Superb 3 bed house

Reluctant Sale - vendors must return to the UK!!!.

Superb 3 bedroom house set in a third of a hectare of parkland and gardens. Private approach with gates. Lots of ornamental, flowering and fruit trees; shrubs; well-stocked flower beds; gazebo; shaded outdoor dining areas. Remote-controlled exterior lights. Ample room for swimming pool. Conifers have been planted along the front of the property and down the far end of the garden, beyond the neighbouring cottage.

The house is light, bright and elegant; traditionally built in the 1960s, with terraces front and rear. Full oil-fired central heating; new double-glazed doors and windows throughout. Habitable area about 130 sq metres, plus ground floor garage and huge workshop area with hordes of storage space and double sink. A floored loft extends over the house, which could easily be converted to habitable use.

The house comprises of:

40 sq metre living/dining room with french doors at the front and back, opening onto terraces, and plenty of large windows; solid oak parquet flooring extends throughout and into the hallway.

Adjacent kitchen is fully fitted with quality units, dishwasher, washing machine, electric cooker, fridge/freezer and corner sink overlooking the garden.

Master bedroom (approx 22 sq metres) is just down the hallway. It has two large windows, with light wood built-in furniture, comprising headboard with bedside tables, dresser, dressing table, and bookcase; also wide wardrobes with sliding mirror-doors. En suite bathroom is fully tiled, with bath, shower, bidet, WC, and mirrored vanitory unit.

A newly installed fully tiled guest bathroom is across the hallway, with hydro-massage shower, de luxe mirrored vanitory unit, and WC.

The main guest bedroom is next door; it has a built-in pine wardrobe in an alcove, and easily accomodates a king-sized bed.

The third bedroom is immediately below the master bedroom, and is the same size; deep wardrobes with sliding mirror doors stretch across the far wall.

The house is conveniently located for both Limoges and Bergerac airports, as well as fast road and rail links; Bordeaux airport is some hour and a half's drive.

Although the property is located in a delightful rural setting, the historic market town of Excideuil is only 5 kilometres away. Apart from its colourful weekly market and medieval chateau, Excideuil has a major supermarket and a wide range of interesting shops.

St Yrieix, a sizeable town en route to Limoges, is about 15 minutes drive north.

Perigeuex - capital of the Dordogne - is about 40 minutes drive away to the west.

Price: 170,000 euros (negotiable).

The property can be purchased TURNKEY (ie fully furnished and equipped down to the last teaspoon, plus garden equipment, including tractor, other mowers, strimmer, power-saw, etc)

There is also the OPPORTUNITY to buy the neighbouring cottage as well as the main house for an attractive additional sum. The cottage is not for sale on its own. The cottage has substantial earning potential and would make an ideal gite. It is well screened from the main house by a hedge with archway opening, and has separate vehicule access and its own garage. Total habitable area of the cottage is about 75 sq metres; there is a loft with window and reasonable headroom extending over the property. There are two double bedrooms, tiled shower-room with bidet, basin and bathroom cabinet, as well as a separate WC. The fully-fitted kitchen (310 x 365) has double sink, wall cabinets, cooker, and fridge; it opens off the 7 metre long living/dining room. Three french doors open onto a terrace along the front of the cottage, and a concrete path surrounds it. The cottage has about a quarter hectare of well-treed parkland around it, and can be purchased furnished.

Contact Tony and Isabelle Gow-Smith. e-mail: igowsmith@aol.com

Tel: (UK) 01243 827137 - (FR) 0033 553 62 0892