Agricultural Land at Camerton & Seaton, Workington

An exciting opportunity to purchase excellent agricultural and amenity land available in four separate lots. The land is suitable for agricultural cultivation, mowing and grazing. The land would also be suitable for equestrian and investment use, subject to relevant consents.

Lot 1: A single enclosure of excellent land extending to approx. 4.65 Acres 91.88ha), currently grassland. There is good roadside access and a shared metered mains water supply, the boundaries are thorn hedging and post and wire fencing.

Guide Price £45,000

Lot 2: A two enclosure of excellent land extending to approx. 21.14 Acres (8.56ha), currently grassland. There are multiple roadside access and a mains water supply, the boundaries are thorn hedging and post and wire fencing. Guide Price £180,000

Lot 3: A two enclosure of excellent land extending to approx. 15.65 Acres (6.34ha), currently grassland. There are multiple roadside access and a mains water supply, the boundaries are thorn hedging and post and wire fencing. Guide Price £130,000

Lot 4: A single enclosure of good land extending to approx. 4.88 Acres (1.97ha), currently grassland. The access from the public road is via a shared private track.  The boundaries are post and wire fencing, there is a mains water supply.

Guide Price £35,000

METHOD OF SALE,

The property is offered for sale in 4 separate lots by Public Auction at 2.00pm on Thursday 6th July 2023 (unless sold privately beforehand) within The Fairfield Restaurant, Lakeland Agricultural Centre, Cockermouth, CA13 0QQ. (located just off the A66/A5086 roundabout on the outskirts of Cockermouth).

The property will be offered for sale in 4 separate lots subject to reaching undisclosed reserve prices. Please take note that any guide price given is not a reserve price. If a reserve price is not met during the auction the highest bidder will have the right to purchase the property at the reserve price after the auction. The Vendor reserves the right to amend the particulars of sale at any time; not to accept any offer received; to withdraw from the sale or to sell privately at any time prior to the auction. Any changes will be made clear at the Public Auction.

DEPOSITS, CONTRACTS AND COMPLETION,

A 10% deposit of the purchase price will be payable on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer. The contracts of sale are also to be signed on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer. Copies of the contracts of sale will be available for inspection, by prior appointment only, at the offices of the Solicitor and Agent for two weeks prior to the sale. The date fixed for completion is 17th August 2023.

TENURE AND TITLE:

The property has freehold title and vacant possession will be given on completion. The property is sold subject to all existing burdens (covenants, wayleaves, rights of way, easements, quasi- easements, rights of access, ancient monuments, etc.) whether public or private and whether constituted in the title deeds or not. The purchasers will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens and are advised to contact the Vendor’s solicitor in order to do so.

ENVIRONMENT AND BASIC PAYMENT (BPS) SCHEMES:

There are no entitlements are included in the sale. The land is not under any environmental land management scheme. The selling agents will endeavour to transfer the RLR land parcels. There will be a fee of £250 + VAT chargeable to the purchaser(s) for the transfer of the land on the RPA system.

BOUNDARIES:

Responsibility for the maintenance of boundaries is indicated by inward facing ‘T’ marks on the Sale Plan. Where no mark is shown no further information is available.

SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS:

Insofar as the sporting rights are owned by the Vendor, they are included in the sale at no extra charge. The mines and minerals rights are excepted.

VIEWING

At any reasonable time during daylight hours provided a copy of these particulars are to hand after having first registered with the selling agent.

SELLING AGENT

Mitchells land and property, Lakeland Agricultural Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ.

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VALUED ADDED TAX (VAT)

VAT will not be charged on this sale. Search fees may be chargeable, please refer to the auction legal pack.

VENDOR’S SOLICITOR:

Peter Marrs, Milburns Solicitors, 21-23 Oxford Street, Workington CA14 2AL

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MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS

As selling agents we are obliged to carry out customer Due diligence. Prospective purchasers must provide us with proof of identity to be in a position to Bid/Purchase at the auction. Full details available from the agents.

DEVELOPMENT CLAWBACK:

Lots 2 and3 are being sold subject to a development clawback provision. Any increases in the value of the land within 20 years of the completion of the sale, which have resulted from the grant of planning permission for purposes other than agriculture, will trigger a payment by the Purchaser (or any subsequent owner) to the Vendor, or its heirs, of 35% of the increase in value. There are De Minimis provisions intended to ensure that ‘one off’ planning consents/change of use where the increase in value is less than £10,000 are not subject to clawback.