Rural Property Auction Wednesday 27th July The Grange Moor Hotel, St Michael s Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8BS

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1 Rural Property Auction Wednesday 27th July 2016 The Grange Moor Hotel, St Michael s Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8BS

2 COLLECTIVE AUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY For Sale by Auction (unless sold prior) VENUE: The Grange Moor Hotel, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8BS - Telephone: DIRECTIONS: Coming from the Tonbridge side of Maidstone, follow the A26 through Wateringbury and Barming. Continue on this road through two sets of traffic lights and St Michael s Church will shortly be seen on the right. The entrance to St Michael s Road is immediately before the churchyard on the right. DATE & TIME: Wednesday 27th July 2016 Auction commences at 2.30 pm LAMBERT & FOSTER AUCTION OFFICE 77 COMMERCIAL ROAD. PADDOCK WOOD. TONBRIDGE. KENT TN12 6DS Tel: Fax: agric@lambertandfoster.co.uk

3 NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS 1 This catalogue contains details about properties being sold at auction. Those details are subject to change up to and including the day of the Auction. Please check our website regularly at and look out for any additional materials available on the day of the Auction, in order to stay fully informed with the up-to-date information. 2 The right is reserved to sell any of the Lots prior to the Auction, to withdraw any Lot from the Auction, and to vary the order of sale. If any Bidders are intending to come to the Auction for a specific Lot they are advised to check with the Auctioneers the day before the Auction to ensure that the particular Lot will be offered at the Auction. 3 A guide price, or range of guide prices, is shown for each Lot as an indication of the Seller s current minimum acceptable price at Auction, to assist Bidders in deciding whether or not to pursue a purchase. The reserve price would usually fall within 10% of the guide price where a single figure is provided, or where a range of guide prices is specified, within that range. 4 A reserve price is the Seller s minimum acceptable price at Auction and the figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell. The reserve price is not disclosed and remains confidential between the Seller and the Auctioneer. 5 Both the guide price, or range of guide prices, and the reserve price, can be subject to change up to and including the day of the Auction. 6 The successful Bidder is bound under contract to purchase the Lot as soon as the Auctioneer s gavel falls on their final bid. Immediately thereafter the Purchaser will be handed a card to complete supplying details of their name and address and those of their solicitors. 7 The information from the card will be used to complete a Sale Memorandum in the form of that at the back of this catalogue which the Purchaser must sign and exchange with the Auctioneer s staff prior to leaving the Auction room. 8 The deposit is payable on the fall of the gavel. Purchasers are required to bring a Banker s Draft or Building Society cheque for an amount representing a sum not less than the deposit, or alternatively a Personal Bank Debit Card (not Credit Card, Business Debit Card or Cash Card) for payment of the deposit. Bidders should notify their bank in advance that they may be making a higher than usual transaction on their card and we would recommend that Bidders check whether or not their debit card has a payment limit prior to the Auction. The deposit in respect of any Lot is 10% of the purchase price or 1,000, whichever is the higher. Cash, or personal or company cheques will not be accepted under any circumstances. All Banker s Drafts or Building Society cheques should be made payable to Lambert & Foster. 9 Each Lot is sold subject to the General Auction Conduct Conditions as varied by Lambert & Foster Special Conditions of Sale and Extra Special Conditions of Sale (if any) which will be available from the Auctioneers at least 2 weeks before the Auction. 10 A pack of legal documents will be made available from the Auctioneers prior to the Auction in respect of each Lot for inspection by Bidders. 11 Plans or extracts from plans in this catalogue are based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Plans in this catalogue are for identification purposes only unless specifically provided otherwise in the Extra Special Conditions of Sale. Any stated acreage is for guidance only. 12 Whilst we endeavour to make the details of each Lot accurate and reliable, if there are any points of particular importance to you, please contact this office and we will be pleased to check this information, particularly if you are travelling some distance to view the Lot. 13 Bidders should note that in addition to the purchase price the Purchaser of each Lot agrees to pay the Auctioneer with the deposit an administration fee of 300 (including VAT). 2

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5 SUMMARY OF LOTS LOT NO LOCATION DESCRIPTION EST. ACREAGE 1 Land on the south-west side of the A21, Whatlington, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0NH Mixed Broadleaf Woodland Orchard Meadow, Hunt Street, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent ME15 0ND Orchard and Grazing Land with Agricultural Building 3 Land at Cadborough Marsh, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7DX Permanent Pasture Marshland Land to the south of Harts Green Farm, Sedlescombe, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0RT 5 Telecom Mast at Downingbury Farm, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4AR 6 & 7 Land at Aldershaw Farm, Kent Street, Sedlescombe, Battle TN33 0SD Pasture with Mobile Field Shelter 2.67 Telecom Mast subject to Licence - Pasture paddocks MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS In response to the Money Laundering Regulations, Lambert & Foster Auction Department will require full identification details of all successful buyers of property in this Auction. Buyers must produce to Lambert & Foster Auction Department two forms of identification for each buyer. Where a purchase is to be in joint names then each buyer must produce identification details as follows: IDENTITY DOCUMENTS Any one of the following for each buyer:- 1. Full 10 year signed UK or English worded EU passport or Resident Permit issued by the Home Office or EU Nationals on sight of their own passport. 2. Full UK Driving License with current address (with or without photocard). 3. Firearm/shotgun certificate. 4. Current benefits book. 5. Inland Revenue current tax year notification. EVIDENCE OF ADDRESS Any one of the following for each buyer:- A TRANSACTION CANNOT PROCEED IF ANY BUYER IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE FULL IDENTIFICATION TO THE SATISFACTION OF LAMBERT & FOSTER. Lambert & Foster comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and in the event that Lambert & Foster have any suspicion of money laundering involved on any property in this Auction then they will make the appropriate disclosure report to the authorities. 4

6 SOLICITORS LOT 1 Gaby Hardwicke, 2 Eversley Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN40 1EY For the attention of Jonathan Midgley Telephone: Fax: jpm@gabyhardwicke.co.uk 2 Berry & Lamberts Solicitors, 60 Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6DS For the attention of Simon Pritchard Telephone: Fax: spritchard@the-solicitors.co.uk 3 Warners, Bank House, Bank Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BL For the attention of Angela Robinson Telephone Fax: angela.robinson@warners-solicitors.co.uk 4 Janet Sinden & Co Solicitors, 11 Wellington Square, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1PB Telephone Fax: info@janetsinden.co.uk 5 Donaldson West, Croham House, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2RW For the attention of Lucy Cottrell Telephone: Fax: lc@dwlaw-online.com 6 & 7 Heringtons, 1 Upper Lake, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AN Telephone: For the attention of Tim Roberts troberts@heringtons.net LEGAL DOCUMENTS Packs are generally available and should contain the Special Conditions, Extra Special Conditions (if any), Title Deeds, Office Copy Entries, Leases (where applicable) and Search Documents which may be viewed online from the Property Auction page of our website at Registration is required but this is a free service. Paper copies can be inspected at Lambert & Foster s Office or purchased for a minimum charge of 25 plus VAT. It is advisable that you send these to your solicitors. All legal packs are available for inspection in the auction room. You may contact the vendors solicitors direct. Their details are printed in this catalogue. LAMBERT & FOSTER SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. The buyer agrees to pay the Auctioneer an administration fee of 300 (including VAT). Such payment is in addition to the price and falls payable by the buyer to the Auctioneer with the deposit. 2. In the event that the seller makes available prior to the Auction for inspection by bidders any search results, the buyer will reimburse the seller on completion the cost of the same. 5

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9 On Instructions of Executors Joint Auctioneers LOT 1 LAND ON THE SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF THE A21, WHATLINGTON, BATTLE, EAST SUSSEX TN33 0NH A block of mixed broadleaf woodland totalling some 2.03 acres (0.82 hectares) Guide Price: 5,000-8,000 SITUATION: The land is located on the southwest side of the A21 between the villages of Whatlington and Sedlescombe in East Sussex. DIRECTIONS: The nearest postcode is TN33 0NH. If approaching from the north along the A21, at John s Cross keep left on the A21 heading in a south-easterly direction. Proceed past Riccards Lane on your right-hand side and having passed Highfield View, again on your right-hand side, the frontage to the woodland will be seen on the right after a short distance. VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours. Please take great care as the frontage to the land is off the busy A21. DESCRIPTION: A block of mixed broadleaf woodland totalling some 2.03 acres which is 0.82 hectares. LOT 1 LOCAL AUTHORITY: Rother District Council, The Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN39 3JX. 8

10 LOT 2 ORCHARD MEADOW, HUNT STREET, WEST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT ME15 0ND 4.34 Acres (1.75 Hectares) of Orchard and Grazing with a small Agricultural Building with fabulous views over the Medway Valley Price Guide: 65,000-75,000 SITUATION: Orchard View is located in Hunt Street in the parish of West Farleigh, some 4 miles south-west of the County Town of Maidstone. It overlooks the Medway Valley to the north, an area renowned for its natural beauty and productive farmland. Fast mainline rail services to London are available at nearby Paddock Wood, some 6.8 miles to the south and links to the M20, M26 and national motorway network are available in Maidstone, some 6 miles to the north. DIRECTIONS: Head out of Maidstone on the A26 towards Wateringbury/Tonbridge, pass through the village of Barming and look out for Teston bridge on your left-hand side. Take this left turn (B2163), pass over the railway crossing and bridge and at the next T junction turn right and follow up the hill. Look out for Hunt Street on your righthand side. Turn into the lane for about half a mile and the land will be found on the left-hand side. VIEWING: At any time during daylight hours. DESCRIPTION: The land is approached through a recessed gated entrance off Hunt Street and comprises mixed apple and cherry orchards which have not been commercially farmed for a number of years. The current owners have, in addition, planted many ornamental and standard trees which has increased the conservation appeal of the property. Located towards the southern boundary of the land is an agricultural building (10m x 4.1m) of timber construction clad with weatherboard on 3 sides under a monopitch corrugated fibre cement roof. The land has far reaching views across the beautiful Medway Valley to the north. 9

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12 On Instructions of Executors LOT 3 LAND AT CADBOROUGH MARSH, RYE, EAST SUSSEX TN31 7DX Permanent Pasture Marshland to the south-west of Rye Town Centre extending to 4.18 Acres (1.69 Hectares) Price Guide: 30,000-35,000 SITUATION: The land is located to the south-west of the town centre of the historic Cinque Port town of Rye in East Sussex. Rye has a full range of social, recreational and educational amenities and a popular tourist centre. DIRECTIONS: If approaching Rye from Broad Oak on the Udimore Road (B2089), turn right into West Undercliff. Continue past the houses until you reach the property Willow Cottage and then follow the track to the right which leads to the land. The land being sold has a right of way over the short stretch of field in between. VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours. LOCAL AUTHORITY: Rother District Council, The Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN39 3JX. Telephone DESCRIPTION: 4.18 acres (1.69 hectares) of permanent pasture marshland classified as Grade II on the Agricultural Land Classification. It has been used for sheep grazing in recent years and is located conveniently close to Rye Town. 11

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14 LOT 4 LAND TO THE SOUTH OF HARTS GREEN FARM, SEDLESCOMBE, BATTLE, EAST SUSSEX TN33 0RT 2.67 Acres (1.08 Hectares) of Pasture Land with a Mobile Field Shelter Price Guide: 40,000 SITUATION: The land is located in an attractive rural location to the east of the A21 Tonbridge to Hastings link road. Sedlescombe Village is 1.5 miles to the north and the coastal town of Hastings, some 5.3 miles to the south. The land is located within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. DIRECTIONS: If heading south on the A21, pass Blackbooks Garden Centre on your right and take the next left, approximately 500 metres past the Garden Centre into New England Lane. At the end of this lane, turn right signposted towards Westfield and follow this road for about 450 metres and look out for the made up track on the righthand side, just before the property Pennyroyal. The land will be found a short distance down the track on the left-hand side marked with a Lambert & Foster For Sale board. VIEWING: By appointment with the Auctioneers Office ( ).. DESCRIPTION: 2.67 acres (1.08 hectares) of Grade III pasture divided into 2 paddocks which has been managed by the vendor as a smallholding. The sale includes the mobile timber field shelter (20 x 10 ). There is an area of hardstanding in the entrance way leading off the track. Located on the land is a small menage. Water is connected via a shared supply and the current owners have a private arrangement to pay for water consumed. LOCAL AUTHORITY: Rother District Council, The Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN39 3JX. Telephone

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16 LOT 5 TELECOM MAST AT DOWNINGBURY FARM, PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN2 4AR A Telecom Mast subject to Licence until August Current income of 7,235 per annum Guide Price: 60,000 SITUATION: The mast is located on the immediate northern side of the A228 Pembury Northern Bypass. Tunbridge Wells is some 4 miles to the west and there is easy access to the A21 and its onward connections to the National Motorway Network, approximately 1.5 miles west of the mast. DIRECTIONS: The mast site has a right of access through Downingbury Farm off the Maidstone Road, north of the village of Pembury. The postcode is TN2 4AR. If heading out of Pembury Village on the Maidstone Road, proceed past the Hospice in the Weald and Downingbury Farm is the next entrance. Follow the farm drive, keeping right before the Oast and the mast can be viewed on foot from this point. VIEWING: Strictly by appointment with Lambert & Foster s Paddock Wood Office ( ). LOT 5 DESCRIPTION: Freehold land being sold with the benefit of a Telecom Mast subject to a Lease dated 24th August 2001 to Vodafone Ltd for a term of 20 years from the 24th August There is a subsequent Deed of Variation allowing a site share Agreement to T-Mobile (UK) Ltd. The present rent passing from Vodafone is 4,250 per annum with income from the site sharing Agreement of 2,985.77, therefore a gross income of 7, per annum. NOTE: The income from the site sharing with T- Mobile is based on 33% of the income received by Vodafone from the site sharing Agreement. Copies of the Lease dated 24th August 2001 and the Deed of Variation (Site sharing arrangement) dated 21st July 2007 will be included in the legal pack. 15

17 LOT 6 LAND AT ALDERSHAW FARM, KENT STREET, SEDLESCOMBE, BATTLE, EAST SUSSEX TN33 0SD acres (4.35 hectares) of fenced Pasture Paddocks with easy access off the A21 For sale as a Whole or in 2 Lots Lots 6 & 7 SITUATION: The land is located in Kent Street on the southern outskirts of the village of Sedlescombe with easy access off the A21. Sedlescombe is some 5 miles north of the coastal town of Hastings and some 23 miles south of Royal Tunbridge Wells. DIRECTIONS: From Tunbridge Wells head south on the A21, passing through Sedlescombe look out for the Golf Club on your right-hand side as you enter Kent Street and the entrance to the land will be found after a short distance on the right-hand side opposite Bluemans Lane. Turn into the farm drive and the land will be found after a very short distance on the left-hand side. VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours. DESCRIPTION: LOT 6 Fenced Pasture Paddocks extending to 5.77 acres (2.33 hectares) Price Guide: 75,000 A rectangular block of pasture paddocks in 2 fields with right of way access off the farm drive. NOTE: The vendor will, prior to completion, install a water meter to provide a private supply of water to the land. 16

18 LOT 7 Fenced Pasture Paddocks extending to 4.99 acres (2 hectares) Price Guide: 65,000 Located immediately to the west of Lot 4, the land is divided into 2 paddocks with right of way access off the farm drive from the north. There is a small animal shelter central to the land. NOTE: The vendor will, prior to completion, install a water meter to provide a private supply of water to the land. Lot 7 LOT 7 Gate LOT 6 Gate Right of way only 17

19 FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY CRANBROOK, KENT A Grade II Listed timber framed barn with planning permission for a four bedroom detached dwelling with accommodation in the region of 2,750 ft² (258m²). Farmyard location with views across farmland in sought after Cranbrook School Catchment Area Guide Price: 450,000 ARLINGTON, HAILSHAM, EAST SUSSEX HARTLIP, SITTINGBOURNE KENT Acres of Grassland A useful block of level pasture fields with a gated entrance off the lane. Block of Grade I Farmland extending to acres suitable for a wide range of cropping Offers in excess of 270,000 Guide Price: 170, ,000 18

20 STAPLECROSS, EAST SUSSEX Approximately acres (52.2 hectares) of arable land, pasture and woodland located within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For sale as a whole or in 5 lots POLEGATE, EAST SUSSEX Artist s Impression Building plot with planning permission for a detached 4 bedroom dwelling, with a detached garage, sitting in a plot of 2.21 acres (0.90 hectares) in an isolated, rural location. Guide Price: 250, ,000 19

21 FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY STAPLEHURST, KENT Artist s Impression 2 Agricultural Buildings with Prior Approval for the change of use to individual Dwelling Houses overlooking open farmland. Cranbrook School and Judd School Catchment Area. For Sale as a Whole or in 2 Lots Lot 1 The Furrows Guide Price 360,000 Lot 2 The Old Dairy Guide Price 250,000 Offers invited for the whole in the region of 600,000 20

22 MAYFIELD, EAST SUSSEX An impressive detached Edwardian family home situated in a semi-rural location within walking distance of the village. Beautiful landscaped gardens and grounds extending to 1.5 acres Guide Price 1,350,000 HORSMONDEN, KENT A four bedroom detached farmhouse situated in a semi-rural position on the outskirts of Horsmonden. Benefitting from a total plot of about 7 acres which includes; formal gardens, paddocks and woodland with multiple detached outbuildings Guide Price 975,000 21

23 SUTTON VALENCE, KENT An impressive Grade II Listed period Farmhouse, a detached 2 bedroom Barn and 3 bedroom Holiday Let set within a former Farmyard, complemented by part walled lawned gardens and terraces including Garaging and Outbuildings set at the end of a private drive on the periphery of the village enjoying stunning panoramic views out across the Weald. An ideal opportunity for two family accommodation. Guide Price: 2,000,000 HIGH HALDEN, KENT Artist s Impression A Former Agricultural Building with Prior Approval for the change of use to a single dwelling house with proposed accommodation of 4,400ft² with adjacent high quality Courtyard of Stables with associated facilities, menage and paddocks extending in all to some acres Guide Price: Offers in the region of 585,000 22

24 Property Auction Results 30th March 2016 LOT NO LOCATION DESCRIPTION EST. ACRE RESULT 1 The Walled Garden, Moor Hill, Hawkhurst, Kent TN18 4QB Walled Garden with Planning Permission for restoration 2.38 SOLD 110,000 2 Land at Wrotham Park, Wrotham, Kent TN15 7RE Pasture Fields 2.33 SOLD PRIOR TO AUCTION In region of Guide Price of 20,000-25,000 3 Cobnut Barn, Hermitage Lane, Barming, Kent ME20 7PX Agricultural Smallholding with 2 bed Barn and Outbuildings 8.29 SOLD AFTER AUCTION In region of Guide Price of 500, ,000 4 Land at Aldershaw Farm, Kent Street, Sedlescombe, Battle TN33 0SD Pasture Paddocks 5.77 Not Sold - Offers invited in region of 75,000 5 Land at Aldershaw Farm, Kent Street, Sedlescombe, Battle TN33 0SD Pasture Paddocks 4.99 Not Sold - Offers invited in region of 65,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD 23

25 MEMORANDUM LOT NO: VENDOR: NAME & ADDRESS OF BUYER: LOT(S): Do hereby acknowledge that I/We have this day purchased the property described as - In the within catalogue for the sum of (figures and words) - and having paid to the Auctioneers, Messrs LAMBERT & FOSTER, the sum of (figures and words) - as a deposit and in part payment of the purchase money, I/We hereby agree to pay the remainder of the said purchase money and to complete the said purchase according to the attached General Auction Conduct Conditions as varied by Lambert & Foster Special Conditions of Sale and Extra Special Conditions of Sale (if any) for the lot SIGNED: AS WITNESS MY/OUR HAND this.. day of..../16 PURCHASE MONEY: Tenant Right Total Purchase Price LESS: Deposit paid 10% (minimum of 1,000 per Lot) BALANCE DUE: As Agents for the vendors, we hereby confirm this sale and as Agents acknowledge receipt of the deposit. SIGNED: DATED: ABSTRACT OF TITLE TO BE SENT TO: FAO: 24

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