Farm for sale

Keith AB55

Burnside is located to the north of Keith, in Moray, North East Scotland and just off the A96.

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 (52 miles) and Aberdeen (48 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, only 15 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 9 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.

Lot 1 - Lot 1 Offers Over £350,000
Burnside Farm, Keith, AB55 6QP

Lot 2 - Field no.1 Offers Over £140,000
Single field at Burnside Farm (Lot 1) Keith, AB55 6QP

Lot 3 - Fields 4,6,8 & 9 Offers Over £50,000
Land at Burnside Farm, Keith, AB55 6QP

Lot 1
Farm buildings
Burnside Farm comprises a range of traditional and more modern buildings providing livestock accommodation and general storage extending to 1405 sqm or thereby in total.
These includes:
Traditional u-shaped steading at the rear of the farmhouse forming a courtyard area with workshop, general store and grain shed. There is a pole barn and also a steel portal frame building
Adjoining and to south there are further traditional stone steading buildings with infill cattle court
Further Cattle Court with adjoining steel portal frame shed
Dutch Barn (22m x5.5m)
Dutch Barn (17.2m x 9m)

Land
Fields 2,3,5 & 7 extending to 22.08Ha (54.56 acres) or thereby are included with the farmhouse and farm buildings in Lot 1. The land is all in grassland and is predominantly grade 3(2) with exception of the southern part of field 3 classified as grade 5 land.

Burnside Farmhouse
Property Details
The east facing farmhouse enjoys views across Burnside farmland to Keith.

In summary the accommodation comprises:-
Ground floor – Entrance Hall, Kitchen, Bathroom, Laundry, Store, Sitting Room, Bedroom1, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Lounge.
Attic space above.

The property is in need of upgrade and modernisation but benefits from oil fired central heating and double glazing.

Externally the property enjoys a garden area laid to lawn, to the north with a car parking area as well as a garage.

Services:
Mains water, Mains electricity, Private drainage.

EPC:
Band F

Council Tax:
Band B

Lot 2 - Field no.1
Lot 2 comprises a single field (field 1) to the north of Burnside extending to 12.71Ha (31.41 acres) or thereby. This field at Crooks Mill is presently in grassland and is almost entirely classified as Grade 3(2) agricultural land.

Lot 3 - Fields 4,6,8 & 9
Lot 3 comprises field parcels 4,6,8 and 9 to the south of the rail line and north of the A95 and extends to 5.35Ha (13.21 acres) or thereby in total. The land is largely classified as grade 3(2) and is all in grassland. A useful block of bare land at Haughs on the edge of Keith.

Local Authority:
Moray Council, Moray Council Office, High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BX

Entry:
By arrangement

Viewing—By appointment
To arrange a viewing, please contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates

bps Entitlements:
Not included in the sale price but available by separate negotiation. All bps Region 1 Land. All lfa (D) land.

Mineral Rights & Sporting 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).