Sandside Farm. Reay, Caithness KW14 7RN

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1 Sadside Farm Reay, Caithess KW14 7RN

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3 Property Summary Sadside Farm, Reay, Caithess KW14 7RN Productive arable ad livestock farm i attractive coastal settig. Thurso 11 miles Wick 31 miles Iveress 123 miles Features Three-bedroom farmhouse, rage of useful farm buildigs. The farm is offered for sale as a whole or i 2 Lots as follows: Lot 1 Grieve s House, farm buildigs ad lad orth of A836 Lot 2 Lad south of A836 I all about 337 hectares (832 acres) For Sale by private treaty as a whole or i 2 Lots Equiries To: Vedors Solicitor: Turca Coell Prices Exchage 1 Earl Grey Street Ediburgh EH3 9EE T: F: E: do.macleod@turcacoell.com W: Alastair Campbell Elm House, Cradlehall Busiess Park, Iveress, IV2 5GH t: F: e: alastair.campbell@bidwells.co.uk bidwells.co.uk

4 Situatio Sadside Farm is located o the orth coast of the Couty of Caithess i a area of otable atural beauty. Caithess is famous for its uspoiled ope coutryside, its beautiful ad varied coastlie, together with its variety of agricultural lad ragig from fertile arable fields to extesive moors ad wetlads. The Farm is situated adjacet to the village of Reay ad overlooks the attractive Sadside Bay with its curved sady beach ad small traditioal stoe harbour. There is a church, small coveiece store ad primary school at Reay. Thurso, mailad Scotlad s most ortherly tow, is approximately 11 miles to the east. Thurso has a good rage of shops ad facilities icludig supermarkets, hospital, high school ad the campus for the North Highlad College. Descriptio Sadside Farm was traditioally the Home Farm for Sadside House ad Estate. It icludes a rage of lad from productive arable fields adjacet to Sadside Bay through to rough grazigs. The lad varies i height from approximately 10m to 80m above sea level (33ft to 265ft) ad ejoys a favourable coastal climate. The farm is well kow i the local area as a early uit. Accordig to Met Office figures, the average aual raifall is 1002mm (39 iches). I recet years, the farm has bee operated as a livestock eterprise ad is predomiatly laid dow to grass, although occasioal arable ad fodder crops have bee grow for feed. The farm curretly carries 640 breedig ewes ad 50 breedig cows, icludig a umber of pedigree Aberdee Agus. The lad is classed betwee Grade 3(2) ad Grade 6 o the Lad Capability for Agriculture Series published by the James Hutto Istitute. Lottig The farm is offered for sale as a whole or i two lots: Lot 1: Grieve s House, farm buildigs ad lad orth of A836 Grieve s House Icluded withi Lot 1 is a three-bedroomed, two storey house which is located immediately adjacet to the farm buildigs. The house is fully double glazed ad has a oil fired cetral heatig system, but would beefit from iteral up-gradig. Accommodatio icludes a farmhouse kitche, utility room, sittig room ad WC o the groud floor with three bedrooms ad a bathroom o the first floor. There is a small garde surroudig the house. Farm buildigs The farm buildigs comprise a rage of traditioal ad moder livestock buildigs. There is a large geeral purpose shed of steel portal frame costructio with additioal steel framed lea-to extesios providig peed livestock housig. Total iteral dimesios are approximately 30m x 60m. The preset occupiers have recetly istalled cattle hadlig facilities withi this shed. Adjacet to the geeral purpose shed is a grai store with cosiderable height for storage, costructed of stoe with part-lied cocrete iteral walls. The remaiig buildigs comprise a attractive rage of traditioal stoe built cart sheds, byre, stablig, bothy ad former kil bar. Lad The lad icluded i Lot 1 exteds to a total of hectares ( acres) or thereby. It icludes the pricipal arable lad surroudig the mai farm steadig ad exteds aroud the coast to the orther headlads. It ca be approximately broke dow as follows:- Lad Category Hectares Acres Regio 1 Lad (arable & ploughable pasture Regio 3 Lad (rough grazig) uallocated

5 Lot 2: Lad south of A836 Lot 2 comprises lad lyig to the south of the A836 which rus through Reay Village. I additio to arable lad, it icludes the area kow as the Kowes, a useful area of grazed woodlad ad rough grazig, providig shelter for out-witerig livestock. There is also a area of more dese woodlad platatio which has the potetial for developmet for deer stalkig or shootig. This Lot rus i total to hectares ( acres) or thereby ad ca be approximately broke dow as follows:- Lad Category Hectares Acres Regio 1 Lad (arable & ploughable pasture Regio 3 Lad (rough grazig) Uallocated (grazed woodlad, bur chael & rough grazig) At the time of preparatio of particulars, determiatio is awaited o a appeal of 29.91ha of Regio 3 lad to Regio 1. Additioal Lad & Cottages Although ot icluded i the particulars of sale, there are also two semi-detached cottages, curretly udergoig refurbishmet, alog with the former walled garde ad paddocks, which could be cosidered for sale, subject to separate egotiatio. The walled garde icludes a goodsized greehouse historically used by the Sadside Estate gardeer. There are a umber of fruit trees still growig alog the south-facig garde wall. The greehouse requires some mior repairs, but is ideal for those iterested i horticultural productio. Geeral Remarks ad Stipulatios Services The farm buildigs ad Grieve s House, are served by mais electricity supply. The house has a private draiage system to a septic tak ad soakaway. The house, farm buildigs ad field troughs throughout the farm are supplied by a private water supply, fed from lad to the south ad which is uderstood to supply a good quatity of water throughout the year.

6 Farm Code ad Basic Paymet Etitlemets (BPS) The lad is all registered for IACS purposes. The curret Farm Code is 288/0134. This icludes lad to be retaied by the sellers ad accordigly will require to be split followig a sale. For the avoidace of doubt, Basic Paymet etitlemets are ot icluded i the sale. However, oce allocated, these will be available by separate egotiatio. The farm has a claims history stretchig back a umber of years ad a claim is beig made i 2015 to activate ew Basic Paymet etitlemets. The lad is registered for Less Favoured Area paymets. It is the seller s opiio that total farm subsidy paymets of approximately 100,000 per aum may evetually be available to the future ower of Sadside Farm; however this is a best estimate ad o warraty is give by either the seller or sellig aget. Purchasers are advised to seek idepedet advice cocerig potetial subsidy paymets Servitude Rights, Burdes ad Wayleaves The farm will be sold subject to ad with the beefit of all servitude rights, burdes, reservatios ad wayleaves ad ay other third party rights, however costituted. More specifically the followig should be oted:- A right of access for agricultural purposes will be grated to the purchaser of Lot 1 over the track ruig past the farm steadig to the rear of Sadside House betwee poits A ad B o the sales pla. The sellers will reserve a right of access over lad i Lot 1 betwee the poits marked C ad D o the sales pla. A right of access for agricultural purposes will be give to the purchaser of Lot 2 betwee the poits E F; G - H ad I - J o the sales pla. I additio, the sellers will reserve a right of access for potetial future reewable eergy purposes o lad lyig to the south of Lot 2. The purchasers will be grated servitude rights for the existig private water supply. There are a umber of electricity distributio lies across the farm ad we uderstad paymet for these has previously bee capitalised. Mieral Rights Isofar as they are owed, the mieral rights are icluded i the sale. Sportig Rights The sportig rights are i had. Coucil Tax The Grieve s House is graded Bad B for Coucil Tax. EPC The EPC ratig for the Grieve s House is F Statutory Desigatios The traditioal rage of farm buildigs is listed as Grade A by Historic Scotlad, i part due to the existece of a mid 18th cetury kil bar withi the buildigs. The coastal headlad at the orth of Lot 1 forms part of the Red Poit Coast Site of Special Scietific Iterest ad North Caithess Cliffs Special Protectio Area. Livestock ad Equipmet The curret livestock o the farm ad items of farm equipmet are available for separate purchase; a full stock record ad implemet schedule is available from the sellig agets o request. Hill Lad The sellers are willig to eter discussios with the successful purchaser of either Lot 1 or Lot 2 with a view to a cotract farmig arragemet or grazig let of a extesive area of hill lad which is beig retaied by the sellers. Igoig Valuatio The purchaser(s) of each Lot shall, i additio to the purchase price, be obliged to take over ad pay for, at a valuatio to be agreed by two valuers, oe actig for each party, or a arbiter appoited by the valuers, or, failig agreemet as to the appoitmet, by the Presidet for the time beig of the Royal Istitutio of Chartered Surveyors (Scotlad), the followig: 1. All growig crops, seeds, lime, fertiliser, sprays ad machiery basis with a icremet represetig a ehaced value of the establishmet ad age of such crops. 2. All hay, straw, fodder, silage ad farmyard maure ad ay other produce at market value. 3. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds at cost. Note: If the amout of the valuatios has ot bee agreed o the date fixed for completio, the the purchaser(s) shall pay o accout to the sellers such sum as the sellig agets shall certify pedig agreemet. Should the paymet ot be made withi seve days, the iterest will become payable o the outstadig moies at 4% over Bak of Scotlad base rate. Displeishig Sale The sellers reserve the right to hold a displeishig sale o the property. Viewig Viewigs are to be coducted strictly by appoitmet with the sellig agets, Bidwells Iveress Office. The property is a agricultural holdig ad appropriate cautio should be exercised durig ispectio, particularly i referece to ay farm buildigs ad ay fields with livestock. Directios Lot 1: From Thurso take the A836 west. O reachig the village of Reay cotiue past the golf club ad graveyard ad tur right at the sigpost for Sadside Bay ad toilets. After aroud 500m tur left ito the farm track headig up to Sadside Farm (C - D o the sales pla). Lot 2: Tur left opposite the sigpost to Sadside Beach, passig some residetial properties o the right had side before followig a farm track which leads through Lot 2 from poit G o the sales pla. Please ote there is a locked gate ad access by vehicles will be by arragemet. A alterative is from the poit marked E o the sales pla. These tracks are oly suitable for vehicles with higher groud clearace. Closig Date A closig date may be fixed ad prospective purchasers are advised to register their iterest with the sellig agets. Prospective purchasers should ote that uless their iterest i the property is so registered, o guaratee ca be give that otice of a closig date may be advised ad cosequetly the property may be sold without otice.

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8 bidwells.co.uk Titles The title deeds are available for ispectio by a prospective purchaser of his aget by prior appoitmet at the offices of the sellers solicitors. Should there be ay discrepacy betwee these particulars, stipulatios, special coditios of sale ad missives of sale, the last shall prevail. Offers Offers i Scottish legal form should be submitted to the sellig agets at their Iveress office. Parties are asked to satisfy themselves that they fully uderstad the implicatios of offerig uder Scots law. Date of Etry Date of etry will be by mutual agreemet, but o later tha 28 November The Property Deposit A deposit of 10% of the purchase price will become payable to the seller withi seve days after coclusio of missives. Iterest at 4% above the Bak of Scotlad base rate shall be payable o the purchase price from the date of etry util paid ad that otwithstadig the purchaser may ot have take etry. If the purchaser fails to make paymet withi fourtee days of the date of etry with all accrued iterest, the sellers shall be etitled to resile from the missives ad re-sell the subjects without prejudice to their rights ad recover damages from the purchaser. Authorities SGRPID Logma House, 28 Logma Road, Iveress IV1 1SF (Tel: ) Highlad Coucil, Gleurquhart Road, Iveress IV3 5NX (Tel: ) Aget s Note For clarificatio we wish to iform prospective purchasers that we have prepared these sales particulars as a geeral guide. We have ot carried out a survey, or tested the services, appliaces ad specific fittigs. Room sizes should ot be relied upo for the measurig of fitted carpets. It should be oted that corrugated fibre cemet sheetig used i agricultural buildigs may cotai forms of asbestos fibre. If commuicatios, coditio of the property, situatio or other such factors are of particular importace to you, please discuss these priorities with us before arragig a appoitmet to view. This should avoid a wasted jourey. Ay photographs displayed i these particulars depict oly part of the property ad it should ot be assumed that ay cotets/furishig/furiture, etc are icluded i the sale, or that the property remais as displayed i the photographs. No assumptios should be made regardig other parts of the property that have ot bee photographed. The areas declared are based upo gross hectares take from the Itegrated Admiistratio ad Cotrol System (IACS) FIS map. The property beig ope to ispectio the Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have full kowledge of the state ad coditio thereof ad as to the owership of ay boudary or part of the property. These particulars do ot costitute a offer or cotract or part thereof. Bidwells either make or give i these particulars or durig egotiatio or otherwise, ay warraty or represetatio whatever i relatio to this property. All measuremets are give as a guide ad o liability ca be accepted for ay errors arisig therefrom. No resposibility is take for ay omissio, error or mis-statemet i these particulars. Bidwells Bidwells LLP is a limited liability partership registered i Eglad & Wales (registered umber OC344553). Registered head office is Bidwell House, Trumpigto Road, Cambridge CB2 9LD, where a list of members is available for ispectio. Particulars prepared May Photographs take April 2015.