South Canterbury, Cornhill, Banff, AB45

Local Information
South Canterbury lies in a picturesque rural yet accessible location near the village of Cornhill, around 5 miles south of the renowned Moray Firth coast in Aberdeenshire. Cornhill is a peaceful rural community and has a garage, church and village hall with local shops and services available in Portsoy around 4.5 miles to the north. Primary schooling is provided at Ordiquhill Primary School (2 miles).

South Canterbury enjoys good access links to the nearest towns of Banff and Keith, which are located to the northeast and southwest respectively. Both towns provide a wide range of services and amenities including secondary education, retailers, supermarkets, fuel stations, accommodation, eateries, healthcare, swimming pools, sports and community centres.

The nearby Moray Firth coast is famed for its temperate climate, beautiful beaches and traditional fishing villages and towns, such as Cullen and Portsoy. Aberdeenshire and Moray are highly regarded for recreational activities such as golf, mountain biking, hill walking, winter sports and fishing as well as its famous castle and whisky trails.

Agriculture plays a key role in the local Aberdeenshire economy. There is a plethora of dealerships, services and suppliers locally as well as veterinary practices in Banff and Keith. There are local livestock marts at Huntly and Thainstone near Inverurie which both hold regular weekly sheep and cattle sales throughout the year, as well as special sales, attracting buyers from across the country.

South Canterbury - Lot 1 OFFERS OVER £260,000

South Canterbury Farmhouse - Gross Internal Floor Area: approx. 122m2
A traditional detached dwellinghouse providing spacious three-bedroom accommodation and enjoying lovely south facing views over surrounding farmland. The property would benefit from upgrading and modernisation throughout, offering great potential and allowing a purchaser to personalise to their own taste.

Accommodation on the ground floor comprises dining kitchen, two reception rooms, shower room, bedroom and front porch. On the first floor are two bedrooms and a bathroom. The property has a mix of uPVC and timber framed predominantly double glazed windows and oil central heating.

To the front (south) is a good sized garden with area of lawn and vegetable patch with polytunnel. Adjoining to the west is a small grass paddock. There is a timber single garage and a timber/metal sheet clad store to the rear.

Property Details

Home Report:
Home Report is available on our website.

EPC:
Band F

Council Tax:
Band C

Windows & Doors:
uPVC / timber framed, mainly double glazed

Services:
Private water and private drainage to septic tank. Mains electricity. Oil central heating

Included in Sale:
Floor coverings, curtains and white goods

Buildings
South Canterbury is served by a range of useful buildings providing ample livestock housing and storage, with potential for alternative uses and development (subject to obtaining necessary planning permission).

The buildings extend to 900m2 or thereby in total, and comprise a large traditional U-shaped steading with steel portal frame in-fill court, adjoining timber frame building and a separate timber frame cart shed.

The traditional steading and in-fill court are supplied by electricity and water.

There are redundant traditional buildings situated within Fields 3 and 12.

Land
The land included in Lot 1 comprises Fields 6 and 13 extending to 14 acres or thereby. Including the buildings, yard and grounds surrounding the farmhouse, the total area of Lot 1 extends to approximately 17 acres (7 hectares) as identified shaded orange on the attached plan.

South Canterbury - Lot 2 OFFERS OVER £425,000

Lot 2 comprises a productive block of Grade 3(2) agricultural land extending to 82.5 acres (33.4 hectares) or thereby in total, identified shaded blue on the plan attached.

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
All the land is BPS Region 1 except Field 5 which is Region 2. Entitlements are not included in the asking price but are available by separate negotiation.

Land as a Whole
The IACS registered land at South Canterbury extends to 96.5 acres (39 hectares) or thereby in total, consisting of 13 field parcels as per the plan attached. Classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 3(2), the land is presently all in grass and utilised for livestock grazing however has had recent arable cropping. The field parcels are of practical size and benefit from good accessibility, stockproof fencing and are supplied by water troughs. South Canterbury sits at an altitude of 90m to 115m above sea level with the land generally flat lying.

Viewings
To arrange a viewing, contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates

Access
South Canterbury is accessed via a short private track off the adjacent B9022 road. If sold in lots, Lots 1 and 2 will have a shared access from point A to B and Lot 2 will be accessed from point B as indicated on the attached plan.

Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB

Entry:
By arrangement

Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned

Mineral Rights:
Reserved by the seller

VAT:
The subjects are opted to tax therefore VAT will be payable on the purchase price (excepting the farmhouse)

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).