Yew Tree Farm - Lot 1

Yew Tree Farm is a very desirable small residential farm with approximately 41 acres of pasture, woodland and a caravan site. The property has the benefit of a modernised two bedroom farmhouse, further residential cottage for redevelopment/modernisation. Adjacent to the farmhouse are a range of well-maintained outbuildings which provide function rooms, workshop, machinery store and site shop.For Sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 27 July at 6.00 pm on site at Yew Tree Farm in 4 Lots.

INTRODUCTION
Halls are delighted to have received instructions from the Executors of Michael Pound and Anthony Pound to offer for sale this unusual and very desirable opportunity to purchase a country small holding with significant current income streams, conveniently located in attractive rolling countryside to the west of Bewdley.

SITUATION
Yew Tree Farm is located to the west side of the A4117 Cleobury Mortimer Road and between the tiny hamlets of Far Forest and Buckeridge. The property benefits from four access points, two directly on to the A4117, a third onto Pound Bank and a fourth access to a block of grassland off Buckeridge Bank. The immediate area is convenient to Birmingham and the West Midlands conurbation but also has decent local employment, schooling, shopping and entertainment opportunities.

Yew Tree Farm is approximately 3.80 miles west of Bewdley, 4 miles east of the town Cleobury Mortimer, 8 miles west of Kidderminster, Worcester is around 18 miles south of the property and Birmingham is approximately 28 miles to the north east.

DESCRIPTION
Yew Tree Farm is a very desirable small residential farm with approximately 41 acres of pasture, woodland and a caravan site. The property has the benefit of a modernised two bedroom farmhouse. In addition, the property has a further residential cottage which, although presently uninhabitable, offers the potential for redevelopment. Adjacent to the farmhouse are a range of well-maintained outbuildings which provide workshop, machinery store, site shop, together with large and small function rooms.

The property is a Camping and Caravanning Club Certified Site for 5 touring caravans and 10 tents. There are 7 static caravans, 2 fields used for caravan rallies, of which around 50 are usually held each year.

LOT 1 YEW TREE FARMHOUSE, BUILDINGS, CARAVAN SITE, PASTURE AND PONDS 14.10 ACRES
GUIDE PRICE £750,000

THE FARMHOUSE
The Farmhouse at Yew Tree Farm is an attractive detached, two storey stone and brick under a pitched tiled roof cottage, the oldest parts of which are likely to date from the 18th Century. The property benefits from oil fired central heating with UPVC double glazing throughout. There are attractive Oak framed verandas to both the front and side of the cottage.
On the ground floor everyday access is via a rear timber stable door to an office with separate W.C. A glazed door leads through to the Breakfast Kitchen which has an attractive range of Oak fronted kitchen units with Granite worktops, with ceramic white deep sink and integrated appliances. There is a Clearview woodburning stove. Beyond the Entrance Hall is a Sitting Room with French doors to the garden. On the first floor is a Landing which may offer potential for a third bedroom or En-suite bathroom with a further two double bedrooms and bathroom.

Garden and Grounds
There is a small lawned garden at the front but with substantial lawned gardens to the side with some feature trees along with the original well and feature red telephone boxes and post boxes.

CARAVAN SITE
The site is a Camping and Caravanning Club Certified Site for 5 touring caravans and 10 tents. In addition, the site has held regular rallies for members under the same exemptions. The standard pitch fee per night is £16.00. The CL element of income is based on 2.8 units occupancy per night throughout the year with projected income for the period 1st July 2022 until 5th January 2023 expected to be in excess of £8,000.

Between the two rally fields for the remainder of the year, there are 28 rallies booked with between 6 and 100 caravans expected for between 2 and 44 nights. The expected income from the rallies is in excess of £56,000 for the period 1st July 2022 until 4th January 2023.

In addition to the touring caravans there are also a total of 7 static caravans at the site of which three are occupied as permanent residential caravans. No. 1 is now unoccupied and needs replacing. No. 2 is let at a rent of £240 per month (£2,880 per year). No. 3 is privately owned.

Static caravans No. 4 to 7 are occupied between March and October with a ground rent paid of £1,500 per caravan per year. We understand that Number 7 is vacant and owned by the Executors. The projected income figures and the last three years of accounts are available as part of the Auction Pack and we will be pleased to answer any further questions during any viewings of the property.

The site has the benefit of toilets and showers with separate laundry room and washing up area. There are a total of 105 electric hook-ups. There are freshwater taps at 2 locations with a separate Elson disposal point. The caravan site occupies two fields with a total area of 4.45 acres.

FUNCTION BARN
A substantial entertainment space which benefits from a built in kitchen area and an Oak bar and central stage. The building benefits from a roof mounted combined heating and air conditioning units. There is an entertainment licence for this building.

SITE SHOP AND SMALL FUNCTION BARN
A stone and brick under pitched tiled roof former cowshed which has been converted to provide a reception/shop and separate function room.

WORKSHOP AND MACHINERY STORE
Range of brick under mono-pitch box profile roof range of buildings providing workshop, machinery store and enclosed general store .

THE LAND
To the west of the touring caravan fields is a further sloping field of permanent pasture. This includes the small corner taken up by five static caravans. This field is crossed by a stone track beyond which is an area of mature deciduous woodland with two stocked fishing pools. The fishing pools are for guests use only and are stocked with Carp, Perch, Roach, Tench, and Skimmer Bream.

BASIC PAYMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The property is registered on the Rural Land Register and those areas not used for caravan rallies etc, have been used to support claims for Basic Payment. No Basic Payment Entitlements are available or included in the sale. The land is not entered in any environmental scheme.

STATUTORY DESIGNATIONS
There are no known statutory designations affecting the property.

PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
There are two footpaths which cross the land. The first footpath crosses to the pasture field on Lot 1 in a north to south direction. A second footpath crosses Lot 2 using the access track before passing to the west of Barnes Cottage garden.

MINING MINERAL AND SPORTING RIGHTS
All mining, mineral and sporting rights are included with the property.

PLANNING
The local authority is Wyre Forest District Council, Wyre Forest House, Finepoint Way, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY11 7WF. All prospective purchaser(s) should make their own enquiries to the local planning authority.

The property is not Listed and is not situated within a recognised Conservation Area.

BUSINESS RATES & COUNCIL TAX BAND
Yew Tree Farm Caravan Park and Premises, Pound Bank, Far Forest, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY14 9TH has a rateable value of £2,450.00.

Council Tax Band - Yew Tree Farmhouse is Band F.

TENURE
Freehold, vacant possession will be granted at completion, subject to the static caravan occupiers.

FIXTURES & FITTINGS
The telephone boxes, post boxes, benches, wooden carvings, stone troughs and hanging baskets are included in the sale. All other machinery, tools, furniture and moveable items are excluded from the sale. A schedule of those fixtures included is included in the auction pack.

DISPERSAL SALE
The Executors reserve the right to conduct a dispersal sale of machinery, tools, furniture etc at the property prior to completion. There will be no allowance made or permitted to the buyer(s) for any damage caused during the sale.

VIEWING
STRICTLY by appointment only please contact Halls on 01562 820880 /07704 130066 / james.mcintyre@hallsgb.com to arrange.

BOUNDARIES
These are based on the most recent Ordnance Survey Promaps. The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the boundaries of the property together with the area. Any error or mis-statement shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to annul the sale nor receive compensation in respect thereof.

OVERAGE CLAUSE
The property will be sold subject to an overage provision whereby the beneficiaries of the Estate will be entitled to receive an uplift in value of 25% for up to fifteen years following completion of the sale for any planning permission for residential development only. Any planning consent to redevelop or extend either Yew Tree Farmhouse or Barnes Cottage is excluded from this provision, as is any extension to the existing camping and caravanning business.

RESTRICTIONS, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all restrictions, wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether public of private and disclosed within these particulars or not. Lot 1 is crossed by an overhead electricity line and also a public footpath. Lot 2 is crossed by a public footpath.

VENDOR'S SOLICITOR
Tony Gibb of Messrs Thursfields Solicitors, 9-10 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1HD
Telephone: 01905 677042 Email: tgibb@thursfields.co.uk

METHOD OF SALE
The property will be offered for sale by Public Auction in four lots (subject to the conditions of sale and/or prior sale) on Wednesday 27th July 2022 at 6:00pm. The sale will be conducted on site at Yew Tree Farm. The Vendor and the auctioneers reserve the right to withdraw or divide the property and vary the sale method if required.

BUYER'S PREMIUM
A buyers premium of £500+ VAT is payable by the successful purchaser of each lot at the fall of the hammer.

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Any person intending to bid at the auction MUST by law register with the auctioneers prior to the auction commencing. To register you MUST provide 2 forms of identification. The first must be photographic e.g. Driving Licence, Passport, or Firearms Licence. The second form of identification should confirm address, e.g. A utility bill dated within the last 3 months. The auctioneers will not accept your bid unless you have first registered with us and been provided with a buyers number.

CONDITIONS OF SALE
The Contracts of Sale, Local Authority Searches, Conditions of Sale will be available for inspection at the offices of the Auctioneers or Vendors Solicitors ten days prior to the auction. Electronic copies of the Auction Pack will also be available. All prospective bidders and the purchasers are deemed to have inspected all documents and purchase the property on those terms and conditions whether or not they have actually reviewed the Auction Pack.

Halls Holdings Ltd and any joint agents for themselves, and for the Vendor of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that: (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or any agent of or consultant to Halls Holdings has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only (photographs are taken with a wide angled / zoom lenses) and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. Halls Holdings Ltd, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 3DR. Registered in England 06597073.