AUCTION - ±750HA LITTLE KAROO FARM, OUDTSHOORN

Duly authorised by the Directors, we will sell the following property on-site by PUBLIC AUCTION

±750HA LITTLE KAROO FARM, OUDTSHOORN

Auction date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Time: 12:00

Venue: on-site, Normandien Farms, N12, Oudtshoorn

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Normandien Farms (formerly known as Karoo Valley Farms) is a landmark as one enters Oudtshoorn from the south via the N12. The combination of irrigable hectares, diverse water supply and superb infrastructure makes this one of Oudtshoorn’s supreme lucerne farms.

One section of the farm borders the town of Oudtshoorn to the south (from the Olifants River), known as Onverwacht and the second section lies towards the east, known as Stolsvlakte (towards de Rust).

COMPOSITION OF LAND – Irrigable land
±46,3ha under sprinklers (12 x 10)
±215,47ha flood irrigation
±13ha central pivot irrigation

COMPOSITION OF LAND – Remainder
• ±37ha drylands
• ±100ha arable land
• ±303,66ha veld

IMPROVEMENTS

Detail of stores / sheds
> Brick with steel frame (130m²)
> Brick with steel frame & open sides (390m²)
> Steel frame & IBR cladding & with open sections (950m²)
> Timber frame & corrugated iron cladding (190m²)
> Steel structure with IBR cladding (640m²)
> Steel frame & corrugated iron cladding (290m²)
> Steel, IBR & brick (910m²)
> Steel structure with open sides (725m²)
> Steel structure with brick & IBR cladding (880m²)
> Feed store: Steel structure with brick & IBR cladding (448m²)
> Pack store: Steel structure with brick & IBR cladding (465m²)
> Steel frame with IBR cladding (735m²)
> Pellet plant shed: steel structure with IBR cladding (710m²)

Dwellings
1 x 3-bedr, 1-bathr (160m²)
1 x 3-bedr, 2-bathr + outbuildings (239m²)
1 x 4-bedr, 1-bathr (284m²)
1 x 3-bedr, 1-bathr (201m²)
1 x dwelling (composition unknown) (140m²)

Other
> Office (145m²)
> Church (120m²)
> Old dairy (147m²)
> Butchery (87m²)
> Garage & store-room (35m²)
> Carport (60m²)
> Steel structure garage (71m²)
> Pumphouse (brick & concrete) (60m²)
> Cattle handling facilities (325m²)

Staff buildings
Staff ablutions (157m²)
Staff cottages (7 in total) (539m²)
Staff cottage (1) (84m²)
Staff cottages (4 in total) (340m²)
Staff cottages (4 in total) (310m²)
Staff cottage (1) (134m²)

WATER AND IRRIGATION
• Water sources
> Stompdrift Kamanassie Water Scheme
> Grobbelaars River (pump station)
> Olifants River
> Stolsvlakte canal/furrow
> Effluent discharge from the municipal sewer works is pumped into the dam on Onverwacht.

• Registered water
> 309ha is enlisted with the Stompdrift Kamanassie Irrigation Board.
> Registered water turn from Grobbelaars River (via canal) from Sunday 18:00 – Tuesday 18:00 per week

• Dams
> Earthen dam (storage capacity of ±350 000m³) fed via Olifants River and Stompdrift Kamanassie canal/furrow
> Reservoir (drinking for animals, connected to troughs throughout farm)
> Use of Municipal sewerage dam
o Sewerage is managed and treated by local authority before it is placed in river
o Pumpstation with 6’’ pipeline that pumps treated water to the farm
> Second dam to be redeveloped

• Pumphouse
> Consists of 3 pumps (1 x pumps to Stolsvlakte via 6km pipeline, 2 x pumps to Onverwacht)
> Water from Olifants River
> Pump station for drinking troughs at Stolsvlakte

• Irrigation
The total irrigable land amounts to ±275ha
– ±46,3ha under sprinklers (12 x 10)
– ±215,47ha flood irrigation
– ±13ha central pivot irrigation (hydro-electrical and gravity driven)

ELECTRICITY
> Eskom, 3-phase

GOING CONCERN
> The property together with the farming activities will be sold as a going concern.
> We will endeavour to establish a zero-rated VAT transaction.

SUMMARY OF AUCTION CONDITIONS OF SALE

• Purchaser pays 10% deposit & 5% commission (plus VAT) on day of auction.
• There will be a period for higher offers after the auction. One confidential higher offer per purchaser is allowed after the auction, which will close on 3 June at 12:00 noon. Any offer made after the auction will only be regarded as a valid offer if the deposit and auctioneer’s commission have been paid and cleared into the auctioneer’s bank account and the offeror has signed the Conditions of Sale before June 3rd at 12:00 noon.
• The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the Seller by 6 June; however the Seller may accept or decline the offer before 6 June.
• The highest bidder will be held bound to his bid until 6 June.
• Balance of the purchase price is payable against registration of transfer.
• The Purchaser shall within 30 days of acceptance of this offer by the Seller, furnish the Seller’s Conveyancers with a guarantee by a registered financial institution and acceptable to the Seller, for the payment of the balance of the purchase price.
• VAT payable by the purchaser on the purchase price, however a zero-rated transaction will be endeavoured
• OCCUPATION and POSSESSION of the property shall be given by the Seller to the Purchaser on the date of registration of transfer into the name of the Purchaser, when all benefit and risk in the property shall pass to the Purchaser. All dwellings will be vacant.
• All conveyancing work in connection with the transfer of this property shall be effected by the Seller’s attorneys. All costs to the giving and taking of transfer and registration will be paid for by the Purchaser.
• The Purchaser will also be liable for
– A pro-rata share of the municipal rates, electricity rates and any water charges due upon the property or levied in respect thereof reckoned from the date of possession
– Auctioneer’s commission of 5% (five percentum) plus VAT on the purchase price to the Auctioneers. This is payable by the Purchaser on the day of the auction.
• The Seller shall if, necessary provide at his costs
– A certificate of compliance for the electrical installation at the main dwelling.
– A certificate of conformity for all gas type installations.
• Property sold VOETSTOOTS

Information will be added and amended on a daily basis.

Although the utmost care was taken to obtain and gather adequate information, the Auctioneers cannot be held liable for any misrepresentations. Information as supplied by the Seller.

ENQUIRIES

Daniel van Schalkwyk 083 255 4245

Louis van Rensburg 0833 777 232

Wiidke Burger 0833 777 390