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Festive Fayre a Great Success
Everything needed to ‘deck the halls’ was on sale at the very successful McCartneys Christmas Fayre in Ludlow.
The mulled wine flowed as visitors viewed the lots on offer – from Christmas trees, to holly wreaths, to mistletoe and table decorations. There was also dozens of dressed turkeys, ducks and geese ready for the table.
McCartneys’ auctioneers Michael Thomas and Nick Baxter conducted the sale, which was held at the Ox Pasture, the site of Ludlow Market.
“The sale went really well,” commented Michael. “There were plenty of buyers and plenty of produce so everyone was happy and got into the Christmas spirit.” -
Sale of Land at Yr Onnen, Nantmel
McCartneys’ Knighton Office are pleased to report the very successful sale of 3.36 acres of amenity pasture land at Yr Onnen, Nantmel offered for sale by public auction on Thursday 7th October 2010 at Penybont Community Centre.
The land had been guided at £8000 per acre. The bidding opened at £26,000 for the 3.36 acres and didn’t ease until an eventual sale price of £35,500 was achieved, equating to £10,565 per acre.
“This is a very attractive and versatile parcel of land that will lend itself to many uses, whether amenity, equine or agricultural” said Sale Agent Katie Morris of McCartneys who was extremely pleased with the outcome of the auction. “It just shows how attractive these smaller parcels still are and that land remains a safe investment”.
If you have a farm, land or property you are considering selling now is as good a time as any while land prices are buoyant. We are happy to carry out a free valuation and advise on a possible sale.
Contact: McCartneys Knighton Office Tel: 01547 528621 -
New Application Window For Glastir
The deadline for farmers to apply to join the All-Wales Element of Glastir has been moved following the decision to make available an important additional option within the scheme.
Including the additional option has meant changes to the originally published dates to enable appropriate revisions to be made to the pre-populated Glastir application packs. Application packs will now be issued from 4 October and farmers will have until 22 November to return their completed application form.
For more information please contact Laura Griffiths (Glastir Communications Officer):-
Farm Development Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Department for Rural Affairs
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
E-Mail : Laura.griffiths1@Cymru.GSI.gov.uk
Direct Line : ( +44) 029 2082 6127 -
Productive Farm in Stunning Setting For Sale
An attractive farm in the shadow of the famous Malvern Hills is for sale through McCartneys.
Coverside Farm is a pasture and arable farm delightfully situated between Malvern and Hanley Swan in Worcestershire.
The property consists of a 4-bedroom detached period farmhouse, together with a range of traditional and modern farm buildings and just under 120 acres of prime arable and pasture
land.
The farm is situated within the renowned arable and livestock-rearing area of
mid-Worcestershire, with excellent rail and road connections to other larger towns
and cities in the area.
Coverside Farm has been farmed by the late Mr. Arthur Crump and his family for
a number of years, and in recent times the land has carried good levels of cattle and
sheep, producing quality stock and the land has produced high yielding crops.
The farm offers a unique opportunity to purchase an attractive livestock and arable
farm of 119.23 acres, or the purchase of individual lots to provide a strategically
placed country home with buildings and land, as well as the purchase of further
blocks of agricultural land for amenity, equestrian and small holding use, or for
amalgamation with a larger agricultural unit.
Coverside Farm is for sale by formal tender as a whole or in four lots with a guide price of £1,250,000.Tenders close at 4pm on Friday 10th September. For more information contact Gareth Wall at McCartneys on 01544 230316 or 07974 143336. -
Sheep Gives Weighty Boost to Charity
McCartneys is delighted to have raised more than £100 for the air ambulance through a competition at Brecon Show.
Visitors to the McCartneys’ stand were invited to guess the weight of a sheep, which was in a pen in front of the company’s new exhibition unit. Each guess cost £1, with proceeds going to the air ambulance.
At the end of the day auctioneer Chris Jones weighed the sheep, which was actually 55.5kg.
The winner, who received £20, was Mr. T. Edwards from Chepstow, whose guess was spot on.
“The competition went down really well,” commented Chris Jones of McCartneys. “It was a bit of fun which raised some money for a very worthy cause. A big thank you to everyone who took part.” -
McCartneys Moves Into Plant And Machinery Sales
McCartneys is delighted to announce it’s branching out – from September the company will be holding regular plant and machinery sales.
The sales will be held at a purpose-built site at Little Hereford, just a few miles from Ludlow, and close to the A49, offering easy access by road.
All types of plant equipment and machinery will be sold – from vehicles, to building equipment, to workshop tools and farm machinery, and the sales will be open to everyone.
“As one of the region’s main auctioneers we’ve been looking to hold machinery sales, and now we have an ideal site, it’s full steam ahead,” said Michael Thomas, partner with McCartneys, who will be one of the auctioneers at the new sales.
“We already have a list of more than 1000 potential customers, who will be sent the catalogue for each sale. The details will also be on our website and on Autotrader, so we should have a strong trade.
“The Beeches in Little Hereford is tailor-made for this type of sale, and its position means people can easily access it. There’s definitely a demand for these sales and we’re looking forward to bringing our auctioneering expertise into a new area for us.”
The first sale at The Beeches will be on September 11th at 11.30am.
Anyone wishing to enter lots or who would like more information should contact Michael Thomas at McCartneys on 01584 872251 or 07890 898239. -
Productive Farm For Sale
A productive livestock farm in a beautiful setting is on the market through McCartneys.
Gellidwyll Farm, just outside the small village of Glascwm in the unspoilt Powys countryide, has an attractive 4 bedroom farmhouse, modern and traditional farm buildings, just under 124 acres of pastureland and deciduous woodland, and extensive hill grazing rights.
The farm, which has been in the same family for a number of years and is approximately 12 miles from Kington and 9 miles from Builth Wells, is for sale as a whole or in four lots.
The period farmhouse is a traditional Welsh stone and slate building and is in an elevated position, with stunning views. The land has, in recent years, carried a good level of suckler cows and breeding ewes, producing good quality livestock.
Adjacent to the farmhouse is a range of traditional stone farm buildings, which may have development potential for other uses, subject to local planning authority permissions.
Gellidwyll Farm is for sale by formal tender and tenders close Tuesday 24th August.
For more information contact Gareth Wall at McCartneys on 01544 230316 or email grw@mccartneys.co.uk. -
Standing Out From the Crowd at the Royal Welsh Show
Despite some indifferent weather in Builth Wells, McCartneys enjoyed a hugely successful Royal Welsh Show, welcoming hundreds of clients, old and new, to the company’s stand.
It was the first outing of McCartneys’ new exhibition unit, which was well-received by everyone and stood out amongst the crowd.
Among the visitors who popped in for refreshments and a chat over the four days, was the Royal Welsh Lady Ambassador, Teleri Jenkins-Davies, whose role is to promote the importance of farming across Wales and far beyond.
Mrs Jenkins-Davies was greeted by McCartneys’ chairman, John Uffold, who spoke to her about farming issues and the up coming Welsh Winter Fair, at which McCartneys are the auctioneers. -
McCartneys Create A Big Impact With Their New Stand At The Royal Welsh Show
Here are the first photos of the very impressive new McCartneys stand.
Full report from the show to follow shortly. -
McCartneys is Street Views Ahead!
There’s a new added bonus for anyone buying or selling a house through leading local estate agent McCartneys – their properties and the areas they are in can now be explored via online panoramic images.
McCartneys has become one of the first agents in the area to offer a direct link with Google Maps Street View, which allows potential purchasers to explore a property and its neighbourhood through street-level photographs - you can move up and down streets, or look around in 360 degree panoramas.
“We’re delighted to offer a link up with Street View, which allows us to offer a new and exciting way to explore the properties we have on the market” commented Debbie Anderson, chairman of McCartneys property department. “It is a real bonus for anyone looking to buy, allowing them to get a real feel for the property and where it is before even visiting.
“On a property’s details on our website – www.mccartneys.co.uk – all you have to do is click on the Street View icon and it will take you directly to the property and you can navigate around the area - it’ll help when you do view a property as well as you’ll already know where you’re going!”
