Roundham, Paignton, TQ4

FOR SALE BY AUCTION  This one bedroomed second floor retirement flat in Homebourne House is located in the popular Roundham area of Paignton within a few hundred yards of Paignton harbour and approximately ¾ of a mile of Paignton town centre which offer a fine and varied range of shopping facilities and amenities. The accommodation features communal entrance hallway, residents lounge, kitchen and managers office plus lift and staircase serving the second floor where there is a private front door to reception hallway, spacious lounge/dining room overlooking the communal gardens, fitted kitchen plus double bedroom with built-in wardrobes and modern fitted shower room/W.C. Outside there are attractive communal gardens plus visitors parking area. An internal inspection is recommended to appreciate the accommodation.

This property will be legally prepared enabling any interested buyer to secure the property immediately once their bid/offer has been accepted. Ultimately a transparent process which provides speed, security and certainty for all parties.

 Accommodation

Communal front door with security entry phone system and access to communal hallway with both stairs and lift rising to second floor. Private front door to

Entrance Hall 10' 0" x 8' 8" maximum to L-Shape (3.05m x 2.64m) With entry phone and alarm pull cord, coved ceiling, doors to principal rooms.

Living Room 18' 0" x 12' 0" (5.50m x 3.68m) Having uPVC double glazed windows overlooking the communal garden and across to the surrounding area, electric panel heater, T.V aerial connection point, wall light points, coved ceiling, entry phone, airing/storage cupboard with slatted wooden shelving, meters consumer unit, insulated hot water cylinder.

From the living room there is an archway through to

Kitchen 8' 9" x 5' 8" (2.67m x 1.73m) Fitted with units comprising of inset stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap. Modern roll edge work surface over fitted floor cupboard and drawer units and matching wall mounted cupboards over, fully tiled walls, coved ceiling, electric cooker point, extractor unit.

Double Bedroom 13' 9" x 8' 8" maximum (4.20m x 2.65m) With uPVC double glazed window having open outlook over the communal garden and across the surrounding area, night storage heater, built-in double wardrobe with bi-fold doors, hanging rails and fitted shelving, emergency pull cord, coved ceiling.

Shower Room/W.C 6' 8" x 5' 4" (2.04m x 1.64m) Fitted shower/wet room with walk-in shower cubicle with wall mounted electric Mira sport shower, side hand grips, fold down seat. Built-in furniture including vanity unit with wash basin and cupboard below, low level W.C, mirror fronted medicine cabinet, fluorescent strip light, coved ceiling.

Outside There are attractive communal gardens which are arranged to lawn with flower beds and an abundance of shrubs, plants and bushes with seating area for use by residents. There is also visitors parking.

Tenure - Leasehold 99 years from 1st September 1985 (61 years remaining)

Agents Note: The property is for the Over 60's only. We are told the Property is Council Tax Band B and Water is included in the Service Charge.

Current Service Charge and Ground Rent Correct figures in the Legal Pack - Understood to be  Service Charge £3,875.90 Ground rent £511.20 This maintenance charge includes house managers remuneration, provision of 24 hour emergency monitoring service, buildings and communal insurance, electricity to communal areas, water and sewage charges, cleaning of communal areas, ground maintenance, lift maintenance, fire equipment, general maintenance and repairs.

EPC = B   

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction House are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as The Auctioneer.

This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent.

The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneers website.

Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.

The property is being sold via a transparent online auction.

In order to submit a bid upon any property being marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders/buyers will be required to adhere to a verification of identity process in accordance with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.

Our verification process is in place to ensure that AML procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.

A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers’ obligations and sellers’ commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price of the property. The deposit will be a contribution to the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum of £6,000 inc VAT) is also required to be paid upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price and consideration should be made by the purchaser in relation to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with overall purchase costs.

Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may believe necessary or beneficial to the customer to pass their details to third party service suppliers, from which a referral fee may be obtained. There is no requirement or indeed obligation to use these recommended suppliers or services.