House, 3 gites, pool & carp pond, V Lge garden

• In small hamlet, near village with all amenities
• Very large, child friendly gardens and fruit trees
• Bags of 'WOW' factor
• 15mins walk from a very large forest
• 10mins drive from a large, international fishing lake

• Bedrooms: 13
• Rural
• Village
• Balcony
• Terrace
• Outbuildings
• Swimming pool
• Lake
• Double glazing

• Condition - Restored / Habitable
• Roof - Good Condition
• Drainage - Septic tank
• Water - Mains
• Heating - Fireplace / Stove
• Electricity - Mains

Large Longere with 2 bed main house & three gites sleeping 2 x 8 persons and 1 x 6 persons. You are buying a place to live in that earns you a livable income plus a better way of life all in one deal !!!
If you google 'lcc123'you will see our web site that will give you futher information, more photos and virtual tours of the gites.

Set in over 6800m2 of mature garden with fruit trees, flower beds, 7.5x3.5x1.3mtres fully enclosed, solar heated swimming pool, large pond with carp, tench, roach, kio carp,rudd and gold fish. The fishing is totally private with no rights to other than the land owner. There are also no Rights of Way across our land. The grounds are surrounded on two sides by a small stream.

Private sale so no expensive Agent's fees.
1. You get a lot of property for the price.
2. It has the WOW factor from the moment you enter the drive
3. We have bookings through to August 2012
4. Chateaubriant & surrounding area is expanding fast. New direct rail link to Nantes, new motorway connecting the North to the South, a large International Airport in Blain (only 40kms away) plus Nantes & Rennes airports 60kms away. Dinard airport about 1.15hrs away.
5. Strong links locally with the tourist board and local hotels for B&B, weddings and large functions.
6. Strong support from neighbours in our hamlet, the local village and the Mayor and his officers.

Furniture is availble for sale but this would fall outside of the house sale.

Details:-

The house;-
On the ground floor is a traditional farmhouse kitchen (25m). In the kitchen are windows to the front and rear with doors at both front & rear. There is a wood burning Rayburn stove in the kitchen that will remain in situ. The Rayburn is used for heat and cooking only. Outside the rear door is a utility room that holds fridge, freezer, washing machine, dryer, hot water boiler, outside toilet and wash hand basin (WHB). It is also used as a storage space.
Through the kitchen into the lounge (30m) with wood burning stove. The lounge has original tomettes and a double window to the front and double french patio doors leading to gareden and a private rear terrace and garden. The view from the lounge is up through the pagoda and out onto the garden. Also, there is an under-stairs cupboard.
The stairs lead to the upper level.

Upstairs is a large bedroom (25m) with large windows to front and double french windows leading onto a decorative metal balcony with wrought iron type table and chairs, looking out over the large gardens. This room is possibly too big and can be split into 2 rooms without too much trouble. Exposed original oak beams and A frames. This room has a very high ceiling and with no height restrictions as with some conversions.
To the rear of this room is the second bedroom (14.5 m2) curently being used as an office/storage area.
Off the main room is a large bathroom (16m2) with toilet, bidet, WHB, shower unit and a huge Victorian cast roll top iron bath.
Throughout the main house are exposed original beams, local stone work, original tomettes (hand made terracotta tiles), solid slate mantle and oak door.
House is connected to ADSL.

Gite One
(ground floor) :-
Large lounge (24m) and dining room. The floor is made from original tomettes. Feature fireplace with wood burning stove.
Kitchen (8.25m). The kitchen floor is made of original slate flags From the kitchen is the original old oak door leading to private patio area with BBQ.
Off the kitchen is a Bathroom 1 ( 3.00m) with walk-around shower, toilet and WHB.
Bedroom 1 (13.5m) a twin room. This room could accommodate a further bed if required.
From the lounge is a stairwell made from recycled oak posts from the old barn. Leading to :-

Upstairs:
Medium sized landing,
Bedroom 2 ( 11.75m) with room for double bed. Built in wardrobe and large ceiling to floor window looking out over bread oven.
Bedroom 3/4 ( 10.8m) with room for double bed. There is an arch in this bedroom that leads through into a further twin room.
Bathroom 2 ( 7.00m). Shower, toilet, WHB and bookshelf.

Gite Two
(ground floor) :-
You enter this gite via the original oak barn door into an open plan lounge/diner/ kitchen (36.5m).Feature fireplace with wood burning stove. This gite also has an old French chandelier and ornate mirror over fireplace.
From this room you exit via the rear door onto the terrace.

Upstairs :-
Stairs lead to a small corridor then into
Bedroom 1 ( 7.9m) with room for a double bed. The large double window looks over the front of the house.
Bedroom 2 (10.44) with room for double bed. Bedroom 3 (6.6m) twin room.
Finally, there is a shower room with toilet, WHB and book shelf.

Gite 3
(ground floor ) :-
You enter this property into the lounge/diner/kitchen ( 32m). In the lounge area is a feature fireplace with wood burning stove.
From this room you exit via the rear door onto the terrace with a BBQ.
Off the lounge is a small hall with a large built-in wardrobe. To the right is:
Bedroom 1 (10.2m) with room for a double bed.
Bathroom 1 (3.9m) with walk-around shower, toilet and WHB.
The downstairs double, hall and shower room can be isolated to create a double room for B&B purposes.

Upstairs :-
Stairs lead to a landing,
Bedroom 2 (9.75m) with room for a double bed. Bedroom 3 (6.82m) with room for twin beds.
Bathroom 4 (8.90m) (3.87m) with shower, toilet and WHB.

General:- there are doors connecting the whole of the 1st floor allowing you to walk through all gites without going up and down stairs on changeover days.

The original oak beams have been left exposed throughout the whole property. Main beams measure approx’ 40cm across. All beams have been treated.
The property is connected to mains water and electrics (45amp). Gas is via our 1000lt tank. Drains are into septic tanks (x2) that have recently been emptied. The septic tanks were tested in July 2011 and comply with all current French regs’.

Pool and garden are refreshed via the well water. Well water has not been tested for drinking but our neighbours state that it was used for many a year before renovation. Well water can be tested at the local chemist for about 60Euro.
There is a possibility to purchase a part of a field to the North of the property and all of a large field to the West of the property (farmer retiring this year). If you wish to proceed with the fields then you would need to negotiate directly with the farmers regarding this matter.
We are presently running as a Gite/ BB. The French Tax Office recognise us as a Micro-Enterprise and as such we do not need to produce auditable accounts.

The Garden
The whole site is 6837m2. Most of the garden is set to lawn with some mature flower beds. There are several types of fruit trees: apple, pear, peach, cherry, sloe (for gin !) and a special type of apple tree used for making cider or eau de vie ! There is a boules court, hammock, chilling chair, summer house with ornate metal table and 4 chairs, child’s play area ( 2 x metal apparatus and 1 x wooded apparatus ), 2 x 1 m playhouse with slate roof and sand pit.

The Pond
The surface area of the pond is approx 400m. In the pond are Carp ( 8lb), Tench (5lb), many Roach/Rudd, a couple of Koi Carp and some goldfish up to fish finger size !

The Pool
The size of the pool is 7.5 x 3.5 and is no more than 1.3 deep. It is fully enclosed for security reasons and to reduce wind chill. There is a solar heating system, poolside shower, sun terrace, viewing area for the minders and a bleep alarm fitted on the entrance gate to advice parents that gate has been opened. Also with a perimeter alarm to meet, and exceed, the current pool regs in France! Additionally, all cleaning equipment required for the pool plus any addictives/ chemicals to maintain the pool left at time of sale. Instruction on the maintenance and operation of the pool will be given.
New mosiac pattern, high quality liner (3000th) fitted in May 2009 which comes with a 7 years guarantee.

Outbuildings

Shed :- 5 x 2m. basic construction.

Quiet area/outside bar:- Large double glazed window looking over the pool, dart board, separate entrance to pool area.

Work shop :- approx 25m with shelving

Utility area :- approx 25m and is used for working outside and for cutting wood.

Wood store:- 2 x 2m basic structure for storing cut wood for the winter or BBQ’s. Currently there is enough wood for the 2012/13 winter.

Well :- Original well aprrox 5m deep and with an old housing. Working winding gear and pump.

Chicken coop and run with 1 coq, 3 chickens and 2 ducks.

Bread Oven to front of property. This structure is communal and is currently being renovated by the Commune. All that is left to be done is the roof and they hope to have it completed before the end of 2012.

Not included in the sale :-

This property is being sold as a private house, but it could be used as four gites or three gites and a private house. It is currently being run as the latter for holiday accommodation and B&B.

We will be staying in the area so can be called upon for advice and/or assistance. We are also happy to offer a few weekends to have the new owners to stay on site and show them all the stop cocks, fuse boxes, fosse septics, wood stowage/supplier etc etc. We will also take the new owners around the local area to show useful shops, govt offices, traders/suppliers etc etc.

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