Land for sale

CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 17 December 2024 AT 12 NOON.

SITUATION
Land at Yair Home Farm is situated within a private position between Yair Hill Forest to the west and the River Tweed to the east. The land is located approximately 2 miles to the south of the settlement of Clovenfords and about 5 miles south west of the town of Galashiels, some 30 miles south east of Edinburgh.

Galashiels is the commercial centre of the Scottish Borders and offers a range of professional and business services, along with retail and amenities including major supermarkets, shops, sporting and recreational facilities. The land benefits from good road links onto A707 and A72, providing swift access to Selkirk (8 miles) to the south and Peebles (15 miles) to the west respectively.

The surrounding area has become famous for its all year round sporting and recreational amenities, including salmon fishing on the River Tweed, grouse and pheasant shooting on local estates, a number of renowned golf courses, and also horse racing at Kelso.

Agriculturally, the local area is well provided for by merchants and suppliers, with the nearby St Boswells Mart (14 miles), Stirling Agricultural Centre (72 miles) and the Borderway Mart at Carlisle (60 miles) used as outlets for livestock which the area is renowned for producing.

METHOD OF SALE
Land at Yair Home Farm is offered for sale as a whole.

DESCRIPTION
Land at Yair Home Farm forms a block of productive grassland interspersed with several areas of amenity woodland, in a secluded area just to the west of the River Tweed. The land extends to approximately 63.51 Ha (156.93 Acres) in total and has been principally classified as Grade 5.2 and 6.1 by the James Hutton Institute and is currently used for grazing livestock and fodder production. The land is of a south easterly aspect, rising overall from approximately 133m above sea level as its lowest point on the northern boundary to approximately 235m above sea level at its highest point on the western boundary adjacent to neighbouring Yair Hill Forest.

The enclosures are of a good practical size predominantly enclosed by stone walls and stock fences and have access to natural water sources. The subjects benefit from an agricutural right of access via a private shared track which leads south east from Glenkinnon Car park, just to the east from the small settlement of Peel as shown between points A to B in the site plan.

IACS
All the farmland is registered for IACS purposes.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)
Land at Yair Home Farm is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPSE) 2024
The are no BSPE available with the sale of the land at Yair Home Farm as they belong to the previous farm tenant.

FORESTRY REPLANTING OBLIGATIONS
Part of the woodland within the sale area have been felled under Felling Permissions FPA 8142 and FPA 8730 including (detail of compartments are referenced in the FPAs). The felling is subject to restocking conditions as set out in the Felling Permissions. The Purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply with any outstanding replanting obligations in respect of the site and all ongoing management requirements to maintain the woodland to meet the restocking conditions set out in the FPAs. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS
All of the land has been designated as being within a Less-Favoured Area.

HISTORIC SCOTLAND
There are no Scheduled Monuments which affect the property.

MINERALS
The mineral rights are included in the sale in so far as they are owned by the seller.

TIMBER
All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller.

SPORTING RIGHTS
In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
No other items are included unless mentioned in the sales particulars.

DEPOSIT
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of Missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the Purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.

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SOLICITORS
Leyshon WS Solicitors
5 Glenormiston Steading
Glenormiston
Innerleithen
EH44 6RL

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.

POSSESSION AND ENTRY
Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion or such mutual time to be agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser(s).

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS
Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against Purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the Purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the Purchaser to gather the required identification documents.
An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a Purchaser until they have been identified.
Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.

HEALTH & SAFETY
The property is an agricultural holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to the farm buildings, farmland and water courses.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDES
The subjects of sale benefit from right of access over the private track from points A to B in the sale plan enclosed within these particulars for agricultural purposes only.

The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and Purchasers will be deemed as satisfied themselves in respect thereof.

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