6 bedroom house

FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER – CLOSING DATE FOR OFFERS FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER BY 12 NOON. THE PROPERTY IS OFFERED FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN SEPARATE LOTS AS FOLLOWS;

LOT 1 – THORNER LODGE – OFFERS IN EXCESS OF £1.75 MILLION

The sale of Thorner Lodge offers a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial and spectacular family home. The property as a whole sits within beautiful private formal gardens bounded by a small stream together with an orchard all enjoying views over open greenbelt countryside. There is also a separate stone built garage block with first floor accommodation suitable for conversion for residential accommodation or a home office. The property occupies an established position in the small agricultural hamlet of Sandhills on the southern fringe of the sought after village of Thorner. Thorner supports a broad range of amenities, sports clubs, a general store, two public houses, a restaurant as well as a highly regarded primary school. Leeds Grammar school in Alwoodley and Gateways School at Harewood are both within easy reach. The market town of Wetherby is only 15 minutes' drive from the properties offering a wide range of amenities including supermarkets, shops and further recreational facilities. There is excellent access to the principal Yorkshire centres of Leeds, Harrogate and York with the A1(M) and A64 motorways 3 miles to the east and the M1 and regional motorway infrastructure 6 miles to the south.

Thorner Lodge – Lot 1

The principal dwelling extends to almost 4400 sq.ft, and has a wealth of original character features. The ground floor accommodation comprises a suite of reception rooms, two of the rooms, one with open fire, are connected by double doors and offer a generous and inviting entertainment space, facing south with French doors opening into the garden and views across the lawn to two spectacular Copper Beeches. The third spacious reception room on the north side also enjoys an open fire and attractive views over the lawns and flower beds towards the orchard. The hallway leads to these reception rooms, a cloakroom and WC, kitchen and utility room as well to the storage cellars. The fitted kitchen and equally well-proportioned utility room could readily be combined to form a large open plan living kitchen if required. At first floor level the principal bedroom has an en-suite dressing room and bath/shower room and there are then 5 further spacious double bedrooms and a house bathroom. The property is approached through electric entrance gates down a sweeping gravel driveway into a rear courtyard providing ample parking for numerous vehicles in turn giving access to a stone built detached garage block, providing garaging for up to 4-5 cars and an internal staircase giving access to first floor accommodation ideally suited for a home office suite. The garage block was a textile mill, dating from the mid-18th century, around which the hamlet of Sandhills was established. An outstanding feature of Thorner Lodge are the beautiful established and private formal gardens with extensive lawns, borders, stone terracing, secluded orchard with fruit trees, vegetable and soft fruit walled garden, in all extending to some 1 acre. The property is bounded to the southeast and northeast by greenbelt open countryside and there is a second vehicular access to the north of the orchard should development be permitted in the future.

Additional Information

All plans attached to theses sales particulars are for identification purposes only. The site plans shows the boundaries for Lot 1 in red and Lot 2 in blue. There is also a separate form with the conditions of the tender process, detailing the information which will be required from all interested parties to be included with their submission.

As a result of the considerable interest which has been expressed in the above, our clients have instructed us to invite best and final offers for the freehold interest on the following basis:-

1. All offers should be in writing and should reach Carter Jonas' Harrogate office by 12 noon on Friday 8th October 2021 in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the offeree name(s) and "Offer for Thorner Lodge and Thorner Lodge Barn, Thorner".

Offers may be submitted via email [use Contact Agent Button] which, upon receipt, will be printed and placed in a sealed envelope on your behalf. Please ensure the title of the email is marked as detailed above.

2. Offers may be made for the whole of the property as described in the attached sales particulars, or in separate lots being Thorner Lodge Lot 1 or Thorner Lodge Barn Lot 2.

3. Your offer should be for a fixed sum - escalating or accumulating bids will not be considered. It is suggested that offers should be for an uneven figure so as to avoid identical offers.

4. All offers should give an indication as to whether such offers are subject to the sale of any other property or any special conditions.

5. An indication and proof should also be given as to the source and availability of the necessary finance to complete a purchase.

6. The successful offeree will be required to exchange contracts no later than Friday 5th November 2021. A legal pack will be provided to help facilitate this

7. Details of the solicitor who will be acting should be stated within your offer letter.

8. Offers will be submitted to our clients immediately after the tender date and we will endeavour to advise you as to the outcome as soon as possible.

9. Our client does not undertake to accept the highest or, indeed, any offer.

If you have any queries regarding the closing date or any other matters, please do not hesitate to contact Simon Wright on[use Contact Agent Button].


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