Lot 1 - Balnacake Farm, Brechin, Angus, DD9

Balnacake Farm is a mixed agricultural holding in Angus, comprising approximately 235 acres of arable land, a farmhouse and a range of farm buildings. The fields are described as well-shaped and suited to modern machinery, with land capability classes 2, 3.1 and 3.2. The holding has supported rotations including cereals, potatoes and peas. Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included, subject to the sale terms, and the land is registered for IACS purposes. The property is designated Non Less Favoured Area and lies within the Strathmore and North Fife Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. The traditional stone farmhouse has a pitched slate roof, double glazing and oil-fired central heating. Its accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, utility room, office, lounge, TV room and a combined living and dining room. It sits in a garden plot with a southerly aspect, close to the steading. Farm buildings include a large steel-framed cattle court, now used for general storage, and two traditional stone-built storage sheds. A separate stone bothy, dating from the 1780s, is currently redundant. The listing notes possible future development potential for the bothy, subject to the relevant permissions; planning feasibility would need to be verified. The sale also includes sporting rights and mineral rights insofar as these belong to the seller. VAT may be payable if the seller has elected to tax, and the purchaser may have additional ingoing valuation costs for cultivations and other items as set out in the sale particulars.