Being Sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid £135,000.
Located around three miles to the west of Leicester’s city centre, this updated three-bedroom family property offers excellent access to local schools, shops, everyday amenities and public transport, as well as convenient links to Fosse Park and major motorway routes.
Overview
Set within the well-established Newfoundpool area, this refurbished home provides easy travel into and out of the city. The property features gas central heating, uPVC double glazing and a range of recent improvements. The ground floor includes two reception rooms, a modernised kitchen, a rear lobby and a refitted bathroom. Upstairs there are three good-sized bedrooms, with a staircase from the main bedroom leading to a converted loft room featuring a rear dormer window.
Accommodation
The home has been tastefully improved throughout, including new flooring and updates to both the kitchen and bathroom. Entry is via a uPVC door into a spacious front lounge with feature fireplace and access to the first-floor stairs. Glazed doors open into a larger-than-average dining room, offering plenty of room for a family dining table and enjoying views over the rear garden. A door leads through to the upgraded kitchen, fitted with contemporary wall and base units, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, built-in electric oven, gas hob and extractor hood. An opening connects to a practical rear lobby housing storage and the gas boiler, with a door leading outside to the patio.
The stylish family bathroom has tiled walls and fitted with a modern suite including a WC, vanity-style washbasin and a bath with shower and glass screen.
On the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms. The main front bedroom is a spacious double and includes a staircase rising to the converted loft space. Bedroom two is also a double, overlooking the rear, while bedroom three is a large single room.
Auctioneers Additional Comments:
Pattinson Auction are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as 'The Auctioneer'. This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent.
The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneers website.
Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.
The property is being sold via a transparent online auction.
In order to submit a bid upon any property being marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders/buyers will be required to adhere to a verification of identity process in accordance with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.
Our verification process is in place to ensure that AML procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.
The advertised price is commonly referred to as a ‘Starting Bid’ or ‘Guide Price’ and is accompanied by a ‘Reserve Price’. The ‘Reserve Price’ is confidential to the seller and the auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the ‘Guide Price’ / ‘Starting Bid’.
These prices are subject to change.
An auction can be closed at any time with the auctioneer permitting for the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction.
A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers’ obligations and sellers’ commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.
Auctioneers Additional Comments
In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price of the property. The deposit will be a contribution to the purchase price. A non- refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum of £6,000 inc VAT) is also required to be paid upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price and consideration should be made by the purchaser in relation to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with overall purchase costs.
Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may believe necessary or beneficial to the customer to pass their details to third party service suppliers, from which a referral fee may be obtained. There is no requirement or indeed obligation to use these recommended suppliers or services.
The loft has a dormer window looking out over the garden and affording panoramic views of the city centre. Although the owner has confirmed that building consents for use as a formal bedroom were not obtained, the space has previously been used as storage, a hobby room and a home-working area.
Please note that with all properties, we do not guarantee the existence of building regulation certification or planning permission with regard to any extensions or alterations carried out, particularly where such extensions and alterations are historic. Potential purchasers should seek legal advice from their chosen conveyancer in this respect.
Potential buy to let purchasers are advised that the property lies within the Leicester City Council Selective Licencing Area.
1 Charnwood Dr
Leicester Forest East
LE3 3HL
