Farm for sale

A most attractive small farm located in a totally unspoilt rural location on the Wales/England border.
Detached stone 4 bedroomed farmhouse in need of complete modernisation and repair.
Courtyard of traditional stone buildings.
Set in over 83 acres.

Situation - The property is situated near to the rural hamlet of The Anchor, which sits on the Wales/England border and is just within Wales.

Directions - From Newcastle on Clun proceed west along the B4368 to Anchor. Continue straight on and downhill at Anchor crossroads for approximately 300 yards and take the right hand turn. Continue for approximately half a mile and take the stoned farm track on the right to Rhyddwr.

Description - The sale of Rhyddwr provides an increasingly rare opportunity to purchase a small livestock farm in a secluded private location. It has been in the ownership of the Jones family for over 90 years, and now comes on the market following the recent death of Olive Jones.

The farmhouse and farm buildings are constructed of local stone walling and have potential for conversion or adaptation to the prospective purchaser's specification, subject to planning approval being obtained. The land lies within a ring fence and is down to permanent pasture and it is surrounded on 3 sides by woodland.

The Farmhouse - The farmhouse is approached from a minor Council-maintained road, over a very short section of hard cored roadway onto its own private hardcoded road.

The farmhouse is situated immediately opposite the farm buildings and is a detached dwelling constructed of stone under a slated roof.

The accommodation comprises:
Hall, Living Room, Dining Room, Pantry, Cold Store, Bacon Cellar, Kitchen.
Stairs from the entrance hall lead to: Bedroom one, Bedroom two, Bedroom three, Bedroom four, bathroom.

For further details, please see attached brochure.

Outside - At the side of the house is a hardcored pathway leading to the front Garden. It is bordered by mature hedges and a stone wall. There is a stone and slated-roofed garden Garden Shed.

Farm Buildings - The farm buildings are situated directly opposite the farmhouse and adjacent to the farm roadway.

See attached Brochure for further details.

The Land - The land comprises a number of convenient sized enclosures of permanent grassland, which are well fenced throughout. It is situated between 1250 ft to 1350 ft above sea level.
The land is classified as Grades 3/4 on the Provisional Land Classification Map of England and Wales, as published by DEFRA.
The permanent pasture provides good grazing for cattle, sheep or horses and the majority of the fields are suitable for mowing for grass conservation.

It has the benefit of natural water supplies and there are water tanks in the farmyard and in the field behind the farm buildings which are served by the private farm water supply.

Please see attached Brochure for Schedule or contact the Land Agent for further details.

Services - Mains electricity.
Private water supply pumped from a reservoir by a pressure switch to the farmhouse, and to a water tank in the farmyard and one water tank behind the farm buildings.
Oil-fired central heating.
Cess pit drainage.
It is not connected to Broadband.

Basic Payment Scheme - The property is registered on the Rural Land Register with Natural Resources for Wales, and the vendor will transfer 33.11 units of Basic Payment Entitlements to the purchaser on completion, subject to approval by Welsh Assembly.

N.B. The vendor has submitted a BPS Claim on this land and the purchaser must indemnify the vendor against any breaches of cross compliance for the duration of the calendar year.

Environmental Stewardship - The land is not subject to any Environmental Stewardship Schemes.

Sporting Rights - The sporting rights are in hand.

Council Tax - The farmhouse is currently in Council Tax Band G.

Rights Of Way, Easements And Wayleaves - The property will be sold subject to any wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements and covenants and all outgoings whether mentioned in these sales particulars or not.

Boundaries, Fences And Roads - The Purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendors nor their Agents will be responsible for defining any ownership of boundaries, hedges or fences. They will however provide whatever assistance they can to ascertain the ownership of the same.

Planning - The property will be sold subject to any development plan, tree preservation order, town planning schedule, resolution or notice which may be or come to be in force, subject to any road or widening or improvement schemes, land charges and statutory or provisional by-laws, without any obligation on the Vendors to specify them.

Statutory Designation - The property is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Local Authority - The property falls within the jurisdiction of Powys County Council.

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment with the Selling Agents, Halls.

Method Of Sale - The property is for sale by private treaty as a whole.

Solicitors - Harrisons, 30 Broad Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7RR

Sale Agents - Halls, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 3DR
Peter Willcock/Rachel Howson
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