Arable Land To Let by Informal Tender

LOCATION
The land is located to the south of Little Lane and east of Hallgate, Whaplode. The land is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of the small rural settlement of Whaplode and 6.5 miles east of the market town of Spalding.

DESCRIPTION
An opportunity to acquire an initial five-year Farm Business Tenancy of 26.86 Hectares (66.37 Acres) or thereabouts of good quality, easy working Grade I agricultural land capable of growing high quality root, vegetable and cereal crops, situated at Whaplode, Lincolnshire. The land comprises a single enclosure of a regular size and shape, suitable for modern agricultural machinery with good road access. A copy of the Field Plan is shown attached to these Particulars (for identification purposes only and not to scale).

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The land is being offered to let by Informal Tender. Informal Tenders are to be received by 12 Noon on Wednesday 30th September 2026 at the R. Longstaff and Co LLP Offices. Informal Tenders may be submitted by email, subject to prior notification.

LAND AND SOILS CLASSIFICATION:
All of the land is high quality Grade I silt land as classified by the Land Classification Map of England and Wales. The land is classified as being part of the Wisbech Association of Soils, being characterized as a ´deep stoneless calcareous coarse silty soils´ capable of growing crops of ´sugar beet, potatoes, field vegetables, horticultural crops and cereals´.

ACCESS:
The land benefits from two accesses. Access from Little Lane to the north of the field, and access from Horse Lane to the west of the field.

METHOD OF LETTING:
The land is offered To Let as a whole by Informal Tender. The closing date for Tenders is 12 noon on Wednesday 30th September 2026. Tenders are to be submitted on the enclosed Tender Form and returned to our Spalding Office at 5 New Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1BS in a sealed envelope marked for the attention of Richard Start or Alice Peach and "Arable Land off Hallgate & Little Lane, Whaplode".

TENANCY:
The land is offered To Let on an initial five-year fixed term Farm Business Tenancy Agreement with a commencement date of 11th October 2026. The Tenancy will be produced on a Lincolnshire Association of Agricultural Valuers Farm Business Tenancy Agreement, a copy of which is available from the Lettings Agents upon request.

RENT, INSURANCE & VAT:
Rent will be payable half yearly in advance, the first payment will be due on the signing of the Tenancy Agreement. Rent will thereafter be payable on 6th April and 11th October in each year. VAT is currently not payable on the rent. In the event that the property or any part thereof, any rights, contracts, quotas or Entitlements become chargeable supply for the purpose of VAT, any such taxes will be payable in addition to the rent at the appropriate rate. Rent reviews will be in accordance with the default terms of the provisions of the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. The Tenant(s) will be responsible for having Public Liability Insurance in place to a suitable level.

SERVICES:
It is believed that there are no services connected to any of the land, however interested parties should make any enquiries with the relevant utility authorities.

RIGHT OF WAY, WAYLEAVES AND EASEMENTS ETC:
The land is let subject to, and offered with the benefit of, all existing rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, electricity, and other rights, easements, quasi-easements, and all wayleaves, whether referred to specifically in these Particulars or not. The Landlord will retain any wayleave payments in respect of the farm. We are not aware of any Public Rights of Way which affect the land.

MAINTENANCE:
The Tenant(s) will be responsible for the maintenance of the dykes and hedges along with the Internal Drainage Board (where appropriate).

TENANT RIGHT, DILAPIDATIONS & HOLDOVER:
Tenant right may be chargeable at the commencement of the tenancy. More details are available from the Letting Agents. There will be no claim allowed whatsoever for dilapidations (if any) at the commencement of the tenancy, but dilapidations will be charged if appropriate at the end of the tenancy.

The land is let subject to a right of holdover for the outgoing tenant to harvest the growing crop until 30th November 2026.

CONTRACTS AND QUOTAS:
There are no contracts or quotas available with the letting.

SPORTING RIGHTS:
The Sporting Rights are to be let in conjunction with the land.

BASIC FARM PAYMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES:
The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency and has historically been used to claim the Basic Farm Payment. The previous Tenant has claimed and will retain all payments on the land being offered in respect of the de-linked payment. It will be the responsibility of the successful tenderer to comply with the Baseline Regulations (or any replacement compliance legislation).

The land is not currently entered into any Environmental Schemes. The incoming Tenant may enter into the Sustainable Farming Incentive (or similar) subject to receiving the Landlord´s prior written consent, consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Any such scheme is not to alter the existing land use.

DRAINAGE RATES:
Drainage Rates for the land are payable to the South Holland Internal Drainage Board. Drainage Rates will be the responsibility of the tenant.

SUB-LETTING
The Landlord may permit the Tenant to sub-let no more than 20% of the total land within the Farm Business Tenancy Agreement in each year of the Agreement for the growing of agricultural crops only. The Tenant must obtain prior written consent from the Landlord confirming this prior to making any arrangements.

VIEWING:
Interested parties are invited to walk the land during daylight hours with a copy of these Particulars to hand and should, at all times, for their own personal safety, take appropriate precautions to ensure that no damage occurs either to themselves or to the land, or any part thereof.

PLANS, AREAS & SCHEDULES
These Particulars and Plans have been prepared as carefully as possible. It should be noted that the Plans have been specifically prepared ´for identification purposes only´ and although believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed. The areas have been taken from a combination of the Rural Payments Agency´s Rural Land Register and the Ordnance Survey Promap System.

BOUNDARIES:
The successful tenant shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries.

SOIL TESTING:
If requested by the Landlord, Soil testing (to include P, K, Magnesium, pH, Organic Matter) and a soil health report is to be undertaken at the commencement of the tenancy, with the cost shared equally between landlord and tenant. The tenant is to maintain the soil on the Holding in a healthy condition throughout the tenancy. Similar testing will be undertaken prior to the end of the tenancy (again cost shared equally) with the tenant responsible for the cost of remediating any shortfall in soil fertility, nutrient content, or condition, by reference to the original report.