For sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 20th March 2024 at 7pm at The Strawberry Fields, Lifton Devon.
Ideally located just outside the village. Just under 3½ acres of very gently sloping pasture paddocks. Stabling and general purpose store buildings. Good access of the adjoining parish road. Generator electricity and mains water connected.
Auction guide £75,000 - £95,000.
Situation
The land can be found less than half a mile north of the popular rural village of Sheepwash with its highly acclaimed Half Moon Inn, church, post office and shop.
The market towns of Great Torrington, Hatherleigh and Holsworthy with the larger town of Okehampton within a 20 minute drive, all of which offer a good range of amenities. From Okehampton there is direct access to the A30 dual carriageway linking to Exeter with its M5 motorway, mainline rail and bus stations, and regional airport.
Sheepwash is surrounded by typically Devonshire countryside with many opportunities for riding and walking together with excellent fishing on the River Torridge and within easy access of the coast and Dartmoor National Park .
Description
The land on North Street extends in all to some 3.46 acres (1.40 ha) and comprises a block of level and gently sloping pasture land. Divided into handy sized paddocks with access from an internal track/collecting pen, the paddocks are well fenced with post, wire and sheep netting. Some also benefit from mobile field shelters and pig arcs.
Access is from the adjoining parish road onto a gated tarmac entrance lane which in turn leads to a small range of out buildings as follows;
Timber STABLE & HAY STORE with two/three loose boxes. Power connected (via generator) and rain water harvesting.
Lean-to STORE to one side
Lean-to at rear with diesel generator and diesel tank.
FEED STORE (former lorry body)
Timber GARDEN SHED
Redundant touring caravan (used for storage).
There is a vegetable garden area to one side of the entrance lane.
The land would be suitable for keeping and rearing livestock, equestrian ventures, camping or perhaps market gardening.
Auction information
Auction Venue & Date: Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on 20th March 2024 at 7pm.Buyers are advised to attend by 6.30pm to register.
Solicitor: Rebecca Cox, Gilbert Stephens Solicitors, Crediton.
Registration: Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") as of 26th June 2017.
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Completion: Will take place at 28 days from the auction, or earlier by agreement between the parties. On the night of the auction, 10% of the purchase price will fall due as a deposit being exchange of contracts.
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Tenure: Freehold.
Local Authority: Torridge District Council, Bideford.
Easements, Wayleaves, Rights of Way: The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.
Boundaries: Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor's agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor's agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.
Services
Mains water is connected. There is NO mains electricity connected, however there is a diesel generator included in the sale.
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