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£900,000
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Farm for saleCrossroads, Keith AB55
1,841 sq. ft
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Freehold
About this property
Iacs registered Grade 3(2) agricultural land extending to 147 acres or thereby
Range of modern and traditional buildings and spacious 3/4 bedroom farmhouse
Situated in an area well known for livestock production and fertile farm land
Accessible location a short distance from the town of Keith
Local Information
Mains of Paithnick lies in a scenic rural yet accessible location around 3.5 miles northeast of Keith in the county of Moray. Keith has a good range of shops including supermarkets, together with business, banking and leisure facilities which include tennis courts, cricket and bowling clubs, a sports and community centre and swimming pool. Keith Golf Club has an 18-hole parkland golf course with other popular courses in the area including Buckpool at Buckie, Banff, Cullen, Maverstone and Lossiemouth.
The catchment for primary education is Keith Primary School, with secondary education at Keith Grammar School. Inverness and Aberdeen Airports are easily reached via the A96 and Inverness (60 miles) and Aberdeen (53 miles) provide all the facilities expected of major cities. There is a railway station in Keith on the Aberdeen to Inverness line, easing longer-distance travel by public transport.
The Keith Country Show held at Seafield park is a popular annual event attracting interest from the farming and wider community. Keith is also the start of the ever-popular Malt Whisky Trail.
Elgin, 21 miles in distance, provides a wide range of services and facilities as the principal Moray town. Moray is well served by agricultural merchants and grain merchants and there is a successful local machinery ring which can provide additional farming resources as required.
The Moray coast, about 10 miles to the north, is famed for its high levels of sunshine, beautiful beaches, dolphins, wonderful sailing, traditional fishing villages and towns, such as Cullen and Portsoy. To the southwest lie the Cairngorms, offering wonderful walking and mountaineering. There is skiing at The Lecht ski centre and at Cairngorm Mountain near Aviemore.
Mains of Paithnick is a productive mixed farm located in a quiet and peaceful setting yet benefitting from a very accessible position northeast of Keith. In recent years the farm has operated as a mixed livestock and arable unit. The predominant cropping has been grass for silage, hay and grazing together with spring barley.
Land
The iacs registered land at Mains of Paithnick extends to 147 acres (59 hectares) or thereby in total, consisting of 12 field parcels as per the plan attached. Classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 3(2), the land is presently in grass and arable cropping and is in good heart. Fields are stockproof fenced and supplied by water. The land ranges in altitude from 110m, where the land bounds the Burn of Paithnick to the east, to 150m above sea level at its highest point to the west, and has a gently undulating easterly aspect.
Farm Buildings
Mains of Paithnick is served by a range of useful traditional and more modern buildings providing livestock accommodation and general storage extending to 1645m2 or thereby in total. These include:
Traditional u-shaped steading
To the rear of the farmhouse with infill court
Cattle Court (20.9m x 6m)
Concrete block and timber frame construction
Dutch Barn (18.6m x 9.7m)
Timber frame construction
Lambing Shed (27.9m x 9.7m)
Steel portal frame construction
General Purpose Shed (18.8m x 9.4m)
Steel portal frame construction
Farmhouse
Mains of Paithnick farmhouse is a traditional stone and slate built farmhouse providing spacious and flexible accommodation over two floors. The east facing farmhouse enjoys lovely views over the well-tended garden and surrounding farmland.
Accommodation on the ground floor comprises kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, family room, lounge, conservatory and bedroom/study. On the first floor are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The farmhouse is complimented by a generous, well-kept garden on its east side which is mainly laid to lawn, mature shrubs and trees, together with a gravel driveway. Adjoining the farmhouse on the north side is a useful outbuilding constructed of block walls and profile sheet roof.
Property Details
EPC:
Band G
Council Tax:
Band C
Windows & Doors:
Double glazed windows. UPVC doors.
Services:
Mains water and private drainage to septic tank. Mains electricity. Heating and hot water from oil Rayburn. Wood burning stove in family room.
Included in Sale:
All floor coverings, curtains, blinds and light fittings.
Basic Payment Scheme (bps)
bps Entitlements are not included in the asking price but are available for sale by negotiation.
The land is classified as bps Region 1. All lfa Disadvantaged (D)
Access
From the B9018 public road, the property is accessed over a private tarred road.
Viewings
By appointment only. To arrange a viewing, contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates
Local Authority:
Moray Council Office, High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BX
Entry:
By arrangement
Sporting and Mineral Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.
Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.
Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.
Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.
Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).
Mains of Paithnick lies in a scenic rural yet accessible location around 3.5 miles northeast of Keith in the county of Moray. Keith has a good range of shops including supermarkets, together with business, banking and leisure facilities which include tennis courts, cricket and bowling clubs, a sports and community centre and swimming pool. Keith Golf Club has an 18-hole parkland golf course with other popular courses in the area including Buckpool at Buckie, Banff, Cullen, Maverstone and Lossiemouth.
The catchment for primary education is Keith Primary School, with secondary education at Keith Grammar School. Inverness and Aberdeen Airports are easily reached via the A96 and Inverness (60 miles) and Aberdeen (53 miles) provide all the facilities expected of major cities. There is a railway station in Keith on the Aberdeen to Inverness line, easing longer-distance travel by public transport.
The Keith Country Show held at Seafield park is a popular annual event attracting interest from the farming and wider community. Keith is also the start of the ever-popular Malt Whisky Trail.
Elgin, 21 miles in distance, provides a wide range of services and facilities as the principal Moray town. Moray is well served by agricultural merchants and grain merchants and there is a successful local machinery ring which can provide additional farming resources as required.
The Moray coast, about 10 miles to the north, is famed for its high levels of sunshine, beautiful beaches, dolphins, wonderful sailing, traditional fishing villages and towns, such as Cullen and Portsoy. To the southwest lie the Cairngorms, offering wonderful walking and mountaineering. There is skiing at The Lecht ski centre and at Cairngorm Mountain near Aviemore.
Mains of Paithnick is a productive mixed farm located in a quiet and peaceful setting yet benefitting from a very accessible position northeast of Keith. In recent years the farm has operated as a mixed livestock and arable unit. The predominant cropping has been grass for silage, hay and grazing together with spring barley.
Land
The iacs registered land at Mains of Paithnick extends to 147 acres (59 hectares) or thereby in total, consisting of 12 field parcels as per the plan attached. Classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 3(2), the land is presently in grass and arable cropping and is in good heart. Fields are stockproof fenced and supplied by water. The land ranges in altitude from 110m, where the land bounds the Burn of Paithnick to the east, to 150m above sea level at its highest point to the west, and has a gently undulating easterly aspect.
Farm Buildings
Mains of Paithnick is served by a range of useful traditional and more modern buildings providing livestock accommodation and general storage extending to 1645m2 or thereby in total. These include:
Traditional u-shaped steading
To the rear of the farmhouse with infill court
Cattle Court (20.9m x 6m)
Concrete block and timber frame construction
Dutch Barn (18.6m x 9.7m)
Timber frame construction
Lambing Shed (27.9m x 9.7m)
Steel portal frame construction
General Purpose Shed (18.8m x 9.4m)
Steel portal frame construction
Farmhouse
Mains of Paithnick farmhouse is a traditional stone and slate built farmhouse providing spacious and flexible accommodation over two floors. The east facing farmhouse enjoys lovely views over the well-tended garden and surrounding farmland.
Accommodation on the ground floor comprises kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, family room, lounge, conservatory and bedroom/study. On the first floor are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The farmhouse is complimented by a generous, well-kept garden on its east side which is mainly laid to lawn, mature shrubs and trees, together with a gravel driveway. Adjoining the farmhouse on the north side is a useful outbuilding constructed of block walls and profile sheet roof.
Property Details
EPC:
Band G
Council Tax:
Band C
Windows & Doors:
Double glazed windows. UPVC doors.
Services:
Mains water and private drainage to septic tank. Mains electricity. Heating and hot water from oil Rayburn. Wood burning stove in family room.
Included in Sale:
All floor coverings, curtains, blinds and light fittings.
Basic Payment Scheme (bps)
bps Entitlements are not included in the asking price but are available for sale by negotiation.
The land is classified as bps Region 1. All lfa Disadvantaged (D)
Access
From the B9018 public road, the property is accessed over a private tarred road.
Viewings
By appointment only. To arrange a viewing, contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates
Local Authority:
Moray Council Office, High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BX
Entry:
By arrangement
Sporting and Mineral Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.
Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.
Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.
Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.
Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).
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