Larkspur Drive, Newton Abbot

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION A paved path leads to the entrance, sheltered beneath a storm porch, beside a low-maintenance front garden with areas of gravel, hardy shrubs and ornamental trees.

The entrance hallway has a durable oak-effect vinyl floor with a convenient ground floor cloakroom containing a WC and basin and a storage area for shoes. A carpeted staircase rises to the first floor and the vinyl flooring continues into a good sized living room which has plenty of light from a window to the front and a handy understairs cupboard.

The kitchen/dining room has plenty of light from a window and French doors to the garden and has a durable tile effect vinyl floor. A modern fitted kitchen has plenty of quartz-effect worktop space with brick-patterned tiled splashbacks, and a range of fitted wood-effect base, drawer and wall units, providing ample cupboard space. There is a stainless-steel sink with a mixer tap beneath the window to the garden, a built-in fan-oven with a gas hob and a grease filter hood above, an integrated dishwasher, floor space for an upright fridge/freezer, and space with plumbing beneath the worktop for a washing machine. The dining area has plenty of room for a table and seating for four or six places, ideal for any occasion.

Upstairs, the master bedroom is a good sized double with a pine-panelled feature wall, a fitted double-wardrobe with sliding mirror doors and an en suite shower room with a wood-effect vinyl floor containing a shower, a WC, a pedestal basin and tiling above the shower and basin. There are two further light and airy bedrooms, a double and a single, and the family bathroom is identical in style to the en suite, containing a bath, a pedestal basin, a WC and matching tiling above the bath and basin.

Outside, the rear garden is a manageable size and fully enclosed. There is a terrace of paving and a level lawn separated by a timber-edge bed of shrubs and lavender, making a great outside space for entertaining, either alfresco dining or cooking for friends and family on the brick-built barbecue, and west-facing, it enjoys long hours of summer sunshine. There is an outside tap and a light for convenience, a pear tree, and a gate at the rear leads onto a path to the driveway, where there are two parking spaces. Additional parking is on-road if required. Epc Rating B. Council Tax Band C.


These particulars do not constitute part or all of an offer or contract. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. Any measurements are approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully to satisfy yourself of their accuracy. You should make your own enquiries regarding the property, particularly in respect of furnishings to be included/excluded and what parking facilities are available. Before you enter into any tenancy for one of the advertised properties, the condition and contents of the property will normally be set out in a tenancy agreement and inventory. Please make sure you carefully read and agree with the tenancy agreement and any inventory provided before signing these documents.



 

TENANCY INFORMATION The property is available to rent on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy for an initial term of 6 months. A security deposit usually equivalent to 5 weeks of rent will be required prior to the keys being released. All deposits for properties let through Complete are held by the Deposit Protection Service in accordance with the scheme rules unless otherwise stated.

 

WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A TENANCY REFUNDABLE HOLDING FEE

£125 inc VAT, This fee holds the property and prevents us showing other applicants the property. Please remember that the landlord may be advertising the property elsewhere, and if he/she find their own tenants after you have paid your admin fee, we'll refund it in full. If the rent is less than £500pcm, a smaller holding deposit will be taken.

This will only be retained by us if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a right to rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and /or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days.

PAYMENTS DUE BEFORE YOU MOVE IN

Please do this via bank transfer. If you don't have online banking you can visit or call your bank and ask them to do this for you. All payments due must have cleared into our bank account before we can release keys to the property to you. The first month's rent is payable in advance in addition to the deposit which is usually equivalent to 5 weeks of rent unless the rent is less than £500pcm.

 

PERMITTED FEES Holding Deposit - capped at One weeks rent
This is usually £125 per property unless the rent is less than £500pcm Paid by you to reserve the Property. This will only be retained by us if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a Right[1]to-Rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and/or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days.
Deposit - capped at 5 weeks rent where the annual rent is under £50,000 and 6 weeks rent where the annual rent is £50,000 or higher.
This will cover damages and defaults by the tenant as detailed in the AST during the tenancy.
Late payment of Rent
Interest will be charged at 3% above the Bank of England Base Rate from Rent Due date until paid in full. This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears with the interest calculated back from the first day of the arrears.
Lost Keys or security devices Tenants are liable to the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant.
Variation or changes to an existing tenancy agreement - £50 (inc. VAT) per change. This charge will cover the costs associated with taking landlord's instructions as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents. This also covers costs in 'change of sharer' situations and covers the landlords costs in securing a new sharing and associated legal requirements in processing that new sharers application.
Early Termination as requested by Tenant Should you wish to leave the property before the end of your tenancy agreement, and should the landlord agree to this, then you will be liable to cover the landlord's costs of re-letting the property as well as any rent due under the terms of your tenancy agreement up until the point the replacement tenancy commences.
Utility Payments
Tenants will remain responsible, unless agreed otherwise, for all utility payments, TV licence and Council Tax accounts. Please refer to your AST for full information.
 

TENANCY PROTECTION Complete Property are protected by UKALA Total Loss Client Money Protection Scheme (CMP). Scheme ref (188666)
We are a member of The Property Redress Scheme (PRS)
Links to client money
Client Money Protection - Complete Estate and Letting Agents (completeproperty.co.uk)
Links to fees
Landlord-and-Tenant-Fees.pdf (completeproperty.co.uk)