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4-bedroom house · LL18 1SY
For saleReduced £5k (−3.7%) on 30 SepListed 357 days
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About
Being Sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid £160,000.
Elwy are delighted to market for sale the former White Horse Inn - a substantial and historic building offering excellent development potential, located in the heart of Rhyl town centre.
Believed to date from circa 1890, this prominent property features the traditional black-and-white frontage associated with Victorian public houses and provides extensive accommodation arranged over two floors.
Ground Floor (Former Public House) The ground floor comprises a range of former trading areas including: • Two bar/lounges • Function room • Commercial kitchens • Ladies and Gents WCs These versatile spaces offer numerous possibilities for redevelopment, subject to the relevant planning consents.
First Floor Accommodation The first floor is divided into two self-contained flats.
The properties provide approximately 65–67 sq m (700–720 sq ft) of versatile living space, each offering: • Lounge • Kitchen/Diner • Two Bedrooms • Bathroom Both flats provide good-sized accommodation and further scope for modernisation or reconfiguration.
Development Potential The property presents a fantastic opportunity for residential, commercial or mixed-use redevelopment (subject to planning).
Previous planning applications can be viewed on the Denbighshire County Council Planning Portal, enabling interested parties to explore historical proposals and future possibilities.
This is an exciting chance to acquire a characterful and substantial building with a wide range of potential uses in a convenient location close to Rhyl town centre, transport links and local amenities.
Tenure: Freehold Commercial EPC: Tbc Flat 1 & Flat 2 EPC F25/F27 Council Tax Band for Flat 1: B Council Tax Band for Flat 2: A Rateable Value: Voa Website 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-.
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 service Bar/Lounge (6.91m x 7.37m) Ladies & Gents Toilets Commercial Kitchen (2.39m x 3.56m) Further Bar/Lounge (5.26m x 11.48m) Second Kitchen (2.90m x 3.56m) Function Room (3.86m x 8.03m) First Floor Flat 1 Lounge (3.05m x 2.95m) Kitchen/Diner (5.26m x 2.24m) Bathroom Bedroom 1 (3.25m x 3.56m) Bedroom 2 (2.69m x 5.28m) First Floor Flat 2 Lounge (3.25m x 3.56m) Kitchen/Diner (4.72m x 3.51m) Bathroom Bedroom 1 (2.54m x 3.40m) Bedroom 2 (2.57m x 2.82m) Agent Note Services & Appliances: Unless stated, it is believed the property is connected to mains gas, electric, water and sewerage.
We recommend you confirm this prior to any offer being considered. Please note that no appliances or fixtures are tested by the agent.
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