R9,500,000 | 820Ha Farm For Sale in Ladismith Rural

General

Arguably one of the more scenic properties in the Ladismith area. Situated just off the R62, 2,2km on good gravel road and 22km from Ladismith town, 50km from Barrydale, 72 Km from Riverdale. The property is approximately 820 ha (on two titles), has 3 distinct areas. The first, 26 ha for crop with flood irrigation with the Groot Rivier running around its circumference, the second a fynbos veld area in a valley and the 3rd elevated escarpment with a Spekboom forest. The farm has incredible biodiversity and elevation changes. Benefit from the almost R3 million invested over the past 24 months in the houses and farm infrastructure.


Infrastructure

• House approx. 200m2 with 3 bedroom all ensuite (2 with air-conditioning), open plan kitchen dining and living area and separate scullery. Gas stove, gas geysers x 2. New electrical wiring, lighting and fittings.
• Barn Ground floor approx. 170m2 and 1st floor 150m2, with 2-bedroom ensuite and installed air-conditioning, open plan kitchen dining and living area and separate scullery/pantry. Separate laundry room for both houses. The plumbing, electrical wiring, lighting, and fittings are all new. Gas stove and gas geyser.
• Pump house – with basic water filtration system and high-pressure pump to house and barn.
• Swimming Pool with basic lapa
• Worker’s cottage 1 – basic structure which can be turned into rental accommodation.
• Worker’s cottage 2 - basic structure which can be turned into rental accommodation.
• Worker’s quarter 1 – newly renovated room with ensuite and gas geyser and stove connection. New electrical wiring, lighting and fittings, and new plumbing.
• Workers quarter 2 - newly renovated room with ensuite and gas geyser and stove connection. New electrical wiring, lighting and fittings, and new plumbing.
• Workshop – can be converted into a 3-bay garage (new garage roll doors are on the farm.)
• Rooms x 2 – used as a slagkamer.
• 3 new septic tanks with soak systems installed.
• Chicken coup 1: 180m2 and coup 2: 180m2 – can be used for laying hens or converted in to shed for livestock or storage.
• 3 boreholes – 1 at the house (brackish water used for irrigation), 2nd in veld about 500m from house supplies washing and cooking water (slightly brackish), and 3rd in the fields (new addition sunk in 2023.)
• Earth dam – in the Fynbos veld
• Small cement dam – in the Fynbos veld for livestock/wildlife
• Large cement dam – at the house which is used for irrigation around the house/barn.
• Water tanks – new 55,000 litres of tanks for water storage. 30,000 litres feed to 3 x 5,000 litre houses, and 1 x 500 litre and 1 x 2,500 litre tanks at chicken coups and workers quarters.
• Roads – the farm has approximately 10km of road system.
• Farm is fenced with Jakkals proof fencing 1.2m high (80% recently mended/redone.)
• Eskom line with its own transformer
• 24 HA of the fields has been leased for 3yrs and a further option of 2 years (there may be an opportunity to negotiate an early termination of the lease with the tenant if required) It does bring in income of R10,000 pm.


Future opportunity

• Tourist and hospitality
• Off road camping in the valley with those that have 4x4 and camper trailers
• Pods / units in the Spekboom escarpment overlooking the Swartberg mountains and Towerkop. This can be expanded into a small lodge.
• Road system needs to be connected at the far back end from valley to escapement to complete a full loop for walking or mountain biking. This can be linked into a bigger system in the area for those that need longer routes.
• There are great numbers of Kudu migrating through the farm.
• Easy to get a 3,000-laying hen business in operation, with infrastructure in place, a brand name and a guaranteed customer base, which should net after costs approx. R120,000 pm.
• There is an ostrich breeding pair who have had eggs hatch. Approx 8 ostrich on the farm and opportunity to expand.
• Sheep farming can also be extended up to the carrying capacity of the farm.



Additional value on offer

• The property is held in a Company which is VAT registered. The sale will be a zero-rated VAT purchase if sold to another VAT-registered entity OR
• Acquire the Company shares and realise zero transfer and conveyancing fees
• The Company has its own website domain, some social media and email address in place, along with a bank account, local vendor accounts, Eskom account with large deposit, accounting program (Xero) which is up to date.

Available for sale

• All shares in the existing company for R9 500 000.00 as a going concern, on a voetstoots basis, apart from any warranties that may be required.