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See how verdicts work1-bedroom house · LU7 1JF
For saleReduced £10k (−11.8%) on 7 OctListed 103 days
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Summary Being Sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply.
One double bedroom retirement apartment | heart of leighton buzzard town centre | 17ft lounge/dining room with separate kitchen | master bedroom | no chain Situated within the popular Hamilton Court right in the heart of the Leighton Buzzard town centre is this one double bedroom retirement apartment.
More About The Location... - Hamilton Court was constructed by McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd and comprises a total of 62 properties arranged over 4 floors each served by lift.
It is situated right in the heart of Leighton Buzzard offering a very short walk into the town centre within minutes where you can benefit from numerous local amenities like shops, restaurants., cafes, pharmacies, opticians and hairdressers aswell as a vibrant twice-weekly charters market.
There are also excellent commuter links close by to include the Leighton Buzzard train station being just 0.8 miles away which can provide a direct link into London Euston in approx 30 minutes, additionally there are numerous roads to include the A5, A4146,1414 and M1 within close proximity.
Accommodation - The property comes with good size accommodation which includes an entrance hallway, generous sized 17ft open plan living/dining room, separate kitchen, double bedroom, a spacious shower room and a large storage cupboard housing the water cylinder.
Parking - There are numerous parking bays to the front of the main entrance for residents and visitors.
Communal Areas & Additional Information - The Visiting Development Manager can be contacted from various points within each property in the case of an emergency.
For periods when the Development Manager is off duty there is a 24 hour emergency Apollo call system.
To the exterior of the property there are well kept and treated communal garden areas which are securely gated and provide opportunity to sit and enjoy.
Hamilton Court benefits from lots of amenities including a communal laundry room, a guest suite available for rent at a small charge per night, aswell as a communal sitting room.
It is a condition of purchase that residents be over the age of 60 years or in the event of a couple, one must be over the age of 60 years and the other over 55 years.
Utilities Connected - The property has mains water, sewerage and drainage connected. Heating is by way of wall mounted electric radiators and how water is via immersion heater.
There is mains electricity connected. For sale through Pattinson Auction under Conditional Terms.
Council Tax Band: B Tenure: Leasehold Length of Lease: 97 Annual Ground Rent Amount: 578.00 Annual Service Charge Amount: 3,030.00 Auctioneers Additional Comments Pattinson Auction are referred to as The Auctioneer.
This auction lot is being sold by either conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by The Auctioneer.
The method of auction sale and the applicable terms and conditions are found on the lot page of this property on The Auctioneers website.
The property is available to view strictly by appointment only via any Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer.
Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details to be shared between any marketing agent and The Auctioneer so that matters can be dealt with effectively.
The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. To submit a bid, all bidders must adhere to a verification of identity process in line with Anti Money Laundering procedures.
Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.
Auctioneers Additional Comments 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 or Starting Bid. These prices are subject to change.
An auction can be closed at any time, with The Auctioneer permitting the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction.
A Legal Pack associated with this 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.
The deposit will form part of the purchase price.
A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum fee which could be up to 7,200 inc VAT) is also payable upon agreement of sale.
The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price, and consideration should be given by the purchaser to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with the overall purchase costs.
Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may consider it necessary or beneficial to pass customer details to third-party service suppliers, from whom a referral fee may be received.
There is no requirement or obligation to use any recommended suppliers or services.
Value & comps
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