Five bedroom double upper with HMO licence in prime, central location

Description

12 Howard Place is the upper flat in a terraced Victorian property. It comprises the second and third floors. The views to the front over the shared gardens, and to the rear over the roof tops to the rolling hills, are superb.

The flat was fully refurbished in 2018 with a new kitchen, utility room and bathrooms being added. It has recently been re-decorated.

The shared entrance leads to stairs up to the second floor landing with a cupola above. An internal window and front door lead to the central hall. The hall has a store cupboard off with hot water cylinders.

The kitchen / living room has a bay window to the rear of the building with far reaching views to the Fife countryside. It has a fitted floor and wall unit with a Lamona cooker with gas hob and extractor fan, a Miele wall oven and coffee maker. There is a recess with a fridge freezer and it is open plan to a utility room with sink, which has a washing machine and dryer.

There are three bedrooms on this floor, all with en suite shower rooms, two facing to the front and one to the rear.

The third floor has a landing with two further bedrooms off. Both have dormer windows. An inner hall or dressing room has a bathroom off which has a bath and separate shower. There is good storage with a room with built in cupboards, a store behind the bathroom and under eaves storage.

Cellars
There is a cellar in the basement well at the front.

Shared Gardens
Howard Place, Hope Street and Abbotsford Crescent are arranged around a central garden which is shared by the proprietors.

HMO
A House in Multiple Occupation Licence was granted to the owner on 16th March 2022. Licence number F03368/19.

GENERAL REMARKS

Services
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Central heating and hot water from gas fired boiler.

Local Authority
12 Howard Place is in Fife Council Tax Band G.

Listing and Conservation Area
1-15 Howard Place are Listed Category B. 12 Howard Place is also in the St Andrews Conservation Area.

Listed Building Consent
Listed Building Consent for minor internal alterations and replacement roof windows to dwelling was granted on 25th June 2019. Application No: 19/01175/LBC.

Solicitor:
Douglas Kinnear, Thorntons Law LLP, Kinburn Castle, St Andrews KY16 9DR
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Location

12 Howard Place has a wonderful setting in the centre of the historic town of St Andrews. Howard Place, Hope Street and Abbotsford Crescent are beautiful Victorian Terraces laid out around a central private garden.

The property is a short walk from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the world famous Old Course and the West Sands Beach. The property is also well placed for access to the university, with the Student Union being at the end of the street, and all the shops, pubs and restaurants in the town centre.

St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf’. The Old Course is a regular host to the Open Championship. The 150th Open which will be staged there in July 2022. There are six further golf courses run by the St Andrews Links Trust, in addition to the many other golf courses in the area including the Duke’s Course, two courses at Fairmont, St Andrews Bay, Kingsbarns and Dumbarnie.

The town is also well known for its university which was Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1413. The town provides state schooling at Madras College. There is private schooling at St Leonards and The High School of Dundee is also within reach.

Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (5 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport is only 50 miles away.

Square Footage: 2,232 sq ft



Directions

Driving into St Andrews on the A91, turn right at the mini roundabout onto the A915 (City Road). Turn left at the next roundabout beside the church and left again into Howard Place. 12 Howard Place is half way along on the left hand side.