Contemporary 2-Bedroom House and Holiday Rental

Property Description

Summary
La Charpenterie provides a unique opportunity to buy a modern and comfortable home, bathed in natural light.
The house was completed in 2005 to the current owner’s design requirements. It is south-facing with panoramic views over 14 – 20km. It was built in a former vineyard next to a 16C petit chateau. It has large terraces to enjoy the views, swimming pool and grassed areas.

Location
The village of Breze lies in the extensive vineyards, 14km to the south of Saumur in the Loire valley. The Grande Chateau of Breze itself forms part of the Loire Valley World Heritage Site. 10km to the east is the Abbey of Fontevraud, resting place of Richard the Lion Heart and Elinor of Aquitaine. and 10km to west is the pretty town of Montreuil-Bellay on the banks of the river Thouet.
Saumur itself has many high quality restaurants and is home to the famous Cadre Noir riding school. The area is perfect for cycling, aquatic activities and wines

Access
Saumur has TER / TGV access to Paris, Angers, Tours, Nantes and Bordeaux. It is connected to the Autoroute network providing easy vehicular access to the northern ports

Interior
La Charpenterie comprises: -
• A very large circular lounge with a high ceiling with roof windows and exposed wooden beams and decorative metal roof trusses.
• Dining room with sliding doors to the large terrace
• Modern kitchen equipped with double oven plus microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine, 5 ring gas hob with extractor. Granite worktops, lit from above, makes this a perfect workspace for cooking.
• A study with sliding doors to the terrace and large bookshelves. 4G WiFi provides a steady signal for working from home, or TV streaming.
• Main bedroom with a separate dressing area and bathroom with double basins, a walk-in shower and a sunken bath.
• A guest bedroom, with en-suite shower-room with double basins – it is possible to add two further guest bedrooms, if required.
• Cloakroom with WC and wash hand basin
The house is centrally heated by gas from a subterranean tank and has mains water and drainage. It would be possible to add additional private bedrooms and bathrooms.

Exterior
Pool
The oval swimming pool measures 15m x 4m is sanitised using saltwater electrolysis. It is heated by a ground-sourced heat pump that produces about 11kW of heat. Additionally, it has a bubble cover that further heats the water by solar gain. Exterior lighting illuminates the area around the pool at night. To the rear of the pool is the control room for the pump, equipment and filter, being partially subterranean, it can also store lots of wine,
Garage
The garage block can accommodate up to 4-cars, but the ride-on mower and equipment are normally kept in the enclosed garage which has a storage loft above accessed by ladder.
Grounds
The secure grounds of 4,100m², are surrounded by laurel hedges and access is provided by a 4.5m wide electrically operated sliding door and a small pedestrian gate. A video entry-phone controls access. The grounds are watered from a private 70m borehole which pumps water to a 25m³ reserve behind the garage. A 2-zone control system waters the grass overnight, as required.

Additional Details
At €595,000, the properties are priced to sell quickly at the construction costs in 2005. Additionally, they both come complete with their fixtures and fittings and furniture, much of it bespoke. The lounge alone has 3 leather Natuzzi settees, plus 2-replica Le Corbusier settees, a large bespoke Silestone coffee table, bespoke bar housing 2-Samsung wine fridges, LG 63” TV and Bose Home theatre which extends into the dining room.
The Pool House comes equipped ready to rent, the garage has a Honda 40”-cut ride-on mower, plus petrol strimmer and push mower and battery blower & hedge cutter plus a small trailer etc.

Revenue Generation
The Pool House – Maison de maître
The 65m² guest house comprises:-
• Lounge with King-post roof truss and porthole window – sliding doors to large terrace
• Dining room with sliding doors to terrace
• Kitchen with oven, hob, extractor, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave and granite worktops
• Bedroom with ensuite large shower-room double wash hand basins
This house has been rented from Easter to mid-October and has generated income of about €14,500p.a. largely from returning guests, with minimal advertising.
http://www.la-charpenterie.co.uk