FOR SALE VIA TRADITIONAL ONLINE AUCTION ENDING FRIDAY 4TH JULY AT 12 NOON. Offered to the market is a four bedroom farmhouse with outbuilding and paddock. Rurally located with views of the Long Mynd.

Features

• Four bedroom farmhouse in need of modernisation
• Useful open fronted outbuilding
• Rural location with views onto the Long Mynd
• 0.42 acre grass paddock

Barnes Farmhouse is a spacious country cottage style farmhouse, constructed of brick under a slate roof. The house is approached via the no through council-maintained highway and has a right of way over the existing farmyard. The property has a large garden and paddock with views across the Long Mynd. The property is in need of complete modernisation, providing an opportunity for prospective purchaser to develop their dream home in an idyllic location.

Barnes Farmhouse

The internal accommodation offers many period features and comprises Entrance Hall, Front Entrance Porch, Kitchen, Utility / Larder, Living Room with exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace with tiled hearth and a Dining Room containing a brick fireplace with open chimney. 

On the first floor there are three bedrooms at the front of the house and one to the rear. The larger bedrooms contain a feature fireplace. There is also a Bathroom with WC, cast iron bath and wash basin.

Externally there is an outside WC, derelict brick store and greenhouse.

Garden

The garden lies predominately to the front of the farmhouse. There is a paved patio with a lawn and mature floral beds, with shrubs and bushes. It is bound by mature hedgerow and post and rail fencing.

Outbuilding

The outbuilding is a 3 bay steel portal frame building. It is enclosed on three sides and is open to the farmyard.

Paddock

Adjoining the garden is a 0.42 acre grass paddock suitable for grazing. The paddock can be accessed via a gate to the side of the outbuilding.

Situation

Barnes Farmhouse is situated in South Shropshire accessed via a no through council maintained public highway. The property benefits from a right of way over the existing farmyard, which is shared with the adjoining buildings.

Council Tax

Council Tax is payable to Shropshire Council. The property is assessed at Band E.

Energy Performance Certificate

The EPC rating for this property is G.

Services

The property is connected to mains electricity and water. The property has its own private septic tank. None of the services have been tested by the agents.

Boundaries

The purchaser will be responsible for fencing up the existing gates onto adjacent paddocks and yards retained by the Vendor within 6 months of completion.

The boundary on the yard is marked by the existing gate posts each side. The purchaser will not be able to erect a boundary structure within the hatched area within the farmyard.

The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries, and neither the vendors nor the vendors' agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries of ownership thereof.

Method of Sale

The property will be offered for sale by Public Online Traditional Auction. The Vendor reserves the right to withdraw or alter the property prior to the auction end date. The bidding page can be found at https://berrys.uk.com/online-auctions. To bid, click “Register” and then do the following via the Dashboard; pass the ID check, enter your payment details and enter your solicitor details. An Auction Legal Pack and Special Conditions will be available to download from our website Online Auctions (berrys.uk.com) free of charge to those who have registered. It is the Purchaser’s responsibility to make all necessary enquiries prior to the auction and we strongly recommend purchasers instruct a solicitor to assist. 

The successful Purchaser will be required to pay £5,000 on sale. From this a Buyer’s fee of £3,600 inclusive of VAT is retained by Berrys/Bamboo Auctions as a contribution to the online platform costs, and £1,400 forms part of the 10% contract deposit. The purchaser will be required to pay the balance of the 10% contract deposit monies within 24 hours of the auction via their solicitor to the Vendors solicitor. It will be the purchaser’s responsibility to reimburse the vendors costs for the provision of the Legal Pack and the agents additional administration fee as stipulated.

Viewing Arrangement

Please register with Berrys on 01743 271697 for viewing open days.

Directions

From Craven Arms travel north on the A49 for approximately one mile. Turn left onto the A489 signposted Welshpool and Newtown. After approximately 4 miles fork right onto the signposted Asterton. In Asterton turn left and the farm drive is approximately half a mile on the left. 

From Bishops Castle and Newtown follow the A489 from Lydham for approximately three miles and take the left turn for Wentnor. Follow the lane for approximately one and a half miles to Upper Criftin and turn right for Asterton. The farm drive is approximately one mile on the right.

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AUCTION LEGAL PACK

This will be available to download from our website Online Auctions (berrys.uk.com) free of charge to those who have registered. It is the Purchaser’s responsibility to make all necessary enquiries prior to the auction and we strongly recommend purchasers instruct a solicitor to assist.

Completion Date

Normally up to 28 days or sooner following exchange of contracts.

Definition of Auction Guide and Reserve Price

Guide price(s) is an indication of the Seller’s expectations. Reserve price(s) is a figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell the lot at auction. We expect the reserve will be set within the guide range. Guide prices may change at any time prior to the auction.

Anti-Money Laundering Act 2007

Under current Money Laundering Regulations 2007 it is a legal requirement for Estate Agents and Solicitors to perform due diligence checks to any person that intends to bid at auction. There will be a requirement for all bidders to register via the online sale site and complete the ID checks. 

There is no charge for registration.

General Auction Conditions of Sale

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser and if any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the Lot or Lots in question shall be put up again at the last undisputed bidding and resold at the Auctioneer's sole discretion.

2. No bidder shall withdraw his bid.

3. All lots shall be taken to with all their faults or misdescriptions if any and the purchase money shall be paid in full at any time during the progress or at the close of the sale, when demanded by the Auctioneers or their clerk. Under no circumstances will any lot be removed from the place of sale without a Delivery Note from the Auctioneers.

4. The risk in the goods shall pass to the Purchaser on the fall of the hammer, but the equitable and beneficial ownership of the goods shall not pass until payment in full to the Auctioneers by the purchaser of all funds due to the vendor has been made.

5. In these conditions of sale, the words "The Goods" shall be deemed to include all manner of things, living or dead, including livestock offered for sale by the Auctioneer.

6. The purchaser shall pay commission to the Auctioneers at the rate announced at the start of the sale.

7. All lots are to be removed by the time announced by the Auctioneer at the sale.

8. Upon any purchaser failing to comply with these Conditions, the Lot or Lots bought by him shall be resold by Public Auction or Private Treaty, and any expenses incurred, or deficiency arising 

from such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulter.

9. The Auctioneer reserves, on behalf of both themselves and of the vendor, the right to bid for any Lot or Lots during the sale.

10. In case of any dispute not provided for in the foregoing Conditions the decision of the Auctioneer between purchaser and vendor shall be final and binding on both parties.

These Conditions of Sale may vary from sale to sale depending on the circumstances and the revised conditions will be published on the relevant catalogue or announced at the time of Sale.