Land for sale

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to acquire 58.29 Acres or thereabout of Arable land in the Parish or Listoft. The land is being sold on behalf of Bryan & Debbie Willson and is for sale by Informal Tender as 2 Lots. Guide Price: LOT 1 - £365,000 - LOT 2 - £75,000. Close of Tenders by: 12 Noon, Friday 11th December, 2020.

Description:  

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to acquire 58.29 Acres or thereabout of Arable land in the Parish or Listoft. The land is being sold on behalf of Bryan & Debbie Willson and is for sale by Informal Tender as 2 Lots.

Guide Price
LOT 1 - £365,000
LOT 2 - £75,000

Close of Tenders by: 12 Noon, Friday 11th December, 2020

Location:  

From Alford travel east into the village of Bilsby, bearing right onto Thurlby Road. After approximately 3 miles, turn right towards Mumby and continue on this road for a further 1.5 miles until turning right towards Helsey. Continue on this road for a further 0.8 miles where the land lies on both the right and left hand side of Helsey Lane and 'For Sale' boards are erected to make identification easier.

Tenure & Possession:  

The land is Freehold and is being offered for sale with full Vacant Possession following completion. The land is currently being farmed by Mr D Cragg who shall continue to farm the land until completion. At this point, the purchasers shall purchase the growing crops, comprising the cost of seeds, fertiliser, sprays and cultivations (based on CAAV costings). Alternatively, Mr D Cragg would be pleased to harvest the crops, giving Vacant Possession following harvest 2021.

Services:  

It is understood that there are no mains services connected to the land.

Access:  

All the land has direct road frontage access and in addition, RPA Parcel ID 6678 has access via a Right of Way from the driveway/track leading to Willow Farm, as shown dashed brown on the attached plan.

Boundaries:  

All the land is bound by open ditches and watercourses, some of which are the responsibility of Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board. The land included within Lot 1 all has the benefit of a 4 metre wide grass margin around the outside of each field.

Drainage Rates:  

Drainage rates are payable to Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board.

Schedule:  

Please see attached image.

GRADE, SOIL TYPE & TOPOGRAPHY: 

All of the land is scheduled as Grade 3 by the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales. The soil type predominantly Wallasea 2. The land is level lying.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME & STEWARDSHIP SCHEMES:  

The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency and the Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements are being included in the sale. None of the land is entered into any stewardship schemes.

Underdrainage: 

We understand that the majority of the land was comprehensively underdrained around 1970. Copies of the drainage plans are available at Willsons' Alford office.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY: 

RPA Parcel ID 6678 has access via a Right of Way from the driveway/track leading to Willow Farm, as shown dashed brown on the attached plan. There are also two electricity poles present within RPA Parcel ID 3775.

We are not aware that the property is affected by any other Wayleaves, Easements or Rights of Way however, the property is sold subject to and with the help and benefit of all existing rights including Rights of Way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplied and other Rights, Easements, Quazieasements and all Wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars.

SPORTING, TIMBER & MINERAL RIGHTS:  

Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned, subject to statutory exclusions.

VAT:  

It is not thought that the sale shall attract VAT, however, in the event that any of the property is sold subject to VAT this will be payable in addition to the purchase price.

Plans, Areas & Schedules:  

These have been prepared as accurately as possible and are based on Ordnance Survey Plans and the Rural Land Register (RLR) maps and although believed to be correct are for guidance and identification purposes only.

Local Authority:  

Lincolnshire County Council, Newlands, Lincoln LN1 1YW, Tel: .

East Lindsey District Council, Tedder Hall, Manby Park, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8UP, Tel: .

Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, Wellington House, Manby Park, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8UU, Tel: .

Viewing:  

Prospective purchasers are able to view the land at any reasonable time of day and should have a set of the particulars of sale to hand when viewing. It is asked that when upon the land, particular care is taken to growing crops and neither Willsons nor the Vendors or Tenant accept any responsibility for any losses, harm or injury which may occur whilst viewing the land.

Method of Sale:  

METHOD OF SALE:
The property is offered for sale by Informal Tender and best and final offers (subject to contract only) should be made in writing upon the attached form in a sealed envelope marked 'Listoft Land' in the top left hand corner to the agents: Willsons, 124 West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9DR or by email, subject 'Listoft Land Tender' to To arrive no later than 12 noon, Friday 11th December, 2020.
* It is the responsibility of potential purchasers to ensure that post and email submissions have been received by the agents.
* All offers should be stated in £ sterling and it is recommended that offers are made for an odd figure to avoid the possibility of duplicate bids.
* Escalating offers or offers made by reference to other offers will not be accepted.
* The vendor may sell at any time and does not undertake to accept the highest or indeed any particular offer.
* The purchaser will be required to...

Further details from the agents:  

Willsons, 124 West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9DR. Tel: e-mail:

Marketed by: Willsons, Alford