LUSCOMBE, DULLAR AND FOXHOLES WOODS

near Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

39.38 Hectares / 97.32 Acres

Lot 1: Luscombe Wood

17.80 hectares / 44.00 acres Guide Price: £5,000

Lot 2: Dullar Wood 5.20 hectares / 12.86 acres

Guide Price: £5,000

Lot 3: Foxholes Wood 16.37 hectares / 40.46 acres

Guide Price: £25,000

FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO LONG LEASES FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY AS A WHOLE OR IN THREE LOTS

Suite 8, Rectory HouseThame Road, HaddenhamBuckinghamshire HP17 8DATel: 01844 291384Email: woods@johnclegg.co.uk

John Clegg & CoCHARTERED SURVEYORS & FORESTRY AGENTS

www.johnclegg.co.uk

LUSCOMBE, DULLAR AND FOXHOLES WOODS

Wimborne Minster 5 miles Blandford Forum 8 miles Bournemouth 12 miles (all distances are approximate)

DIRECTIONS Travelling west from Bournemouth on the A35 turn onto the A350 to Blandford Forum. After 2½ miles Lot 1, Luscombe Wood, lies to the right of the A350. The access is at point A on the sale plan. OS 1:50,000 Map 195 Ref SY952973. Nearest postcode BH21 3RP. VIEWING Viewing on foot is possible without appointment at any time during daylight hours so long as prospective purchasers are in possession of a set of these sale particulars. For your own personal safety please be aware of hazards within the woodland when viewing. At Luscombe Wood there is parking by the gate but please take care not to block the access as it serves the cottages in the wood. TAXATION After two years ownership, commercially managed woods qualify for 100% relief from Inheritance Tax. Timber sales are free of all Income Tax and do not attract Capital Gains Tax. In certain circumstances it is possible to roll-over Capital Gains into the proportion of the purchase price attributable to the value of the land. SPORTING RIGHTS Details are given under the individual lots. MINERAL RIGHTS These are owned and included in the sales although the lessees have the right to use them for road building within the woods. FENCING There are no known fencing liabilities. RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS The woodlands are sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, gas and electricity supplies and any other easements. WAYLEAVES The woodlands are sold subject to all existing wayleaves and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the routes thereof. PLANS AND AREAS These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to their accuracy and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

TENURE AND POSSESSION Freehold subject to long leases with the exception of 5.43 acres with vacant possession in Lot 3. Further details are given under the individual lots. METHOD OF SALE Luscombe, Dullar and Foxholes Woods are offered for sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in three lots. Prospective purchasers should register their interest with the Selling Agents to whom offers should be submitted. Please contact our Haddenham office on 01844 291384. Anti Money Laundering Compliance (AML) The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 came into force on 26 June 2017. This now requires us to conduct due diligence on property purchasers. Once an offer has been accepted, the prospective purchaser(s) will need to provide, as a minimum, proof of identity and residence and proof of source of funds for the purchase, before the transaction can proceed. Further information can be obtained via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-your-responsibilities ………………………………………………………….. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Luscombe, Dullar and Foxholes Woods offer the opportunity to acquire the freehold of a small woodland subject to a long lease albeit 5.43 acres of Foxholes Wood is sold with vacant possession. Prospective purchasers should note the terms of the leases which are summarised under the lots. Copies of the leases may be viewed on the Selling Agent’s website www.johnclegg.co.uk The price guides reflect the 139 years remaining on the leases and the low rental levels which are fixed for the terms of the leases. On Dullar and Foxholes the purchasers will have the benefit of the sporting rights whilst on Foxholes 5.43 acres is offered with vacant possession. The leasehold interests are not being offered for sale.

LUSCOMBE, DULLAR AND FOXHOLES WOODS LOT 1: LUSCOMBE WOOD 17.80 hectares / 44.00 acres The freehold of the wood is offered for sale subject to a 200 year lease which commenced on 20th September 1957 at an annual apportioned rent of £7.26 payable in arrears. The rent is fixed for the entire term. The sporting rights are included in the lease, i.e. the purchaser of the freehold will not be able to shoot within the wood. He/she will receive the annual rent noted above until the lease terminates. The crops are in the ownership of the lessee during the lease period. The mineral rights are not included in the lease although the lessee has the right to use them for road building in the wood. The access from point A on the sale plan is included in the sale. Luscombe Wood is sold subject to rights of way in favour of the nursery and garden centre near its junction with the A350, the cottages within the wood (not included in the sale) and to the paddock to the north of the access. The vendors have chosen to maintain a fence beside the access track to protect its verge on the south side.

OFFERS AROUND £5,000 ARE INVITED FOR THE FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO THE

LONG LEASE FOR LOT 1

LOT 2: DULLAR WOOD 5.20 hectares / 12.86 acres Located south of the A31, Dullar Wood abuts Dullars Lane with access taken from two points directly off the public highway. The freehold of the wood is offered for sale subject to a 200 year lease which commenced on 20th September 1957 at an annual apportioned rent of £2.15 payable in arrears. The sporting and mineral rights are excluded from the lease although the lessee has the right to use minerals for road building in the wood. The purchaser will be able to exercise the sporting rights following his/her purchase and will receive the annual rent noted above until the lease terminates. The crops are in the ownership of the lessee during the lease period.

OFFERS AROUND £5,000 ARE INVITED FOR THE FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO THE

LONG LEASE FOR LOT 2

LOT 3: FOXHOLES WOOD 16.37 hectares / 40.46 acres Foxholes Wood sits between Dullar Wood to the west and Luscombe Wood to the east. As with Luscombe Wood, access is taken directly off the A350 county highway just to the south of Foxholes Cottages. As with Lots 1 and 2, the freehold of the wood is offered. However, at Foxholes Wood 2.19 hectares / 5.43 acres, shown stippled on the sale plan, is offered with vacant possession with the balance, 14.17 hectares / 35.03 acres, being subject to a 200 year lease which commenced on 20th September 1957 at an annual apportioned rent of £5.85 payable in arrears. The sporting and mineral rights are excluded from the lease although the lessee has the right to use minerals for road building in the wood. The purchaser will be able to exercise the sporting rights over the whole wood (40.46 acres) following his/her purchase and will receive the annual rent noted above until the lease terminates. The crops in the area included in the lease are in the ownership of the lessee during the lease period. The crop on the 5.43 acres with vacant possession, principally maturing sweet chestnut, will pass to the purchaser on completion. This area is designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest. Henbury Barrow, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, lies to the north east corner of the wood. This is shown as Benbury Barrow on the sale plan. Foxholes Cottages has a right of way over the track on its southern boundary and a right to use a well within the wood. An area of approximately 0.46 acres to the south-west of the cottages is used for the storage of cars. The sum of £600 per annum is paid to the freeholder for this. This area is included within the leased area and will be included in the sale. A plan showing this area is available to view/download from our website www.johnclegg.co.uk OFFERS AROUND £25,000 ARE INVITED FOR THE FREEHOLD WITH 35.03 ACRES SUBJECT TO THE LONG LEASE AND 5.43 ACRES WITH

VACANT POSSESSION FOR LOT 3

IMPORTANT NOTICE John Clegg & Co for themselves and for the vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: (1) These particulars do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer of a contract (2) All statements contained in these particulars as to the property are made without responsibility on the part of John Clegg & Co or the vendor. (3) None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. (4) Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. (5) No warranty is given for the health of the trees within the property for sale. (6) The vendor does not make or give, and neither John Clegg & Co nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. Particulars prepared February 2018. Photograph November 2017.

John Clegg & CoCHARTERED SURVEYORS & FORESTRY AGENTS

Scotland: 0131 229 8800 England: 01844 291384 Wales: 01600 730735John Clegg & Co is the forestry division of Strutt & Parker, a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Ltd,

a private limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 4176965 and with registered office address at 5 Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7BP

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Suite 8, Rectory House

www.johnclegg.co.uk

Haddenham, BucksNot ToScale

Thame Road

HP17 8DA

This plan is only for the guidance of intending purchasers. Although believed tobe correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed and does not form part of any contract.Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of

Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Crown Copyright. All rights reserved.Licence No. 100023148

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