1-bedroom flat · CB2 8DB
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About
A one bedroom fourth floor apartment situated in the Orchid Building of the Kaleidoscope Development, off Brooklands Avenue.
The Kaleidoscope development is on the south side of the city off Brooklands Avenue which offers excellent access to a mainline railway station with services to London's King's Cross and Liverpool Street in about 50 and 70 minutes respectively.
The University Botanic Gardens (listed in the Heritage register of Arts and Gardens of Historic Interest) is nearby and many of Cambridge's leading schools including The Perse, St Faith's, St Mary's, The Leys and Hills Road Sixth Form College are within close proximity.
This apartment offers a fitted kitchen complete with range of integrated appliances comprising an oven, 4 ring hob with extractor hood over, dishwasher, under counter fridge and freezer.
The bedroom is spacious and the bathroom has both a bath and shower cubicle. The apartment benefits from large windows, gas fired under floor central heating and an allocated parking space.
This apartment block is currently undergoing fire safety checks in line with the Building Safety Act 2022.
Any necessary cladding remediation and or fire safety measures are being managed by the Block Management company and any findings shall be dealt with in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022.
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Value & comps
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Returns
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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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