6 bedroom house

FOR SALE BY FORMAL TENDER  

A former Victorian school house that now requires complete renovation and refurbishment, occupying a generous plot and with accommodation comprising: entrance hall, 32' sitting room, kitchen, dining room, study and cloakroom on the ground floor, with 6 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on the first floor. Integral double garage. Garden and grounds extending to approximately 0.3 acres backing onto open farmland at the rear.  

Method of Sale The property is being sold by formal tender. An emailable copy of the formal tender pack is available from the agents. The pack contains the legal documentation with regard to the property, as well as useful further information including searches. When submitting a tender on Friday 18th June 2021 by 12 noon, a deposit cheque equivalent to 10% of your offer will also be required. Whilst the vendor is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer, if one of the offers is accepted, the agents will countersign the tender/Memorandum of Sale whereby there will be a legally binding agreement with exchange of contracts taking place. Completion will then take place on Friday 25th June 2021.

In addition to the purchase price, the buyer will reimburse the seller the cost of the searches that have been provided (£337.26) as well as £120 to the seller's solicitor for drafting the Transfer. The unsuccessful parties will have their cheques returned. Before submitting a tender, we strongly recommend that potential buyers ask their solicitor to inspect the formal tender pack and, if necessary, raise any enquiries with the vendor's solicitor, Messrs Gotelee. 

Vendor´s Solicitors The vendor's solicitor is Gotelee, 6 Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk IP7 5DU; For the attention of Pat Smith; Tel: ; Email: pat. . 

Location The property is located in the centre of the desirable rural village of Hitcham, which benefits from a post office/general store, village hall and parish church. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside providing some lovely country walks. The village of Bildeston is about 1 mile away and has a general stores, health centre and the restaurant and hotel, 'The Bildeston Crown,' along with two other pubs and a primary school. High schools are close by in Hadleigh (6.5 miles) and Stowmarket (7 miles). The well served historic village of Lavenham is 5 miles and the A14 trunk road, providing access to Ipswich (15 miles), Felixstowe and Bury St Edmunds (13 miles), can be joined at Stowmarket, which, along with Ipswich offers mainline rail services to London's Liverpool Street.  

Directions Travelling in a westerly direction on the A1071, by-pass Hadleigh and take the A1141 where signposted ot Semer and Bildeston. Continue through the villages of Semer, Nedging and Bildeston on the B1115 and on entering Hitcham bear right onto The Street in the centre of the village. Continue along The Street and on to The Causeway, and School House will be found a short way along on the left hand side. 

Description As the name suggests, the building was originally the school serving the village and comprised the school building itself together with the former headmaster's quarters. Believed to have been built in 1872 the property is seemingly of brick construction, which is partly rendered and colourwashed and set beneath pitched slate roofs.

The property has been vacant for nearly 11 years and during that time has become derelict internally with considerable damp issues leading to extensive wet and/or dry rot. The accommodation extends to nearly 3,500 sq ft (319 sqm) and comprises an entrance hall, 32' sitting room, kitchen, dining room, study and cloakroom on the ground floor. On the first floor there are 6 bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Outside there is a driveway to the front of the property that leads up to the integral garage. To the side and rear are the former gardens, and these are now extremely overgrown in places. The rear garden faces almost due west and backs onto open agricultural land. From here there are impressive views across the gently rolling countryside beyond. 

Planning School House lends itself to be completely renovated and refurbished, subject to any necessary consents, to create a wonderful spacious family home in a rural Mid Suffolk village. There could potentially be scope to demolish the existing property and create a new dwelling, but of course this would be subject to planning permission.

To date no formal or informal approach has been made to the Local Planning Authority, and prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves in this regard. Whilst School House has not been occupied for many years and it is in a particularly dilapidated state, the vendor has continued to pay all Council Tax demands. 

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent. Please adhere to current Covid guidelines.

All viewings take place entirely at the viewers own risk and care should be taken whilst viewing in particular inside the building.  

Services We understand that mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the site, but prospective purchasers should rely on their own enquiries. Oil fired central heating system. None of the services have been tested. 

Council Tax Band F; £2,648.33 payable per annum 2021/2022 

EPC Rating - G 

Local Authority Babergh District Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Rd, Ipswich IP1 2BX; Tel:  

NOTES 1.    These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. Interested parties should rely on their own/their surveyors investigations as to the construction type of the property and its condition. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. Any plans are indicative only and may not be the same as the transfer plan/s.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or listed building contents or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.

2. Under Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 we, as Estate Agents, are required to obtain identification from buyers in the form of the photo page of your passport or a photo driving licence. The document must be in date. In addition, we need proof of address in the form of a utility bill with the name and address of the buyer. This must not be more than three months old. We are also under obligation to check where the purchase funds are coming from.

May 2021 

   

 

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