Lot 2 Talla Farm, Tweedsmuir, Biggar, Scottish Borders, ML12

CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 10 December 2024 AT 12 NOON.

LOT 2: LAND EXTENDING TO 228.17 HA (563.81 ACRES)
The land within Lot 2 extends to approximately 228.17 Ha (563.81 Acres) in total and runs parallel with the northern shore of the Talla Reservoir and is bound to the south by the minor public road. The land in Lot 2 forms a steep area of hill ground, which is of south westerly aspect and rises from approximately 292m above sea level at the lowest point adjacent to public road to 700m above sea level at its highest point to the north east of Lot 3. The land has been principally classified as grade 6.1 and 6.3 by the James Hutton Institute and is enclosed by an area of deer fencing. The land in Lot 2 forms part of an existing Scottish Rural Development Priorities (SRDP) Scheme Contract which was entered into in 2013 with respect to a native woodland creation scheme. The majority of Lot 2 apart from a section of the land to the north west of the holding, has also been designated as being within the Tweedsmuir Hills Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

POST CODE
ML12 6QP

DIRECTIONS
The road leading to Talla off the A701 is located at Tweedsmuir about 8 miles south of Broughton and is sign posted Talla. Follow this road to the dam and then up the north shore of the reservoir. Talla Farmhouse is situated at the head of the reservoir on the left.

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Lot 2:

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.

IACS
All the farmland is registered for IACS purposes.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)
The land at Talla Farm is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPSE) 2024
Any BPSE payments relating to the 2024 scheme year will be retained by the Seller. If applicable, the Purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply fully with the Statutory Management requirements to maintain the farmland in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) as laid down under the Cross Compliance rules of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) for the remainder of the scheme year.

The Seller may enter discussions with the Purchaser to transfer the right to receive Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlements in addition to the heritable property by separate negotiation. Further details are available from the selling Agents.

SCOTTISH RURAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES (SRDP) CONTRACT SCHEME
There is a Scottish Rural Development Priorities (SDRP) Contract Scheme which covers all of the land forming Lot 2 with respect to Native Woodland Creation scheme, which was entered into on 20th of December 2013 providing an additional source of grant income. The purchaser(s) of Lot 2 will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply with all ongoing management requirements to maintain the woodland as laid down under the SRDP scheme for the remainder of the scheme until 2030. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

TWEEDSMUIR HILLS SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (SSSI)
The majority of the land forming Lot 2 (apart from a section of the land to the north west of the lot), and all of the land forming Lot 3 has been designated as being within the (SSSI). Further details available via following link:

LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)
All of the land has been designated as being within a Less-Favoured Area

MINERALS
In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.

TIMBER
All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller

SPORTING RIGHTS
In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
No other items are included unless mentioned in the sales particulars. The furniture within the farmhouse (Lot 1 ) would be available to purchase in addition by separate negotiation.

CLAWBACK AGREEMENT
The missives of sale will be subject to an existing Minute of Agreement in favour of a previous owner, to clawback 30% of net income of energy development, in the event of planning permission being granted for any renewable development purposes within any of the subjects of sale being obtained subsequent from date of entry until to 17 May 2032. It is a condition of sale that the purchaser(s) upon entry will take on the existing clawback liability from the Seller, and in addition to the existing clawback agreement, the missives of sale will be subject to the purchaser(s) granting a new agreement in favour of the Sellers to clawback 30% of net income of energy development, in the event of planning permission being granted for development for any renewable purposes, over the subjects of sale, being obtained subsequent from the 17th of May 2032 for a further period of 20 years until 17th of May 2052. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDES
The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed as having satisfied themselves in respect thereof.