A two bedroom terraced cottage with rear garden. The property requires complete modernisation.

For sale by In Room & Livestream Auction on Tuesday 18th July 2023 at 2pm



5 Free Street is a two bedroom terraced property originally dating from the 1840’s and coming to market in the first time since the 1950’s. The property now requires complete modernisation, offering plenty of potential for improvement and will provide a fantastic characterful home once complete.

The property is located in an attractive position on the outskirts of this historic market town, close to open countryside yet within easy reach of the local amenities.

The accommodation comprises a front entrance door opening directly in the sitting room which has a front aspect sash window, fireplace with electric fire inset and built in storage.

The internal hallway gives access to an under stairs cupboard and leads through to the dining room. This features an open fireplace which is connected to a back boiler along with a rear aspect window.

The kitchen is situated at the very rear of the property and features a quarry tiled floor, water and waste plumbing connected, larder cupboard along with a side door opening to the rear garden.

From the sitting room stairs rise to the first floor where there are two bedroom and a bathroom along with loft access from the landing.

The main bedroom is a good sized double room located at the front of the property which enjoys views across the nearby countryside via the sash window.

At the rear the second bedroom benefits from a charming view from the sash window across the Churchyard and the centre of the town along with wooden floorboards beneath the current floor coverings.

The bathroom currently comprises an enamel bath, wash hand basin and WC along with an airing cupboard which houses the immersion tank with a further water tank above.

SERVICES & OUTGOINGS
We understand that mains electric, water and drainage are connected to the property. Heating via electric night storage heaters along with an open fireplace connected to a back boiler.

South Somerset District Council—Band A.

TENURE
The property is of freehold tenure with vacant possession of all parts available upon completion of the purchase which will be scheduled to take place 28 days from the date of auction, or earlier by agreement between the parties.

METHOD OF SALE
The property will be offered for sale by in room and livestream auction on Tuesday 18th July 2023 at 2pm.


Auction will be held at The Shrubbery Hotel, Station Road, Ilminster TA19 9AR 
It is possible the property may be sold prior to the action date therefore it is advisable for interested parties to register their interest with the Agents and it is their responsibility to check with the Agents whether the property will still be offered on the auction date.

AUCTION PACK
The Auction Pack, containing the contract and special conditions of sale, should be obtained online

Future auctions held by Greenslade Taylor Hunt Online (eigroup.co.uk)

These documents will not be read at the time of sale and all prospective purchasers will be deemed to have bid for the property in full knowledge of their contents and shall not raise any requisition or objection whatsoever thereafter.

BUYERS ADMINISTRATION FEE
The successful purchaser(s) will be liable to pay a Buyer’s Administration Fee based upon the eventual sale price to the selling Agents.
Further details are available from the selling agent.

BIDDER REGISTRATION
All potential online, telephone & proxy bidders are required to register their details with Greenslade Taylor Hunt prior to the commencement of the auction by completing the Online Bidder Registration.


Those attending the auction room to bid in person will complete bidder registration on arrival to the auction room. All in room bidders must provide 2 forms of Identification in order to register.

Further details are available from the Agents upon request.

The property is located close to the centre of Ilchester, a historic market town offering a number of amenities including pubs, hotels, cafes, shops and a church. The nearby village of Limington is an attractive rural village with a historic Church and the Lamb and Lark Inn public house, another popular spot for dining.

The larger commercial centre of Yeovil provides an excellent range of facilities and amenities and a mainline train service to London Waterloo. Castle Cary (7 miles) has a mainline railway station to London/Paddington. There are excellent road links; A303, the Exeter/London trunk road, can be reached at the west side of Ilchester and M5 (junction 25) can be accessed at Taunton.

The property fronts onto Free Street, a quiet residential road on the edge of Ilchester which offers plenty of on street parking (not allocated).

The rear courtyard garden is accessed from the kitchen and features a path running through the space between raised borders on either side.

At the immediate rear of the kitchen is an outside WC along with coal/wood stores. At the end of the garden a gate opens out a pedestrian walkway providing a right of access for garden waste/bins etc to a nearby cul-de-sac.