FBT and mixed farms come to the market
About 70 acres of permanent pasture is available on a five-year farm business tenancy (FBT) near Stainton village, Cumbria.
The land is divided into 21 enclosures ranging from about eight acres to 0.3 acres and is to be let from 2 April 2015. It is subject to an ELS agreement.
About 70 acres of SPS entitlements will be transferred to the new tenant free of charge.
Tenders must be submitted by 12 noon on 17 September. (H&H Land & Property 01228 406 260)
Maples Cross Farm, near Cotheridge, Worcestershire, offers about 110 acres of arable and grassland as a whole or in lots.
The land is down to grass and has been producing fine hay for the equestrian market. It is Grade 3 with permeable reddish fine loam soils over a clayey base.
The farm includes a farmhouse and agricultural buildings and is for sale at a guide price of £1.2m, including SPS entitlements. (Balfours 01743 353 511)
A 78-acre stock farm in the North York Moors National Park has come to the market at a guide price of £450,000.
Wardle Farm lies on the edge of Cropton Forest and offers about 63 acres of land suitable for mowing and grazing, a farmhouse and farm buildings.
It is in need of modernising, but may offer an opportunity for farming entrants. The farm has a small caravan site and is for sale by auction on 18 September. (Cundalls 01653 697 820)