3 bedroom house
Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3RR
Guide Price
£350,000
Residential Tags: Rent Act Tenancy
Property Tags: Commercial Tenancy, Development Potential, Sale By Auction
Land Tags: Paddock
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Aug 2021
- Removed: Nov 2021
- Residential Tags: Rent Act Tenancy
- Property Tags: Commercial Tenancy, Development Potential, Sale By Auction
- Land Tags: Paddock
A pair of Victorian, semi-detached cottages requiring renovation and with development potential. For sale by Online Auction at 12.00 pm on Friday 17th September 2021
It is thought that both cottages were built at the end of the C19th as farm worker cottages. 2 Coombe Cottage has fallen into disrepair and has been unoccupied for a number of years. The doors were boarded up and locked and some of the window panes are broken.
No. 1 Coombe Cottage is occupied by a former farm worker and his wife. They have lived at the property for about 60 years.
They have security of tenure and protection under the 1976 Rent Act. The rent (£260 per month) is assessed between landlord and tenant, a Rent Officer has been involved in the past but the rent has not been increased for decades according to the landlord.
Both Cottages have large gardens and once modernised would make attractive homes or have redevelopment potential, subject to No.1 becoming vacant.
SITUATION
1 & 2 Coombe Cottages are located just off the A350 Poole Road, 6 miles to the north west of Poole and 1 mile south of Sturminster Marshall. Poole provides a wide range of services to cater for most every day needs and at Bournemouth (11 miles) there is a railway station providing a direct line to London Waterloo and Poole.
OUTSIDE
Both Cottages have large gardens extending in all to about 0.686 acres (0.278ha). The vehicular access to 1 Coombe Cottage is off the private track leading to Old Farm. The vehicular access to 2 Coombe Cottage is direct from the A350 (overgrown and unused for a period of years).
VIEWINGS
All viewing is by appointment with the agent only. Internal access to 1 Coombe Cottage will not be permitted out of respect for the tenant’s privacy and mindful of their elderly status and to protect them from Covid infection. The agents possess internal photographs. Access to 2 Coombe Cottage is possible and the layout is a mirror image of No. 1. The garden of 2 Coombe Cottage is overgrown and we recommend long trousers and boots. Access to the garden of 1 Coombe Cottage is permitted.
METHOD OF SALE
The property is being sold by online auction ON 17th Se[tember 2021. Please go to the Auction section of our website for information about how to register and bid online.
FEES
The successfull bidder will be required to pay £5900.00 immediately after bidding ends. £5000.00 is the deposit and £750.00 plus vat (£900.00) is the Buyers Admin Fee. (Note the funds will be frozen in your account until bidding ends).
LEGAL PACK
You can download the legal pack from the Woolley and Wallis website from the property listing under the Auction Tab.
AUCTION GUIDE
For information and advice about buying at auction please go to the ‘Auction Guide’ on our website You will also find a guide on buying by online auction.
COUNCIL TAX
Dorset Council Tax Band B
EPC: G
SERVICES
Private drainage and water, mains electricity.
The water supply travels across private land from the mains supply located about 1.5 miles north from the Cottages. This is a relatively new blue plastic pipe installed about 30 years ago that changes diameter along the route. The pipe supplies other residences but the responsibility for the water and maintenance for most of the pipe is with the owners of 1 & 2 Coombe Cottages.
The water system is relatively modern and there are numerous meters along the route making it simpler to identify a water leak. The meter locations are known to the agents and can be passed on to the successful purchaser. The water is invoiced twice annually when meter readings will need to be taken and payment organised with the users. These are two cottages and a paddock and Old Farm.
DIRECTIONS
From the roundabout immediately south of Sturminster Marshall where the A350 crosses the A31 proceed south for 1 mile where upon the entrance to Old Farm and Coombe Cottages is on the right. Parking is limited to the verge and caution should be taken. The viewing agent will direct applicants on where to park and where to reverse so that they can turn around safely before exiting onto the A350.
Marketed by: Woolley & Wallis, Shaftesbury
It is thought that both cottages were built at the end of the C19th as farm worker cottages. 2 Coombe Cottage has fallen into disrepair and has been unoccupied for a number of years. The doors were boarded up and locked and some of the window panes are broken.
No. 1 Coombe Cottage is occupied by a former farm worker and his wife. They have lived at the property for about 60 years.
They have security of tenure and protection under the 1976 Rent Act. The rent (£260 per month) is assessed between landlord and tenant, a Rent Officer has been involved in the past but the rent has not been increased for decades according to the landlord.
Both Cottages have large gardens and once modernised would make attractive homes or have redevelopment potential, subject to No.1 becoming vacant.
SITUATION
1 & 2 Coombe Cottages are located just off the A350 Poole Road, 6 miles to the north west of Poole and 1 mile south of Sturminster Marshall. Poole provides a wide range of services to cater for most every day needs and at Bournemouth (11 miles) there is a railway station providing a direct line to London Waterloo and Poole.
OUTSIDE
Both Cottages have large gardens extending in all to about 0.686 acres (0.278ha). The vehicular access to 1 Coombe Cottage is off the private track leading to Old Farm. The vehicular access to 2 Coombe Cottage is direct from the A350 (overgrown and unused for a period of years).
VIEWINGS
All viewing is by appointment with the agent only. Internal access to 1 Coombe Cottage will not be permitted out of respect for the tenant’s privacy and mindful of their elderly status and to protect them from Covid infection. The agents possess internal photographs. Access to 2 Coombe Cottage is possible and the layout is a mirror image of No. 1. The garden of 2 Coombe Cottage is overgrown and we recommend long trousers and boots. Access to the garden of 1 Coombe Cottage is permitted.
METHOD OF SALE
The property is being sold by online auction ON 17th Se[tember 2021. Please go to the Auction section of our website for information about how to register and bid online.
FEES
The successfull bidder will be required to pay £5900.00 immediately after bidding ends. £5000.00 is the deposit and £750.00 plus vat (£900.00) is the Buyers Admin Fee. (Note the funds will be frozen in your account until bidding ends).
LEGAL PACK
You can download the legal pack from the Woolley and Wallis website from the property listing under the Auction Tab.
AUCTION GUIDE
For information and advice about buying at auction please go to the ‘Auction Guide’ on our website You will also find a guide on buying by online auction.
COUNCIL TAX
Dorset Council Tax Band B
EPC: G
SERVICES
Private drainage and water, mains electricity.
The water supply travels across private land from the mains supply located about 1.5 miles north from the Cottages. This is a relatively new blue plastic pipe installed about 30 years ago that changes diameter along the route. The pipe supplies other residences but the responsibility for the water and maintenance for most of the pipe is with the owners of 1 & 2 Coombe Cottages.
The water system is relatively modern and there are numerous meters along the route making it simpler to identify a water leak. The meter locations are known to the agents and can be passed on to the successful purchaser. The water is invoiced twice annually when meter readings will need to be taken and payment organised with the users. These are two cottages and a paddock and Old Farm.
DIRECTIONS
From the roundabout immediately south of Sturminster Marshall where the A350 crosses the A31 proceed south for 1 mile where upon the entrance to Old Farm and Coombe Cottages is on the right. Parking is limited to the verge and caution should be taken. The viewing agent will direct applicants on where to park and where to reverse so that they can turn around safely before exiting onto the A350.
Marketed by: Woolley & Wallis, Shaftesbury
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.