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See how verdicts work6-bedroom detached house · EH18 1JW
For saleListed 64 days
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About
A beautifully renovated Georgian 5/6 Bedroom family home dating from circa 1820, set within 1.4 acres of established gardens and grounds, together with a spacious detached gate lodge.
Briary House is situated within Mavisbank Conservation area – a scenic, semi-rural location between the small thriving towns of Lasswade and Loanhead - making it ideally positioned to enjoy the best of the country whilst still within commuting distance of Edinburgh.
Offering modern living within an historic Georgian home, the property boasts double glazing and retains some incredible period features such as elaborate egg-and-dart ceiling panels and cornicing, hardwood floors, large marble fireplaces, vast bay windows with working shutters and beautiful scroll corbels.
The detached one-bedroom gate lodge has been utilised as a successful short-term holiday let, with an approved council licence currently in place.
Briary House Ground Floor: Entrance Vestibule, Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Dining Kitchen with separate Pantry, Boot Room, Utility Room, Cloakroom, Guest/Annex suite comprising Double Bedroom 5, Ensuite Shower Room, Kitchenette Cupboard and Sitting Room First Floor: Galleried Landing, Luxury Principal Bedroom Suite with Large Dressing Room (or Bedroom 6) and Ensuite Bathroom, three further Double Bedrooms, one with a Balcony, and two Family Shower Rooms Basement: Internal Wine Cellar/Store Garden: Established gardens surround the property with a gravel driveway, large sun terrace/barbeque area with firepit and pizza oven, further patio terrace, a productive kitchen garden and an area of rough garden to the rear Outbuildings: Former Coach House converted into The Cook House with WC and a Gym, Stable/Garden Store, Garden Shed, Greenhouse, Polytunnel, Wood Store and Bee Cellar Briary Lodge Ground Floor: Entrance Vestibule, Sitting Room, Double Bedroom and a Shower Room Basement: Dining Kitchen and an exterior Utility Room Garden: Patio Terrace In all about: 1.4 acres in total Tenure: Freehold Council Tax: Band H EPC: Band C EPC Rating: C Council Tax Band: H
Value & comps
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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