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See how verdicts work3-bedroom detached house · DL13 2NF
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About
Ignis House was built in 2021 by local developers JSJ, to a great specification, however our clients have remodelled the house and taken it another level, now offering the product of their hard work and keen eye for details and quality to the market for sale.
The property is covered by a 10-year ICW building warranty.
The property is well suited to a wide variety of potential buyers with flexible accommodation laid out over three floors, including an entrance lobby, an open plan kitchen living space which has been extended with addition of a garden room, which in turn has bi-fold doors into the garden, a utility area, w.c., and a single oversized garage.
The first floor has the master bedroom which is very generous, and comes with a newly installed ensuite shower room.
On this floor there is a second sitting room with a log burning stove - This could be changed to a fourth bedroom. Just off the landing is a cloakroom/wk.
with large store cupboard and a spacious landing with stairs to the second floor. Here there are, there are two large bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Externally, the property has a gravelled driveway to the front, secured with wooden gates and there is a stone-walled rear garden with artificial turf and raised borders with plants and shrubs that are awash with colour.
Stanhope is situated in the picturesque Durham Dales, which has a range of facilities including, Doctor and dental surgeries, chemist, independent shops and public houses.
There is a primary school within the town and a comprehensive school in nearby Walsingham. Durham and Darlington railway stations are accessible by car within 45 minutes.
MATERIAL INFORMATION: In compliance with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team’s Material information in property listings Guidance PART A Local Authority – Durham County Council Council Tax Band – E with improvement indicator Tenure – Freehold PART B Property Type – Detached Property Construction – Stone Number & Types of Rooms – Please refer to the details and floorplan, all measurements taken being the maximum dimensions available between internal walls Electricity supply – Mains Water Supply - Mains metered Sewerage – Mains Heating - mains gas fired boiler with radiators, 1 log burner, 1 multifuel burner Estimated Mobile phone coverage – Please refer to the Ofcom Website - Estimated Broadband Download speeds – please refer to the Ofcom Website – Parking: Drive, garage and on street parking - no permit required PART C Building Safety – The Vendor is not aware of any Building Safety issues.
However, we would recommend that the purchaser engages the services of a chartered surveyor to confirm Restrictions - covenants dated 1909 are noted on the title document Rights & Easements- rights are noted on the title documents Article 4 Planning Restricted area – the property is subject to Article 4 Direction Flood risk – very low Coastal Erosion - NA Protected Trees – no Conservation area – yes Planning Permission – no Accessibility – The property has not been altered for accessibility Mining Area – yes Selective License Area – no Included/excluded from the sale - all blinds will remain, all light fittings will remain.
No other Material Information disclosures have been made by the vendor.
This information has been compiled in good faith using resources readily available online and by enquiry of the vendor prior to marketing.
However, such information could change after compilation of the data, so J W Wood cannot be held liable for any changes post compilation or any accidental errors or omissions.
Furthermore, J W Wood are not legally qualified and conveyancing documents are often complicated, necessitating judgement on our part about which parts are “Material Information” to be disclosed.
If any information provided, or other matter relating to the property, is of particular importance to you, please do seek verification from a legal advisor before committing to expenditure.
HMRC supervises the legal obligation for all estate agents to conduct identity checks on their customers, this includes buyers when their offer is accepted.
This must be completed, per purchaser, who in the transaction will result in being the legal owner(s) of the property.
There is a £35 (inc VAT) administration fee per individual purchaser, for these checks
Value & comps
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Returns
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