Your ref: Our ref: dd: df: e: Date: JP/15/26560 01727 223900 01727 223903 Jack.panton@bidwells.co.uk Date as postmark 45 Grosvenor Road St Albans AL1 5NF t: 01727 223900 f: 01727 223903 bidwells.co.uk Dear Sir / Madam Flaunden End Farm, Ley Hill, Nr Chesham, Buckinghamshire I have pleasure in providing the sale details for Flaunden End Farm; including a farmhouse, farm buildings, a flat and in total approximately 60 acres of land. All producing an income of just under 50,000 per annum. Located at Ley Hill, on the Herts/Bucks border. The property is set out in three parcels with the following guide prices: Lot 1 Farm buildings, part used for commercial, plus the flat 825,000 Lot 2 Flaunden End Farmhouse (4 beds) 475,000 Lot 3 56.60 acres of pasture land 425,000 The Whole 1,725,000 Viewings are by appointment only on set viewing sessions. To arrange a viewing or for further information please contact me or Julie Walsh (01727 223902). Yours faithfully Jack Panton Partner - Farm and Rural Agency Enc Bidwells is trading name of Bidwells LLP, a limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with number OC344553. Registered office: Bidwell House Trumpington Road Cambridge CB2 9LD. A list of members is available for inspection at the above address.
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Flaunden End Farm Ashridge Lane, Ley Hill Buckinghamshire HP5 1UP An exciting chance to acquire this farmstead with commercial units, plus two residential dwellings, all set in approximately 24.146 hectares (59.67 acres) of picturesque farmland and producing a rental income of circa 49,000 per annum. This property also offers residential development potential, subject to the usual consents. For Sale as a whole or in three lots by Private Treaty, with a Guide Price of 1,725,000 for the whole. Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Farm buildings extending to circa 15,500sq.ft (1,440sq.m) and 1.137 hectares (2.81 acres) of land (edged red on Sale Plan) A four bed bungalow (edged green) Farmland extending to circa 22.925 hectares (56.60 acres) (edged blue) Enquiries to: Jack Panton or Matthew Alexander 45 Grosvenor Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3AW t 01727 223900 e jack.panton@bidwells.co.uk matthew.alexander@bidwells.co.uk bidwells.co.uk
Introduction Set in unspoilt countryside and in an elevated position; Flaunden End Farm, with its mix of uses, offers a wide range of attractions to the market. The property is a fantastic opportunity for someone to buy for its income and improve this through active management; to use for commercial or residential purposes; to establish some equestrian activity; farm or even to develop further (subject to planning). Situation The property is well located in the small Chiltern village of Ley Hill, which is on the Bucks/Herts border and only about 30 miles from Central London. The village has local amenities, including pubs, a primary school and golf club; it also has a large common. Ley Hill is very accessible, being just 2 miles from the town of Chesham, which offers a wide range of shopping facilities and also the London Tube Station for the Metropolitan Line. Train services to London Euston (26 minutes) are provided from Hemel Hempstead Station, which is only 5.5 miles away, and there is good access to the national motorway network, being just 7.5 miles away from Junction 20 of the M25. Description Lot 1 - This consists primarily of a range of former agricultural buildings extending to approximately 15,500sq.ft (1,440sq.m). Some of these have been let out for commercial uses, but most are redundant and one has approval for residential use as a flat and is occupied on this basis. Guide Price - 825,000 Lot 2 - Flaunden End Farmhouse, which is a four bed bungalow and includes a utility room, kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom and living room. The property has a great outlook over mostly open countryside, but is in need of modernisation. Guide Price - 475,000 Lot 3 - The land extends to approximately 56.60 acres (22.925 hectares) of undulating permanent pasture, including an area of woodland extending to approximately 1.216 acres (0.492 hectares). This could be used for farming, equestrian or other leisure and amenity uses. Planning permission has been granted for a new access from Ashridge Lane. Guide Price - 425,000 Development Potential and Planning Summary The property is within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and in Green Belt. A number of Certificates of Lawfulness of Existing Use & Development (CLEUDs) have been obtained for the current uses on site and are available to view in our data room. Website: www.bidwells.co.uk/flaundenendfarm Email Address: user23@bidwells.co.uk Password: residev Tenure and Possession The property is being sold Freehold, but subject to various tenancies mentioned in the schedule overleaf. Copies of the formal Tenancies will be available to seriously interested parties. Independent advice will need to be taken with regard to the informal Tenancies. Services Mains water and three phase electricity are connected to the buildings. Mains electricity and mains water are connected to Flaunden End Farmhouse and The Flat. There is a private drainage system to Flaunden End Farmhouse and The Flat. Energy Performance Certificates Have been commissioned and are available to view in the data room. Business Rates Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries, but we understand that no business rates are payable on the commercial elements of the property. Local Authority Chiltern District Council; T 01494 729000. Boundaries and Access The purchaser of each Lot will be responsible for ensuring that their boundary is adequately fenced. A right of access over Lot 1 will be granted to enable access to Lot 2. Planning permission has been granted for a new access from Ashridge Lane into Lot 3. Photographs The photographs in these particulars were taken in February 2015. It is possible to get a better understanding of the property by looking at the aerial film we have had commissioned. This can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogkbqpc2jr8 Agent's Note We wish to inform prospective purchasers we have prepared these particulars as a guide. If communications, condition of the property, location, or other factors are of particular importance to you, please discuss these with us before viewing; this should avoid a wasted journey. Viewings Strictly by appointment only on set viewing dates. Due to commercial activity on site, we urge anyone viewing to be aware of any vehicles, plant and machinery.
Tenancy Schedule & Plan Location Plan Property Plan No. Nature of Occupation Rent Payable The Flat 1 6 month tenancy commencing 1 March 2015 750 / mth Flaunden End Farmhouse 2 6 month tenancy commencing 1 March 2015 1,200 / mth Lock Up 3 Informal arrangement business use 400 / mth Lock Up 4 Informal arrangement business use 826.87 / qtr Work Shop 5 Informal arrangement business use 300 / mth Lock Up 6 Informal arrangement business use 500 / mth Lock Up 7 Informal arrangement business use 441 / qtr Lock Up 8 Owner occupied N/A Work Shop 9 Informal arrangement business use 2,100 pa Approx. 60 Acres Previously one year agreement expired N/A of Land December 2014; holding over. 4,000 pa Total Rent 48,971 pa.
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Important Notice These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and should not be relied upon as statements or representatives of fact. Bidwells LLP has no authority to make or give in writing or verbally any representation or warranties in relation to the property. Any areas of measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. No assumptions should be made that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents. Bidwells LLP have not carried out a survey, nor tested the services, appliances or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. In the interest of Health & Safety, please ensure that you take due care when inspecting the property. Bidwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales (registered number OC344553). Registered head office is Bidwell House, Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 9LD, where a list of members is available for inspection.