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Merivale Way, Ely

PROPERTY TYPE

Apartment

BEDROOMS

2

BATHROOMS

1

SIZE

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Describes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.

Key features

  • Modern Coach House Style Apartment
  • 2 Double Bedrooms
  • Garage & Parking Space & Open Plan Garden to Front
  • Attractive View to Front Across a Green
  • Lease Currently Being Extended to 184 years.

Description

A well presented coach house style apartment situated within a popular development overlooking a green to the front and offered for sale on a 50% shared ownership basis. The owners inform us that the lease is currently being extended to 184 years. Accommodation comprises entrance hall with stairs leading to the first floor landing, 17'8" x 10'2" lounge/dining room, kitchen, 2 double bedrooms and bathroom, together with a garage with parking space in front. Benefits include gas central heating and upvc double glazing and this property is an ideal first time purchase. Viewing recommended.

Entrance Hall - With door to front aspect, stairs to first floor, radiator.

First Floor Landing - With access to loft, double glazed window to rear aspect, airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, double and single storage cupboards, radiator.

Lounge - With 2 double glazed windows to front aspect providing an attractive view across the green, telephone point, television points, radiator. Archway to:

Kitchen - With double glazed window to rear aspect, fitted with a range of wall and base level storage units and drawers, together with work surfaces, stainless steel sink unit and drainer, built-in electric oven, gas hob and extractor hood, space for fridge/freezer, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, radiator.

Bedroom 1 - With double glazed window to front aspect giving an attractive view across the green, radiator.

Bedroom 2 - (L shaped). With double glazed window to front aspect giving an attractive view across the green, built-in cupboard, radiator.

Bathroom - With suite comprising low level WC, pedestal hand wash basin, panelled bath with shower above, double glazed window to rear aspect, radiator.

Outside - To the front of the property there is an open plan lawned garden. Pedestrian access leads around to the rear where there is a garage with metal up and over door and built-in storage cupboard, together with a parking space.

Shared Ownership - The property is offered for sale on a 50% shared ownership basis. The purchaser will need to be qualified by the Housing Association (Stonewater) to ensure they meet the necessary criteria.

The criteria includes:

• your household income is £80,000 a year or less
• you cannot afford all of the deposit and mortgage payments for a home that meets your needs
One of the following must also be true:
• you’re a first-time buyer
• you used to own a home but cannot afford to buy one now
• you’re forming a new household - for example, after a relationship breakdown
• you’re an existing shared owner, and you want to move
• you own a home and want to move but cannot afford a new home that meets your needs

Agent Notes - The vendor purchased the property on a 50% shared ownership basis with the Housing Association (Stonewater) retaining a 50% share.

The vendor has advised that all white goods, sofas and coffee table will be left.

Tenure - leasehold
Length of Lease - 184 years from 2024 (currently in the process of being extended)
Assured Rent - £273.89 per month
Service Charge – £12.94 per month
Service Charge Review Period - tbc
Annual Ground Rent - £198.00
Ground Rent Review Period - tbc
Council Tax Band - B
Property Type - coach house style apartment
Property Construction – standard construction
Number & Types of Room – Please refer to the floorplan
Square Footage - 713.5 according to the floor plan
Parking – garage and parking space

Utilities / Services
Electric Supply - mains
Gas Supply - mains
Water Supply – mains
Sewerage - mains
Heating sources - gas boiler and radiators
Broadband Connected – yes
Broadband Type – according to Ofcom.org.uk, standard, ultrafast and superfast are available to the property with superfast having a maximum download speed of 1000Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage – according to Ofcom.org.uk 'voice' is likely to be available for 4 out of 4 providers checked and 'data' is likely to be available for 3 out of 4 providers checked

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the Agents.

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Merivale Way, Ely

Shared OwnershipA form of leasehold where you buy a percentage of the property, and pay rent on the share you don't own.Read more about shared ownership in our glossary page.

SHARED OWNERSHIP

50%

RENT

£273.89 (for payment frequency, ask the agent)

Tenure: Leasehold You buy the right to live in a property for a fixed number of years, but the freeholder owns the land the property's built on.Read more about tenure type in our glossary page.

GROUND RENTA regular payment made by the leaseholder to the freeholder, or management company.Read more about ground rent in our glossary page.

£198 per year (Ask agent about the review period)When and how often your ground rent will be reviewed.Read more about ground rent review period in our glossary page.

ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGEA regular payment for things like building insurance, lighting, cleaning and maintenance for shared areas of an estate. They're often paid once a year, or annually.Read more about annual service charge in our glossary page.

£155.28

LENGTH OF LEASEHow long you've bought the leasehold, or right to live in a property for.Read more about length of lease in our glossary page.

184 years left

Council TaxA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council tax in our glossary page.

Band: B

Merivale Way, Ely

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Ely Station1.3 miles
  • Littleport Station4.1 miles
  • Soham Station5.4 miles
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Cheffins Residential, Ely

25 Market Place, Ely, CB7 4NP

Cheffins Residential, Ely
Cheffins Ely

Established in 1825, Cheffins estate agency business operates from five offices across the Anglian region including Ely, Cambridge, Saffron Walden, Newmarket and Haverhill; we also have an office at St James's Place in London.

The Ely office has been recognised with the property industry's most prestigious mark of excellence by The Best Estate Agent Guide.

Cheffins has proven track record in buying and selling residential property. The team at Cheffins in El

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