2 bedroom house

SOLD at auction - Wednesday 24th Feb. A detached bungalow with agricultural tie occupying a private rural setting of 1.75 acres with detached barns, stabling, yard and fine views.

To Be Sold By Online Auction - To be held on Wednesday 24th February 2021. For Full Details and to register to bid on line. Visit and search for the property. Then follow the link. Bidding to open 12 noon till 6pm.

Location - Lye Piece Bungalow is situated in a rural location to the North East of Prestbury on the edge of Cheltenham. The property is accessed from the B4632 via a no through road and a private lane and enjoys a rural setting with some lovely views towards the Malverns. Nearby Prestbury provides shops and facilities for everyday needs, while the regions major commercial and cultural centre of Cheltenham is approximately 3 miles. (centre of town). Cheltenham provides a comprehensive range of services and amenities with excellent shopping including most of the nation's largest retailers and restaurants. It is also home to Prestbury Racecourse, Cinemas and the Everyman Theatre and also major festivals including the annual literature, jazz, science and cricket festivals. There are also main line rail services. The surrounding Cotswolds provide for a comprehensive range of rural leisure pursuits and there is immediate access to local footpaths and bridleways.



Description - Lye Piece is a detached bungalow of reconstituted elevations under a tiled roof occupying a private rural setting just to the North East of Prestbury and Cheltenham and in the lea of Cleeve Hill. The property comprises a living room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, cloakroom, two bedrooms and a bathroom and offers considerable potential for refurbishment, extension and/or redevelopment as required. The property is set within a good sized private garden with ample parking and is surrounded to three sides by the land. Accessed separately is a wide yard with a substantial detached steel portal frame barn with adjoining lean-to barn with a separate stable block of three stables and a tack room to the side. The property enjoys a lovely rural aspect with views out towards the Malverns.

Lye Piece is subject to an Agricultrual Occupancy Condition.

Approach - Opaque glazed timber front door to:

Wide Entrance Hall - With casement to front elevation and timber door through to:

Sitting Room - With triple aspect with double glazed casements to front, side and rear elevations and fireplace with Bradstone surround and hearth with serving hatch to one side and currently fitted with a wood burning stove.

From the hall, timber door to:

Kitchen/ Dining Room - With wide double glazed casement to rear elevation, serving hatch through to sitting room, double drainer, sink unit and range of simply fitted units. Opaque glazed door through to rear hall with door with casement to rear elevation and door to:

Cloakroom - With low-level WC, wall mounted wash hand basin and wall mounted Halstead LPG-fired central heating boiler.

From the rear hall, bevelled edged glazed door to covered lobby area and door to rear garden.

From the hall, archway through to landing with timber door to wardrobe cupboard with built-in shelving, further timber door to airing cupboard and further doors to:

Bedroom 1 - With double glazed casement to front elevation.

Bedroom 2 - With double glazed casement window to front elevation. From the landing, timber door to:

Bathroom - With panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, opaque glazed window to rear lobby and part-tiled walls.

Outside - Lye Piece is approached from the private lane via a five bar timber gate leading to a parking area with detached storage building and a path leading to the front door. The gardens are set principally to the front and side of the bungalow with the land surrounding.

The Buildings And Yard - The buildings at Lye Piece are approached from the lane via a pair of metal gates leading to the yard with the detached stable building (by Ascot) comprising of an L-shaped range of three stables, a tack room and hay store of timber elevations under a pitched corrugated roof. Set separately across the yard is a substantial pair of barns comprising:

Barns - Barn 1 - a five bay steel portal framed building under a pitched corrugated roof with corrugated clad walls, power and light connected. Set adjoining is Barn 2 - a large open fronted steel portal framed lean-to barn of pitched corrugated roof and corrugated clad walls.

Yard - The yard is hardcore with clipped hedge and post and rail fencing surrounding.

Land - The land surrounds the bungalow to three sides being laid to permanent pasture with access directly from the yard and with a mixed hedgerow surrounding with a number of mature specimen trees.

Agricultural Occupancy Condition - The property was granted planning consent in 1978 Ref T.3642/F 'Outline Application for an Agricultural Workers Dwelling' which was subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. This stated: The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to persons employed or last employed solely or mainly and locally in agriculture as defined by Section 290 (i) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, or in forestry and the dependants (which shall be taken to include widow or widower) of such persons.

Directions - From the centre of Cheltenham take the B4362 towards Prestbury and Broadway. Follow the B4632 towards Winchcombe. Proceed through Prestbury following the signs towards Winchcombe and Stratford, proceeding out of Prestbury and shortly after the speed derestriction signs take the right hand turn signposted Gravel Pit Lane. Proceed over two speed humps and take the left hand turn signposted Public Footpath and follow the track past the commercial units on either side. The track continues out to open countryside with the first turning to the right leading to yard, barns and stables and the track continuing up to the Lye Piece Bungalow.

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment via our Bourton-on-the-Water Office. Virtual Viewing is available. Tel: .

Epc Rating - EPC rating band F.

Tenure & Possession - Freehold with Vacant Possession upon completion of the purchase.

Services - LPG Gas, Electricity, Water and Drainage are connected. LPG-fired central heating.

Local Authority - Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. GL20 5TT )

Council Tax - Council Tax band F. Rate Payable for 2020/2021 £2,520.58

Vendor's Solicitor - Willans LLP, 28 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1RH (Mr Adam Hale)
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Money Laundering - The successful purchaser will be required to provide proof of identity to satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations. This will need to be a proof of address (utility bill no older than three months or council tax bill for the current period) and photographic ID (driving licence or passport).

Administration Fee - The successful purchaser will be liable for an administration charge of £450.00 Plus VAT, payable to Tayler & Fletcher.

Online Bidding & Post Unconditional Online Auction Procedure - If you are the successful bidder you will be legally obliged to buy the property for the full purchase price. At the end of the auction you will be charged a £5,100 holding deposit (which will be taken from the registered bank card) and exchange of contracts takes place. The holding deposit contributes towards the purchase price. By placing a bid you are authorising the auctioneer to sign the contract on your behalf. Tayler & Fletcher will charge the successful buyer an administration fee of £450 plus VAT (as described above)
Tayler & Fletcher will contact you after the auction with confirmation of how much outstanding deposit (usually 10% of the total) and fees are owed for the lot. You will be required to pay any outstanding amounts immediately after this confirmation, which must be paid by bank transfer.

Tayler & Fletcher and any Joint agents for themselves and for the Vendors of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or agent of or consultant to Messrs Tayler & Fletcher has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not to be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. A list of the partners of Tayler & Fletcher LLP is available at each Tayler & Fletcher Office.



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