Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15

AUCTION GUIDE PRICE £525,000 - £575,000

For sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at Lifton Strawberry Fields | Spacious four-bedroom bungalow with interlocking double garage | Wonderful pond, gardens and grassland | Fantastic rural position with panoramic countryside views | Site extending to approximately 8 acres | EE Rating - D


LOCATION
The property is situated in the hamlet of Trebray, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and located on the flanks of Bodmin Moor with acres of open moorland and close to the pretty Bowithick Ford. Being beside open moorland provides ample outriding and walking on Bodmin Moor. Nearby the popular village of Altarnun has won 'Best Kept Village' on numerous occasions and has a Parish Church famously known as the "Cathedral On The Moor". A tributary of the River Inny runs through the village, crossed by a 15th Century pack horse bridge. Public Houses can be found at both Five Lanes, 'The Kings Head' and on the edge of Altarnun, 'The Rising Sun'. The village also boasts a Post Office/general store and Community Primary School. The village offers good access to the A30 linking into Devon and West Cornwall with Launceston being the nearest town. Launceston, on the Cornwall / Devon border is 9.6 miles away providing a wide range of social, commercial and shopping facilities with primary schools and secondary school. The city of Exeter to the east a further 42 miles provides intercity rail link, international airport and M5 motorway link. The city of Plymouth, 28 miles to the south provides intercity rail link and continental ferry port.

DESCRIPTION
GUIDE PRICE £525,000 - £575,000
For sale by Public Auction at 7pm on Wednesday 12th June at Strawberry Fields, Lifton PL16 0DE.

Wheal Bray sat beside “Bray Down” moor is a generous sized bungalow in a wonderful rural position benefiting from being set back from the road together with spectacular views of open farmland. The overall plot extends to approximately 8 acres which includes sloping gardens, three gently sloping grassland fields amounting to 3.77 acres along with a wonderful pond hosting a boating house and summerhouse.

The property itself briefly comprises; entrance hallway, kitchen / diner, living room, large conservatory, four bedrooms, family bathroom, separate W.C along with interlinking ‘L’ shaped double garage. There is endless potential for this property and a viewing to appreciate its fantastic location is highly recommended.

ACCOMMODATION
Entrance via part glazed door with flag windows into:-

ENTRANCE HALLWAY
Doors leading to all rooms. Access to storage cupboard, loft hatch and radiator.

KITCHEN / DINER
Dual aspect windows looking over the surrounding countryside. Range of base and eye-level units with worksurface over having inset sink, drainer and integrated dishwasher. Eye-level double oven, inset hob and tiled splash backs. Space for free standing fridge / freezer. The dining area has a window to the rear elevation, access to storage cupboard with hot water tank and further additional storage cupboard. Access into entrance hallway, side entrance lobby W.C. and double garage.

ENTRANCE LOBBY
Accessed from the kitchen. Providing further outside access with sliding glass doors from the side elevation. Access into:-

W.C.
Low level W.C. and pedestal wash hand basin.

INTERLOCKING ‘L’ SHAPED DOUBLE GARAGE
Two electric up and over doors, power and light connected. Power and water connected. Access into storage cupboard.

BATHROOM
Obscure window to the rear elevation. Suite of panel enclosed bath with separate taps and tiled splash back, low level W.C., bidet, corner glass shower cubicle and pedestal wash hand basin with vanity unit below. Radiator and vinyl flooring.

BEDROOM ONE 4.56M X 3.04M
Dual windows to the front elevation. Built-in wardrobes with dressing table, radiator and carpeted.

BEDROOM TWO 3.11M X 2.99M
Window to the rear elevation. Radiator and carpeted.

BEDROOM THREE 2.98M X 2.94M
Window to the rear elevation. Radiator and carpeted.

BEDROOM FOUR 3.03M X 2.31M
Window to the front elevation. Radiator and carpeted.

LOUNGE
Triple aspect room taking in the fantastic countryside views. Radiator, carpet and double wooden door into:-

CONSERVATORY
A spacious room looking over the rear garden. All glass with built-in blinds, sliding doors, radiator and carpeted.

OUTSIDE
Electric gates provide access to the property over a long sweeping drive. As you go up the drive, you overlook the main feature of the property, the impressive pond having two central small islands and is fed by a spring from the land above the gardens. Overlooking the pond is a boating house and summerhouse, being the perfect spot to enjoy this tranquil location.

The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with a wide range of well-established plants, shrubs and trees. There is also pedestrian access through a wooden gate from the main road which leads to up to the front of the property.

There is approximately 3.77 acres of enclosed sloping grassland which is split into three enclosures and offers endless opportunities for smallholders or equestrian uses.

SERVICES
Mains electricity. Private water and drainage. Oil fired central heating. The borehole is located in the neighboring land but all rights will be contained within the title documents which will be available within the Auction Pack.

COUNCIL TAX BAND
D

EE RATING
D

VIEWINGS
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DIRECTIONS
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AUCTION VENUE & DATE
Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on Wednesday 12th June at 7pm.

REGISTRATION
Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") – as of 26th June 2017.

Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.

ONLINE BIDDING
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BUYER’S ADMINISTRATION FEE
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Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, these fee’s remain payable. There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.

The successful buyer will also be required to reimburse the vendor for the contribution to searches. Such sum being confirmed within the Auction Pack.

SOLICITOR
WBW Solicitors for the attention of Marie Moore, Westgate, Launceston, PL15 9AD. Telephone . Email: .

AUCTION PAYMENT
A 10% deposit will be required to be paid by the successful bidder upon the fall of gavel and at this point the contract is legally binding. The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.

ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment.

Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.

TENURE
Freehold.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Cornwall Council.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES, RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

BOUNDARIES
Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.

GUIDE PRICES
Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the reserve price may be set at the time of going to print. Please note they are not an indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation.

The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction.

Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price. It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction.

The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge. The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Kivells, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Kivells have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.