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With 3 Hectares (7.4 Acres), A Restored 3 Bedroom Farmhouse and Traditional Stone Barn with Artist's Studio. Quiet, Scenic Countryside, yet only 15kms from the Busy Town of Montluçon in the North of the Auvergne Region. Spectacular Views Across the Cher Valley. |
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Location: Near Montluçon, Département of the Allier, Region of Auvergne. Price Reduced to : €245,000 Status: For Sale ID: 429 The above price includes Estate Agency Fees. A figure of approximately 6.5% should be added to the purchase price to cover Tax, Notary and Registration Fees. Local Village 700 metres Montluçon 15 kms Evaux les Bains 18 kms (health spa for rheumatology treatment) N145 Dual carriageway linking central Europe to the Atlantic coast) at Montluçon. Set in 3 hectares of its own grounds (paddocks) and approached by a 200 meter private drive, this property enjoys a truly outstanding location. The stone house boasts no historical features and is believed to date from the early 20th Century. There are two cellars, both sound. Restoration works carried out include part double-glazing, new wiring, plumbing, recent roof and external render. The vendors have owned the house for 20 years but ill-health now forces them to sell and move back to town. LOCAL INFORMATION The property is surrounded by very quiet countryside, The local village, which is only 700 metres away, has less than two hundred inhabitants and offers basic amenities, including a nursery school. Schools for older children, including lycée (15-18 yrs) are in busy Montluçon, stage town on the 2008 Tour de France, where buildings dating back to the 15th, 14th and even 12th centuries can be found preserved in the old upper town. Montluçon also offers larger town shopping, hypermarkets and mainline railway station. This truly is the heart of France (just look for Montluçon on a map!) THE HOUSE Ground floor Hall: 19.6m x 38.7m. Tile floor. Double glazed door. Telephone socket. Door into:- Kitchen: 6.10m x 3.75m. Ftted with cupboards, electric oven & gas hob with extractor fan. Lazy waiter hatch for passing food directly into the lounge. Tile floor, double sink. Back Kitchen/Store Room: 3.75m x 4.15m. 1 window (single glazed). 300 litre de Dietrich immersion hot water tank – linked to gas central heating system. Electricity is used to heat the water tank during the summer when central heating is no longer required. Door beyond to:- Bedroom 2: 5.73m x 2.93m. Door on to garden & 1 window (both double glazed). Wash hand basin & bidet, radiator. Dining Room: 4.68m x 6.94m. 2 windows (double glazed) with views across the Cher valley. Tile floor, 2 radiators, fireplace (in apparently good working order – not tested). Rear Hall: 1.96m x 4.74m. Oak ¼ turn staircase to 1st floor. Tile floor, radiator, door to:- Bedroom 1: 5.28m x 3.65m. This could easily be converted into a 2nd reception room. 2 radiators. 2 windows (double glazed), wood flooring, beamed ceiling, telephone socket. Door to:- En-suite bathroom. Bath, bidet and wash basin, beams. Door into corridor and WC and back to rear hall. Lounge: 5.73m x 5.64m. Spacious and South-Facing. Working open fireplace (in apparently good order – not tested). The lounge is overlooked by a gallery from the mezzanine above. First Floor Landing with radiator, access to:- Shower Room and separate W.C. Bedroom 3: 5.32m x 3.53m. 2 south-facing windows (double glazed) & night storage heater. Door to En-suite bathroom. Thalasso (jet) bath; bidet, hand basin, window. Large Mezzanine: 5.73m x 5.64m Tile floor, 2 windows (double glazed), 2 radiators, with balustrade looking down onto the lounge. Access to loft storage, access to granary (door would need to be re-opened; potential to make another bedroom). Ceilings are 3m high on the ground floor and approx. 2.5m high on the 1st floor. Gas central heating; underground tank capacity 1t of gas belonging to the property (but should a future acquirer decide to heat the house by other means the company supplying the gas will remove the tank and pay a compensation to the property owner). THE OUTBUILDINGS Large Barn: 28m x 9m. Traditional stone Grange with tiled roof. Hay loft above. 1 Pony stable: 5m x 6m. Plenty of room for many more stables. Artist's Studio in the garden: 7.2m x 3.13m wood-burning stove and wash basin. SERVICES Mains water supply & well near garden (not for drinking purposes) requires pump to extract water for watering garden. Septic tank with sand trap (though claimed by vendors to be recent, it is doubtful that the septic tank will conform to new EU standards due to be obligatory by 2012, but if it does have a sand trap, any obligatory improvements should be minimal). THE LAND 3 ha (7.4 acres) of grassland (hedgerows & oak trees). No water in fields, it has to be piped from the buildings. N.B. All dimensions are interior dimensions Note: For further details or an appointment to view, please ring our office on 01799 543211 All material Copyright ©Robert Comins Equestrian Property France 2008 |