Willow Court, Pickering

A nicely established semi detached bungalow for over 55's offered for sale with no onward chain in well established communally maintained grounds/gardens facing west to the rear aspect. Entrance hallway, generous living/dining room, conservatory, fitted kitchen, two bedrooms and refitted shower room. Willow Court is a popular and well managed development with parking and offers speedy, level access on foot into the centre of town with it's excellent range of amenities.

Location Information - Willow Court itself is only a short and level walk into the shops in the town centre yet a comfortable walk to Pickering's surrounding countryside. It includes a mix of 26 properties in a courtyard setting and is part of a managed sheltered housing scheme with a visiting care manager. The development can be occupied by someone over the age of 55 years of age and/or registered disabled.

Pickering is a thriving market town that lies on the A170, Thirsk to Scarborough Road. It has a good range of shops, an active Monday market and amenities that include Doctors surgery, Dentists and Library. There are excellent road links to the neighbouring market towns of Helmsley, Malton and Kirkbymoorside, East Coast and the City of York. Malton has a train station that runs to York, where an intercity service links to London in little over two hours.

General Information/Eligibility - Willow Court is managed by Accent Property Solutions Ltd and we are advised that there is a current service charge of £600.92 per quarter that covers the following:
Part time warden managed and 24hr care line system
External Window cleaning/ Communal gardening
Insurance (excluding contents)
External maintenance and decoration
Maintenance of roads/landscaped garden areas
The property can be sold at any time in the usual way, but on a re-sale there is a 1% levy payable to the Managing Agent
At least of 50% of the residents of the property must be aged 55 years of age or above or be registered disabled.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage.
Heating is via storage heaters.
Mains gas is not connected to the property or into Willow Court.

Hallway - Initial lobby area with inner door into the main hall area with storage heater.

Lounge/Dining - Electric fire in a traditional style surround, storage heater, built in airing cupboard, door into the kitchen and patio doors into the conservatory.

Conservatory - Double glazed on a brick base with door leading out.

Kitchen - With a modern range of base and wall level units, space for a small dining table, built in oven and hob, rear facing window.

Bedroom 1 - Front facing window, storage heater.

Bedroom 2 - Front facing window, storage heater.

Shower Room - Two piece modern white suite, shower cubicle, side facing window, heated towel rail.

Outside - Small open plan area to the front side. At the rear we feel the property sits in a particularly favoured position facing west but enjoying sunny aspects from the south also. Access is given into the rear garden plot out of the conservatory, laid to mature lawn and established borders. We understand the lawned area of garden falls under the communal ownership and is therefore maintained by the garden maintenance team.