For sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 17th January 2025 at 7pm at The Strawberry Fields, Lifton Devon.
Just over 38 acres in an accessible location with far reaching views.
Description
Public Auction on 15th January 2025, 7pm at The Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon.
Just over 38 acres of gently sloping south facing pasture land. Including about 8 acres of conservation land.
Description Extending to some 38.26 acres (15.48 hectares), the Land at Bursdon is south facing, gently sloping and predominantly in permanent pasture with about 8 acres of rough grazing and native woodland on its south western boundary.
Enclosed by natural hedge banks, the land is divided into useful sized enclosures and can be accessed from the adjoining farm lane on the northern boundary, albeit there is frontage to the main road.
Auction Information Venue & Date | The auction will be held at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on 15th January 2025 at 7pm.Buyers are advised to attend by 6.30pm to register.
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.
Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.
Online Bidding | Online bidding registration will be available 10 days before each auction and all bidders must register at least 48 hours prior to the auction. For further information, please visit or contact your local Kivells office.
Buyer's Administration Fee | All successful buyers at Kivells’ Property Auctions should note that on exchange of contracts, a Buyer's Administration Fee of £2,000 plus VAT (Total: £2,400 inc VAT) is payable to Kivells on the night of the auction. This fee can be paid by either bank transfer, personal cheque or debit card.
The successful buyer will also be required to reimburse the vendor for search fees, details of which will be available in the auction pack.
Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, these fees remain payable. There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.
Solicitor | Mark Moore, Ashfords, Exeter.
Auction Payment | At the fall of the gavel the contract is legally binding and a 10% deposit (subject to a minimum fee of £5,000) will be required to be paid by the successful bidder. The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.
This deposit is also payable for all lots that are sold prior to auction.
ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment.
Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.
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 is due as a deposit being exchange of contracts.
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.
Guide prices | Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the reserve price may be set at the time of going to print. Please note they are not an indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation.
The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction.
Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price. It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction.
The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge. The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.
Services Mains water is connected and natural water is likely to be available within the conservation area. Mains electricity may be in the vicinity and prospective purchasers must make their own enquiries as to connection and cost of same.
Stewardship Schemes The property is not subject to any stewardship scheme.
Contact Us Kivells Farms & Land Department Agri-Business Centre, Holsworthy Phone: 01409 259547 Email: farms@kivells.com.
Viewing Intending purchasers may inspect the property at a time of their choosing bearing a copy of these details. Please ensure that in making your inspection you do so with due care, taking responsibility for your actions. In particular please do not climb gates but open same and leave them shut where found shut and wear suitable footwear.