level and Offers in Scottish Legal Form are to be submitted to the selling a southerly aspect. The accommodation is well laid out for family is mostly gently sloping and has a mainly southerly aspect. The agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective life, providing space, practicality and ample room for entertaining, area benefits from an average annual rainfall of about 26” and the purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling as shown on the accompanying layout plans. It is occupied under arable land is largely classified as Class 3 by the James Hutton agents following inspection. a Short Assured Tenancy. Institute for Soil Research and has a good working depth. VAT FARM BUILDINGS GENERAL REMARKS AND INFORMATION The property is subject to an election to waive exemption. The Situated to the west of the farmhouse is an extensive range of asking price indicated excludes VAT, which will be payable in buildings. The buildings are mainly of steel frame construction VIEWING addition to the purchase price where applicable. However, with enclosed sides and concrete floors and are currently Strictly by appointment with Savills or CKD Galbraith. Given the please note that the sale will not automatically be subject to VAT. used for storing estate forestry and gardening equipment. The potential hazards of a working farm, we request you take care This will depend on the relevant circumstances at the time of sale approximate dimensions are as follows: when viewing the property, especially around the farm yard. and we recommend that further advice is taken. Further details are available from the selling agents on request. General purpose shed (23.5m x 19.3m) DIRECTIONS From Dundee take the A923 road for Coupar Angus and on ADDITIONAL PROPERTY General purpose shed (30.62m x 19m) entering Muirhead turn right onto the B954 road signposted for Situated towards the eastern boundary of the farm are two General purpose shed (22.91m x 17.83m) Alyth. After approximately 3 miles turn left onto the minor road dwellings and a traditional steading with consent for conversion Range of stores (23m x 9.17m) opposite the small bus shelter and the entrance to the farm will be into three holiday cottages. The properties are owned by the General purpose building (19.72m x 19.34m) reached after approximately one-third of a mile. seller and available in addition by separate negotiation. Lean-to store (19.72m x 8.33m) ENTRY AND POSSESSION Open sided store (31.78m x 5.5m) Entry will be by arrangement. SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE RATING Newton of Auchterhouse Farmhouse is serviced by mains water, private drainage, mains electricity and an oil fired central heating system. It is in council tax band F and has an EPC rating of D. A copy of the Energy Performances Certificate is available on request. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS All fixtures and fittings within the farmhouse and farm buildings are included in the sale price. No other items are included unless mentioned in the particulars. SERVITUDE RIGHTS, BURDENS, WAYLEAVES AND STATUTORY PUBLIC AND OTHER ACCESS RIGHTS The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing servitude and wayleave rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The property is also sold subject to the rights of public access under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others following their solicitors’ examination of the title deeds. If the property is sold in lots appropriate rights of access, servitude and wayleave will be granted and reserved as appropriate. There is a wayleave agreement in favour of Scottish Power (Power Systems) for electricity poles crossing the holding, under which the owner receives a nominal annual payment. INGOING VALUATION The purchaser(s) of Newton of Auchterhouse, in addition to the purchase price, will be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation to be agreed between two valuers, one acting for each party, or an arbiter appointed by the valuers, or failing agreement as to the appointment by the President, for the time being, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Scottish Branch), the following: 1. All cultivations carried out in preparation for the current crop valued on a labour and machinery basis. 2. All growing crops, on a seeds, labour, lime, fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops. 3. All hay, straw, fodder, roots, silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value. 4. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds and sundry at cost. Note: If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed on the date fixed for completion, then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as Savills shall certify on account at the valuation pending agreement. Should the payment not be made within seven days then the interest will become payable on outstanding monies at 5% over Bank of Scotland borrowing rate.