AUCTION - COUNTRYSIDE LIFESTYLE FARM RETREAT, MATJIESRIVIER, OUDTSHOORN
Event Details
Duly authorised by the owner, we will sell the following property on-site by PUBLIC AUCTION
±8HA LIFESTYLE FARM RETREAT AT THE FOOT OF THE SWARTBERG MOUNTAINS
MATJIESRIVIER, OUDTSHOORN
Auction date: Friday, 18 July 2025
Time: 12:00
Venue: on-site, Golden Goose Private Guest Farm, Matjiesrivier, Oudtshoorn
Auction brochure: Please click on the link to download the auction information sheet Auction brochure
Join us on the 18th of July for the auction of this picturesque 8 hectare farm, located at the foot of the Swartberg Mountain with the scenic Matjies River finding its way through the farm.
Formerly operated as a guest farm, this property does not bind the new owner to enter the tourism industry despite its rustic homestead improved with 5 chalets. It offers several options as a weekend getaway farm, as a permanent residence and as a property with multiple owner sharing in the accommodation and facilities. Also to explore is the micro farming opportunities, with ±100 almond trees already established, 12 Springbucks in a grazing camp, 2 boreholes and a solar plant.
This property boasts with natural beauty, a great location on the Matjiesrivier tarmac road (easily accessable from the Swartberg Pass R328) and surrounded by thriving farming and eco-tourism activities.
If you ever considered ” a stukkie grond in die Klein Karoo”, this is the auction to attend!
PROPERTY DETAILS
- Property description: Portion 49 of the Farm Matjesrivier Number 34
- Extent: 8.2014 hectares
- Title deed: available on request
LOCATION
The property is located in the Matjiesrivier area (before ascending the Swartberg Pass towards Prince Albert)
- ±6km from the R328 / Swartberg Pass
- ±45km from Oudtshoorn
- ±25km from Prince Albert
- ±100km from George
Well-known tourist facilities in the immediate vicinity includes Swartberg Country Manor, Patat Restaurant, Kobus se Gat and Wilgewandel.
OVERVIEW OF THE FARM IN A NUTSHELL
- Fully fenced
- Matjies River runs through the farm
- ±100 Almond trees under drip irrigation
- Small camp under irrigation
- Game-fenced camp with ±12 Other livestock include 3 Emos and 2 donkeys
- 2 boreholes
- Solar plant services dwellings and irrigation
- Main dwelling, chalets, entertainment area and sheds
IMPROVEMENTS
- Main dwelling: kitchen, living room, full bathroom, indoor braai room
- 2 x chalets: bedroom, bathroom
- 2 x chalets: 1 bedroom each and sharing communal bathroom
- Entertainment area: pool room with bar
- 1 x chalet: 1 bedroom (bathroom to be fitted)
- 3 x single villas (±24m² each)
- Ablutions (±32m²)
- Corrugated shed (±32m²)
- Warehouse / toolshed
- 4 x covered parking bays
WATER, IRRIGATION & ELECTRICITY
- 2 x certified boreholes (1 fitted with pump)
- Solar plant services accommodation and irrigation
- Solar power pumps from borehole to tanks (gravity fed to dwellings)
- Incomplete dam
SUMMARY OF AUCTION CONDITIONS OF SALE
• Purchaser pays 10% deposit & 7% 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 22 July 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 July 22rd at 12:00 noon.
• The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the Seller by 25 July 2025; however the Seller may accept or decline the offer before 25 July 2025.
• The highest bidder will be held bound to his bid until 28 July 2025.
• 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.
• VACANT 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 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 7% (seven 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(s)
– A certificate of conformity for all gas type installations.
• Property sold VOETSTOOTS
HOW TO REGISTER
In person on the day of the auction. Bidders will be required to complete a bidding card.
FICA documents required
o Copy of ID
o Proof of address
o Marriage certificate (if married in community of property) and written consent from spouse.
Bidders who cannot attend the auction on-site can be accommodated via telephone. Such an arrangement must be approved in advance by the auctioneer. The bidders will be requested to complete a bidder card prior to the auction and submit FICA documents.
The Auctioneer reserves the right to request a R100,000 registration deposit from any party that register. In the event that the hammer does not fall on the registered bidder the full deposit will be refunded within 48 hours after the auction.
*Disclaimer: 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
Auctioneer: Daniel van Schalkwyk 083 255 4245
Wiidke Burger 0833 777 390