3 bedroom detached house to rent

A thoughtfully extended and newly refurbished detached farmhouse with a garden, off road parking and a detached store situated in Knockholt, within the North Downs AONB.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the landlord’s managing agents, RH & RW Clutton -[use Contact Agent Button].

SITUATION
Chine Farmhouse is situated in Knockholt, a picturesque village at the top of the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has local facilities including a village store, two public houses, a church and a café/lifestyle centre and a plant nursery. Knockholt Railway Station is within approx. 2 miles of the village and provides a regular service to London (Charing Cross and Canon Street). Orpington and Sevenoaks lie within about 5 miles and offer a wider range of shopping facilities and recreational amenities. The M25 orbital motorway can be accessed in about 5.7 miles, giving an easy link to Gatwick and Heathrow airports as well as the continental ferry ports and Channel Tunnel. There is a range of well regarded schools available including private schools; Radnor House School in Sundridge and Sevenoaks School in Sevenoaks.

DESCRIPTION
A thoughtfully extended refurbished farmhouse providing a modern, yet characterful, family home with well proportioned living accommodation set in a semi-rural location. A painted wood front door opens into an entrance hall which leads into a sitting room with inglenook fireplace and inset wood burner and through to a snug, also with a wood burner. An extension to the western side of the house offers a spacious kitchen/dining room with a modern, shaker style kitchen with roof lights and French doors out to the terrace. There is also a boot room with external door, and a cloakroom completes the ground floor. There are stone floors in the kitchen and boot room, hard floors in the entrance and carpets in the reception rooms and bedrooms.

On the first floor there is a double aspect main bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and an ensuite shower room, two further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a large airing cupboard.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a private shared driveway leading to the front of Chine Farmhouse and to a parking area with a timber framed store. There is an enclosed garden which is mainly laid to lawn with a newly laid terraced area adjoining the kitchen extension.

GENERAL REMARKS

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the landlord’s managing agents, RH & RW Clutton -[use Contact Agent Button].

TENANCY
The property is to be let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for an initial period 12 months with a view to continuing monthly thereafter by arrangement.

TENANCY APPLICATIONS & HOLDING DEPOSIT
Prospective tenants will be required to complete a preliminary application form should they wish to be considered for a tenancy. If you are successful in your initial application, RH & RW Clutton will issue third-party referencing forms for completion and collect the Holding Deposit (equivalent to one weeks rent).

REFERENCING & RIGHT TO RENT CHECKS
Prospective tenants will need to be credit-checked and fully referenced to include a financial and personal references and references from a previous landlord, if applicable. Copies of identification documents will be required as proof of identity to satisfy the Right to Rent Legislation and a utility bill will be required as proof of registered address.

PETS
Pets will only be allowed with the landlord’s specific written permission and, if permitted, an additional rent of £20pcm per pet shall be payable in addition to the monthly rent.

TENANCY DEPOSIT
A deposit the equivalent to 5 weeks’ rent will be payable prior to the commencement of the tenancy. This will be held by RH & RW Clutton as a stakeholder in a designated account protected by RICS Client Money Protection and will be registered with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). The deposit will be refunded at the end of the tenancy, subject to the property being given up in a satisfactory condition and with no rent arrears or outstanding charges for which the tenant is responsible. The deposit may not be used in lieu of rent by the tenant.

MAINTENANCE
The tenant will be responsible for maintaining the garden, hedges and the interior of the house. The landlord will be responsible for the exterior and structure of the house.

SERVICES
Mains electricity and drainage. New oil-fired central heating system with underfloor heating to the kitchen and boot room.

OTHER FEES & CHARGES
For the duration of the tenancy, the tenant will be required to pay the Council Tax to Sevenoaks District Council, Utilities, Communication Services (telephone/internet etc), TV Licence and any Green Deal Finance charges either directly to the suppliers or to the Landlord or their Agent, or a proportion, if shared. For a full scale of Tenant Fees, please visit .

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
The property has been given an EPC rating of E53.