FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER - 12pm Tuesday 1st August 2023.  Sitting/dining room, kitchen and ground floor bathroom.  First floor bedroom.  South facing garden to front.  On road parking in the vicinity.

Location

4 The Haven is situated in the pretty village of Alderton, within walking distance of the village shop/post office, doctors surgery and the sea.  Within 3 miles of the property is the popular and unique Ramsholt Arms public house, from where there is sailing on the River Deben.  To the south is Bawdsey Quay, which has a sailing centre, café, sandy beach and foot ferry to Felixstowe.  Shingle beaches at East Lane and Shingle Street (SSSI) are also nearby. 

The progressive Bawdsey Primary School is in close proximity.  The town of Woodbridge is about 20 minutes by car.  This popular town also offers excellent schooling in both the state and private sector, as well as pubs, restaurants, shops and businesses.  From Woodbridge there are trains to Ipswich with connecting rail services to London’s Liverpool Street station, taking just over the hour.

Method Of Sale

4 The Haven must be marketed for a minimum period of 14 days to allow Flagship Housing to demonstrate that they have achieved best value.  We anticipate that the property will generate significant interest and we have, therefore, been instructed to sell by informal tender.  Tenders (best and final offers) should be submitted to the agent by 12 noon on Tuesday 1st August 2023.  A copy of the tender letter is included within these particulars and is also available via email from the agent.

The vendor requires offers to be accompanied by a Declaration of Interest Form, which is also included within these particulars and needs to be completed by hand.  Please see ‘Notes’ towards the end of these details for further information regarding the buying process.  

All offers should be submitted [use Contact Agent Button]  We encourage you to telephone us to ensure we have received your offer.

Directions

From Framlingham, proceed south on the B1116.  Join the A12 and proceed south towards Woodbridge.  At the first roundabout turn left towards Melton on the A1152.  Go straight over at the traffic lights and straight over the next roundabout.  Follow the road until reaching a T-junction at Shottisham.  Turn right and follow the road into Alderton.  Proceed into the village passing the church on the right and the village shop on the left.  Proceed past the public house where The Haven will be found a short way along on the right hand side, gable end onto the road.  There are paths serving all the cottages to the front and rear.  Please access the property from the rear door.  For those using the What3Words app: ///spoils.salad.carpeted

Description

4 The Haven forms part of a terrace of cottages dating from 1908.  They are of brick construction under a tiled roof.  The accommodation comprises sitting/dining room, kitchen, ground floor bathroom and first floor bedroom.  To the front of the property is a south facing garden.  Whilst the cottage has UPVC double-glazed windows and night storage heaters, it does require complete renovation and modernisation internally.

The Accommodation

The Cottage

Ground Floor

A covered porch with front door to 

Sitting/Dining Room 12’11 x 12’6 (3.94m x 3.81m) 

South-facing UPVC window to front.  Wall-mounted night storage heater and built-in airing cupboard with lagged hot water cylinder and slatted shelves above.  Laminate flooring and shelving to side of chimney.  Door to the

Kitchen 14’7 x 4’0 (4.44m x 1.22m)  

UPVC windows to rear and door to garden.  Range of fitted base units under work top with one and half bowl single-drainer stainless steel sink with mixer taps above.  Tiled splashbacks to roll top work surface.  Wall-mounted electric heater.  Space for under counter appliances.

From the sitting room there is an internal lobby with door leading to the 

Bathroom

UPVC window with obscured glazing to front.  Bath with tiled surround.   Pedestal hand wash basin and low level WC.  Extractor fan and Dimplex wall-mounted electric heater.

Stairs with skylight to rear lead up to the 

First Floor

Bedroom 15’5 x 9’4 (4.70m x 2.84m)  

Vaulted ceiling with dormer window to front with views over the fields and garden.  Cupboard housing water tank.  Further opening into eaves storage cupboard.  

Outside

To the front of the property, a pathway leads across the gardens of numbers 1-4 The Haven to the front garden.  This is mainly laid to lawn with panelled and stock fencing.  There is a pathway that leads to the front door and the covered porchway.  To the rear of The Haven is a shared pathway for number 1-6.  There is on-road parking within the vicinity on The Street. 

Viewing  

Strictly by appointment with the agent.  

Services  

Mains water, drainage and electricity.  Electric heating.

Council Tax  

Band A; £1,319.25 payable per annum 2023/2024.            

Local Authority  

East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button].

EPC Rating  

F (Copy available upon request from the agents.)

NOTES

1.  These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. Interested parties should rely on their own/their surveyors investigations as to the construction type of the property and its condition. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. Any plans are indicative only and may not be the same as the transfer plan/s.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or listed building contents or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.

2.  Under Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 we, as Estate Agents, are required to obtain identification from buyers in the form of the photo page of your passport or a photo driving licence. The document must be in date.  In addition, we need proof of address in the form of a utility bill with the name and address of the buyer. This must not be more than three months old. We are also under obligation to check where the purchase funds are coming from.

3.  The vendor, Flagship Housing, requires offers to be accompanied by a Declaration Of Interest form, which can be obtained from the agent.  This needs to be printed and completed by hand, but can then be scanned/photographed and emailed to Clarke and Simpson.

4.  The property will be marketed for a minimum period of 14 working days before any offers will be considered or accepted by the vendor (this allows them to demonstrate that they have achieved best value).  All best and final offers are to be submitted to the agent by 12 noon on Tuesday 1st August 2023.

5.  In cases where applicants are purchasing the property with cash funds, the vendor requires exchange and completion to take place within 28 days of instructing legal representatives and reserves the right to abort the sale if this condition is not met.    

6.  There is an engrossment fee of £120 payable by the purchaser upon completion.  

7.  A current annual service charge of £24.55 is payable by the new owner and any subsequent owners of 4 The Haven.

July 2023