Botterham
Swindon, Dudley
4
4
4
- Stunning canal side home
- 0.7-acres
- Semi-rural location
- Far-reaching views to the rear
- Stylish and contemporary interiors
- Contemporary kitchen by Magnet
- Driveway parking
- Orangery
- Four double bedrooms and a dressing room
- Three ensuites
- Garden
Offers in excess of
3040 sq. ft.
Tenant Info01384 370 232
Please quote reference number AGS230066
A beautiful canal-side property steeped in history, with 0.7 acres of gardens and grounds.
- Stunning canal side home
- 0.7-acres
- Semi-rural location
- Far-reaching views to the rear
- Stylish and contemporary interiors
- Contemporary kitchen by Magnet
- Driveway parking
- Orangery
- Four double bedrooms and a dressing room
- Three ensuites
- Garden
Originally a canal-side cottage and once serving as the local public house, this fantastic property has a wonderful history. The accommodation within is sleek and modern, including a lounge, a snug, a formal dining room, a stylish kitchen breakfast room, and a study on the ground floor.
The lower ground floor features a spacious lobby, a wonderful orangery, and a plant room. Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms, three of which have ensuites. The master bedroom also includes a dressing room alongside an incredible ensuite bathroom.
Outside, the splendid rear garden extends to 0.7 acres and features a patio, formal lawned gardens, and private woodland.
The property is approached down the canal side, leading to the property. From here, there is a picket fence with a gate leading to the front door.
There is a recently installed driveway to the right of the property,
providing convenient parking for multiple vehicles.
Entrance
As you enter the property through the canopied front door, you are greeted by a spacious entrance hallway featuring quality wooden flooring, which flows seamlessly throughout the ground floor accommodation and the lower ground floor. There is a large storage cupboard conveniently situated to the right-hand side of the entrance and a staircase leading down to the lower ground floor.
There are dual aspect windows to the front and side, and doors to the lounge, study, and rear lobby. Recessed spotlighting features predominantly throughout this home, creating a lovely light and bright atmosphere.
Lounge
Situated to the right of the property is a wonderfully spacious lounge, with lovely views over the canal through the two windows at the front.
Snug
The lounge accesses a cosy snug, which has windows to the rear and side, featuring lovely views.
Dining room
From the lounge, a door accesses a formal dining room situated at the rear of the property. This stunning room has a window to the rear, ample space for a dining table and chairs, a staircase rising to the first floor, and a door to the rear lobby.
Kitchen
The rear lobby has open access through to the incredibly stylish kitchen breakfast room. This high-spec kitchen by Magnet features high-gloss handle-less wall and base units, with Quartz worktops over, incorporating a sink with a drainer and mixer tap.
There is an excellent range of Siemens built-in appliances found within the kitchen, including an eye-level oven, a hob, an extractor fan, and a dishwasher.
Further features include a breakfast bar, ample space for a table and chairs, and two windows providing pleasant views over the rear garden and beyond.
Cloakroom
Also accessed from the rear lobby is a useful cloakroom comprising a low-level WC, a washbasin, and an obscure-glazed window to the rear aspect.
Study
Completing the ground floor accommodation is a study, which is accessed from the entrance hallway and situated away from the main living accommodation, providing a quiet spot perfect for working from home.
Lower ground floor
The lower ground floor hallway is light and spacious, featuring a large window to the rear and a door accessing the garden.
Orangery
Situated to the right-hand side of the property is a large orangery. This lovely, light, and airy room has stunning garden views and French doors leading out to the garden.
On the opposite side of the hallway, there is a useful plant room.
First floor
Upstairs, a spacious landing grants access to four double bedrooms, the family bathroom, and a sizeable walk-in storage cupboard.
Master bedroom
The master bedroom is incredibly spacious, being over 24 ft in length, featuring two windows to the front, providing pleasant canal views. This fabulous master suite also has a dressing room and a stunning ensuite bathroom.
The ensuite features Duravit sanitaryware, including a low-level WC, twin washbasins with contemporary black matt mixer taps set upon vanity units, a bathtub, and a sizeable shower cubicle with a black matt rainfall shower head and a separate hand-held shower attachment.
There is also metro-style tiling to the walls and splashbacks, a black matt-finished towel radiator, and a window to the rear aspect.
Bedrooms two and three
Bedrooms two and three are situated to the rear and both feature two windows overlooking the rear gardens and their own ensuite shower rooms.
The ensuites are both stylishly fitted with Duravit sanitaryware, similarly styled like the master ensuite, including low-level WCs, washbasins, and shower cubicles.
Bedroom four
Situated to the front of the property, conveniently adjacent to the family bathroom, is a fourth bedroom, which is also a good-sized double room and features pleasant canal views from the window at the front.
Family bathroom
Completing the accommodation is a spacious family bathroom featuring a low-level WC, a washbasin, and a bathtub. There is also an obscure-glazed window to the front aspect.
Gardens and grounds
The rear garden is generously sized and complemented by an array of mature trees, which adds an additional layer of privacy and natural beauty.
There is a lot of potential to be found in this garden, making it an ideal project that provides a blank canvas for the new owners to create a high-quality outdoor space.
The property has oil central heating, mains electricity and water, and a septic tank.
Council tax band F
Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange
A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, will be payable by the Buyer to Andrew Grant Sales Limited prior to issuing the Memorandum of Sale and marking the property as Sold Subject to Contract. This fee will be reimbursed upon Exchange of contracts.
In the instance the Seller withdraws from the sale the fee will be returned to the Buyer. The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant Sales Ltd to cover costs in the event the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or doesn't Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than as a result of:
1. Any structural or material issues arising from any survey that has not previously been disclosed
2. A defect in the seller’s legal title
3. The local searches reveal any matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that were previously undeclared or unknown
The reservation fee levels are as follows:
an agreed offer under £500,000 will be £750 inclusive of vat
an agreed offer between £500,000 and £1,000,000 will be £2,000 inclusive of vat
all agreed offers over £1,000,000 will be £3,000 inclusive of vat
The reservation fee is payable upon acceptance of an offer which itself is subject to an assessment of ability to proceed. Any renegotiation of an accepted price after the issue of the Sales Memorandum for any reason not covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be payable on any subsequent reduced offer accepted by the vendor. This will be returnable subject to the conditions that prevail for all reservation fees.
Tenant information
Permitted payments (inc vat)
- Rent
- Holding deposit equivalent to one weeks rent
- Security deposit equivelent to 5 weeks rent (6 if annual rent is £50,000+)
- Utilities
Default charges
- Replacement keys and other security devices - charged at cost of replacement(s)
- Rent arrears - 3% above the Bank of England base rate
Other possible charges
- Novation of contract (where a tenancy is ended in place of another one following a change of tenant) - £50
- Variation of contract (for example, change of rent date) - £50
- Change of sharer - £50 per tenant
- Surrender of tenancy - tenant liable to pay the rent for the whole period (within reason) as well as landlord costs of re-letting the property as detailed on our landlord fee schedule
Company Lets (Non Housing Act Tenancies)
- £250 per application to include referencing and legal paperwork
- Security deposit equivalent to 6 weeks rent
- Default charges, pet charges and other possible charges as listed above may apply
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