8 Bed House - €159,995 (£133,329)
Sold Subject to Contract

This recently restored 8 bed roomed, 6 shower room 1940’s property is situated in the heart of a lovely village, with grounds of 1,476m²; this would be an ideal large family home or Chambre d’hote/B&B business.
In front of the house is a walled garden, with a tarmaced drive to a parking area, trees & shrubs & concrete steps up to a large terrace area.
The property has a ‘sous sol’ (ground floor on frontage & basement floor to rear) consisting of a pedestrian door to a workshop/forge 7.86 – 4.00m (with fuse board & electric meter), double garage 7.90 – 8.96m (with internal staircase to accommodation above, electric immersion heater, new oil fired boiler & separate store room) wood store & wine cave 4.03 – 3.98.
The first floor to the front of the house is accessed by the external staircase leading to a terrace the width of the façade. The accommodation consists of an entrance hall/corridor 5.03 – 1.60 + 5.25 – 1.95m (with plastered & wood panelled walls, radiator, carpeted oak stairs to first floor, cup’d under the stairs & door to internal stairway leading to the sous sol), Lounge 5.50 – 4.45m (with oak parquet flooring, 2 large windows, painted oak panelling & 2 radiators, kitchen 4.46 – 2.48m (with range of modern wall & floor units, sink, dishwasher & gas point for cooker & radiator), rear entrance lobby giving access to the garden, kitchen & internal corridor), bedroom No1. 3.90 – 3.00 (with carpeted floor & radiator), bedroom N° 2. 3.00 – 3.49m (with carpeted floor & radiator), bedroom N° 3. 3.15 – 3.00m (with oak parquet flooring & radiator), shower room 2.10 – 1.93m (with shower cubicle, w/c, w.h.b. & radiator) & dining room.  4.15 – 3.00 (with oak parquet flooring & radiator).
The impressive carpeted oak stairs lead to a large carpeted first floor landing/corridor 8.62 – 1.95m (with oak guard rail & oak parquet flooring throughout on this floor), bedroom N°4. 3.07 – 3.03m (with radiator & en suite 1.90 – 1.61m with shower cubicle, w/c & w.h.b.), bedroom N°5. 3.04 – 3.00m (with radiator & en-suite 3.01 – 1.27m with shower cubicle, w/c, w.h.b.), utility room 3.04 – 2.05 (with shelving, sink & w/m point), bedroom N°6. 3.68 – 3.07m (with radiator & en –suite 3.04 – 2.10m with shower cubicle, w/c, w.h.b. & cup’d with electric water heater), door to stairwell leading to an unconverted attic with planning permission for 2 further bedroom & a bathroom) bedroom N°7. 4.08 – 3.15m (with radiator & en –suite with shower cubicle, w/c & w.h.b.), bedroom N° 8. 4.05 – 3.15m (with radiator & en-suite with shower cubicle, w/c & w.h.b. & cup’d under the stairs with an electric water heater).
Above is a boarded storage attic, with some glass slates giving natural light & with full planning permission for conversion.
The grounds total 1,476 m², with a private gated drive to the side of the house, leading to side pedestrian gates giving access to the rear terrace & to the end of the garden, which has magnificent views over the valley beyond.
The gardens are mostly laid to lawn, with hedging, borders & ornamental & fruit trees.
The English owners have largely completed the renovation of this stylish house ready for a Bed & Breakfast activity, with website up & running but unfortunately have to return to the UK.
Some furniture & fittings are available by negotiation & the property is virtually ready to trade with 3 bed owners accommodation on the ground floor & 5 en-suite letting bedrooms.

Property Exchange Considered:

House exchange considered preferably in Kent within half hours drive of Folkestone, minimum 3 bedrooms.