An attractive mid-terrace Cotswold cottage in need of complete modernisation set in the heart of the town.
SOLD by Public Auction on Wednesday 28th February 2024.

Directions - Lyndhurst Cottage is located on Sheep Street next to Hackett's Café.

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Location - Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town with the parish church of St Edward together with a wide variety of shops and boutiques. In addition it has a good range of hostelries and a primary school.

Bourton-on-the-Water is 4 miles to the south and has a similar range of facilities including the well respected Cotswold secondary school with its affiliated public Sports centre. There is also a secondary school at Chipping Campden. There are mainline train stations situated at Moreton-in-Marsh (4 miles) and Kingham (5 miles) with regular services to London Paddington via Oxford and Reading.

Cheltenham, 18 miles, is the principal commercial and cultural centre in the area and has excellent shopping facilities with most of the nationally known High Street retailers represented. It also has a wide number of hostelries, a multiplex cinema, together with the Everyman Theatre as well as a number of annual festivals including the National Hunt, Literature, Music and Cricket festivals.

Description - Lyndhurst Cottage is an attractive mid-terrace cottage with a pretty front facade fitted with 4 pane sash windows under a natural Cotswold stone tiled roof to the front and tiled roof to the rear. A more recent two storey extension built of reconstituted Cotswold stone under a flat roof was added to create the kitchen and first floor bedroom.

Lyndhurst Cottage retains many of its original features including a lovely inglenook fireplace and beamed ceiling in the sitting room together with sash windows to the front elevation. Lyndhurst Cottage has been in the same ownership for many years and now lends itself for complete modernisation.

Accommodation - Front door.

Sitting Room - Incorporating the Inglenook fireplace and stairs leading to the first floor. Sash window with secondary glazing, beamed ceiling, wide open fireplace with canopy and flanked by display niches to either side, timber bressumer and exposed stonework above. Television point, 2 wall light points. Pine panelled door to

Kitchen - Stainless steel sink unit with single drainer set in a wide surround with range of drawers and cupboards beneath. Four ring Bosch gas hob with Bosch oven and grill below. Space and plumbing for washing machine and separate space for below work surface fridge. Quarry tiled floor, semi-glazed and panelled door leading to the rear garden.

Open tread staircase with balustrading and handrail leads to the first floor landing.

Bedroom 1 - uPVC double glazed window overlooking the rear courtyard garden.

Bathroom - 3.61m x 2.18m min (11'10" x 7'2" min) - Plus airing cupboard. A wall mounted Worcester CDi gas fired central heating boiler. White suite comprising panelled bath with chrome mixer taps and shower attachment, tiled surround, low level w.c. pedestal wash hand basin. Sash window with frosted glass.

Landing
Continuation of the stairs to

Bedroom 2 -

Outside - Lyndhurst Cottage fronts Sheep Street with 2 hour restricted (8am - 6pm) parking in front.

The rear garden may be approached from the kitchen and is a courtyard garden in style with hard standing, it is south facing.

There is a pedestrian and vehicular access between Hackett's Cafe and Catherine Matthews Interiors and which leads to a gate.

The access is 9'9" wide and provides access to the remainder of the garden.

Tenure - Freehold.

Services - Mains electricity, water, gas and drainage are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating. PLEASE NOTE: We have not tested any equipment, appliances or services. Prospective purchasers are advised to commission their own investigations prior to formulating an offer to purchase.

Local Authority - Cotswold District Council, Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX.

Council Tax - Council Tax Band D.
Amount payable for 2023/2024 £2,147.42

Date And Place Of Sale - The auction will take place on Wednesday 28th February 2024 at 6 pm precisely at Tayler and Fletcher's salerooms in Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2AR.

Conditions Of Sale & Auction Pack - The conditions of Sale and Legal auction pack will be available from the Vendor's solicitors two weeks before the sale. They will not be read out at the auction. It will be assumed that the purchaser has bid with full knowledge of such conditions of sale whether in fact he or she has inspected them or not.

Prospective Purchasers - Parties interested in purchasing Lyndhurst Cottage are advised to register an interest with the agents prior to the auction so that they may be advised of any variations or updates.

Anti Money Laundering - Anyone wishing to bid at the auction will be required to provide proof of identity to satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations before the auction commences. This must be a proof of address Utility bill no older than 3 months or Council Tax bill for the current period and photographic ID Driving licence or Passport.

Reserve - Lyndhurst Cottage will be offered for sale subject to an undisclosed reserve and the Vendors retain the right for the Auctioneers to bid on their behalf up to the reserve price. The vendor's also reserve the right to sell or withdraw prior to the auction.

Auction Process & Completion - On the fall of the hammer the purchaser will be required to sign the contract in the sale room and pay ten percent deposit by cheque or bankers draft or by bank transfer the following morning and by prior agreement with the vendors solicitors (not cash) Completion will be on 27th March 2024.

Administration Fee - The successful purchaser will be liable for an administration charge of £1000 plus vat (Total £1200) payable to Tayler and Fletcher.

Solicitors - Messrs Kendall & Davies, Cheltenham House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold. Gloucestershire, GL54 1AB.
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