Beautiful 3 bedroom house with 2 gites and large swimming pool in the Charente

• Quiet location on edge of hamlet
• 4kms from market town of Aigre and its shops, restaurants and bars
• Large secluded pool 10m x 5m in enclosed courtyard
• Ideally located to explore the area
• Excellent rental business. Confirmed bookings for 2012

• Bedrooms: 7
• Rural
• Town
• Outbuildings
• Swimming pool
• Double glazing

• Condition - Restored / Habitable
• Roof - Good Condition
• Drainage - Septic tank
• Water - Mains
• Heating - Central heating
• Electricity - Mains

Set in a small hamlet, surrounded by fields of sunflowers, vineyards and beautiful rolling country side and just 4km from the market town of Aigre, is a beautiful 3 bedroom house with 2 gites, complete with 10m x 5m salt water in ground pool. In the town there are supermarkets as well as schools, doctors, chemist's, hairdressers, bakers, butchers, bars, restaurants, weekly and monthly markets.

The property is being sold with its own web site, advertising on two English holiday sites and the gites fully furnished to continue the business, currently with 10 weeks of bookings for 2012.

MAIN HOUSE
A typical Charentaise farmhouse which has been renovated to a high standard with the benefit of central heating, double glazing throughout, a very efficient wood burning stove and new shutters. The floors are polished wood throughout.
(Room dimensions are approximate)

ENTRANCE HALL – new double glazed front door with original tiled floor and feature staircase to the first floor.

LOUNGE/DINING ROOM
A stunning, light, bright, airy room approx 8.5m x 5m with a high beamed ceiling and feature stone wall to one side, two large double glazed windows, central heating radiators and a newly installed free standing wood-burning stove providing alternative heating to the ground floor and upper floor.

KITCHEN
5m x 3.5m high beamed ceiling, with large double glazed window giving a bright, spacious feeling. There is plenty of space for appliances – currently a range style cooker, American fridge freezer and dishwasher. Ample storage in wall and under counter cupboards as well as space for a table and chairs.

Passage way leading to:-

DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM
4m x 3m with access to the rear courtyard via double glazed doors. Radiator

DOWNSTAIRS SHOWER ROOM
Double shower cubicle, large wash basin in a vanity unit, WC, tiled floor and frosted window. Radiator

From the entrance hall a substantial wooden staircase leading to:

ON THE FIRST FLOOR
Large landing area with seating and is currently used as a study area.

BEDROOM 1
5m x 4 m Double glazed window and central heating radiator.

BEDROOM 2
5m x 4m, Double glazed window and central heating radiator.

BATHROOM
A substantial room with contemporary fittings - a large shower cubicle, free standing roll top bath, basin and WC.
The house benefits from central heating and is decorated throughout with neutral or calming colours with modern, yet subtle lighting.

THE GITES:
The Hayloft has access via its own front door and is located on the first floor via a spiral staircase opening into a stunning kitchen/dining/lounge area with vaulted, beamed ceiling and feature stone wall. There are two bedrooms, one double & one twin, a shower room with double shower, WC and wash basin all on the same level.

The Stables is on 2 levels. The open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area has access to the rear courtyard via double patio doors. Downstairs there is a large shower room with double shower, washbasin and WC. Upstairs via a feature staircase are two bedrooms, both with vaulted ceilings, one king and one twin. There is electric heating with a separate meter for winter lets.

Both gites are being left fully furnished including cookers, dishwashers, fridges, microwaves, flat screen TVs, English Freesat boxes, CD/ ipod docking stations. Both gites are decorated in neutral colours and benefit from modern, contemporary furnishings, fixtures and fittings. Laundry facilities are located outside in the pigeonnier.

The rear courtyard can be accessed directly from both gites and is equipped with BBQs and 2 sets of tables and chairs. To the front of the gites is a grassed seating area with room for children to play.

There is a beautiful salt water swimming pool 10m x 5m x 1.4m deep with a large patio area,is located in a secluded courtyard with enough sun loungers for everyone to top up their tans. The pool has solar panel heating and also an electric heater to extend the season.

There is a large hanger for parking up to 4 cars and a shaded seating area. The large barn has an electricity supply and is currently used as a workshop and storage, various other outbuildings include a pigeonnier and 3 storage sheds.

The area is very well served for transport links. Within roughly an hour and a half, there are three airports serving the UK-namely at Poitiers, La Rochelle and Limoges (Angouleme Airport, which is 30 mins, is reportedly resuming flights to England in the near future). Just half an hour further there is the very large international airport at Bordeaux. There are main TGV train stations at Ruffec, Poitiers and Angouleme - between 30 minutes and an hour away.

Diagnostics:

Main House DPE No: 302 - E GES No: 55 - E (Completed prior to Double Glazing being installed. New diagnostics pending)

The Stables DPE No: 164 - D GES No: 32 - D

The Hayloft DPE No: 198 - D GES No: 41 - E

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