Apartment, Saxelbye Park, Saxelbye

The Studio Apartment of Saxelby Park offers a unique opportunity to reside in a converted hayloft, offering a wealth of character and forming part of the Saxelbye Park estate. Having high ceilings with exposed brickwork and timbers, this first floor apartment also benefits from hardwood original flooring and windows throughout and is heated via a recently installed oil fired central heating boiler.

The spacious accommodation comprises a living area with cast iron stove (to be replaced in due course), kitchen area with fitted hob and oven, dining area, bathroom with white suite and a double bedroom. Outside there is communal off-road parking.

The property overlooks mature parkland/wooded areas and is ideal for a professional individual or couple looking for a quiet rural location in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside.

Entrance Hall - with door to front and stairs leading to:

Utility Area/Hallway - with plumbing for a washing machine and door opening to:

Open Plan Living Kitchen With Living Area - 6.10m x 3.51m (20 x 11'6) - A large and spacious room with brick detailing and beams to ceiling, Velux windows and a cast iron stove (to be replaced in due course) with stone hearth, wood flooring and a radiator.

Kitchen Area - 2.01m x 1.96m (6'7 x 6'5) - A modern kitchen comprising a range of wall and base units, stainless steel sink and drainer set in a granite effect laminate work surface, integrated electric hob and oven, wood flooring and a tiled splashback. Open to:

Dining Area - 4.39m x 2.74m (14'5 x 9) - with wood flooring and a radiator.

Double Bedroom - 6.10m x 2.69m (20 x 8'10) - with wood flooring and a radiator.

Bathroom - with white suite comprising bath with shower over, washbasin and w.c., tiled splashbacks and a radiator.

Outside - Off road parking and an oil tank to front of property.

Location - To access the property, leave Melton via the A6006 Asfordby Road. Pass through Asfordby Hill and Asfordby Valley and turn right at the roundabout onto the bypass. Go along the bypass and turn right, signposted towards Saxelbye and Grimston. The turning for Saxelbye Park can be found on your left hand side, just after the turning for the village of Saxelbye itself. Open the gate (and close it after yourself) go over the cattle grid and carry straight on up the hill turning right at the top. The Studio Flat can be found in the converted block directly in front of you.

Important Tenancy Information - The Property Is UNFURNISHED to include some curtains only.

INTERNET : ADSL Broadband and satellite internet available.

Council Tax : Melton Borough Council : Band B.

Deposit : £917

Term : An assured periodic tenancy is offered.

Services : Mains electricity, private water and drainage. Oil fired central heating (any remaining oil must be purchased by the tenant at the point of signing).

EPC : C

VIEWINGS : Strictly by appointment with Shouler & Son only.

Holding Deposit : Equivalent of one weeks rent inc VAT.

Relevant letting fees and tenant protection information

As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.
Permitted payments
Before the tenancy starts (payable to Shouler & Son Surveyors the Agent )
Holding Deposit: 1 weeks rent
Deposit: A sum equivalent to 5 weeks rent

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)
Payment of up to £50.00 if you want to change the tenancy agreement
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the Lloyds Bank Base Interest Rate
Payment of £50.00 for the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices
Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy (two months rent if looking to vacate within the fixed term)

During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable
Utilities gas, electricity, water
Communications telephone and broadband
Installation of cable/satellite
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
Television licence
Council Tax
Other permitted payments
Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.

Tenant protection
Member of The Property Ombudsman, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent s website or by contacting the agent directly. Deposits are held in an insured scheme via the tenancy deposit scheme.

Disclaimer - TENANT FEES
Upfront Applicant and Referencing Fees - Nil.
Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 before the tenancy starts the following are payable: -
Deposit: 5 weeks rent (for annual rents up to £50,000).
Initial monthly rent

During the tenancy the tenant(s) are responsible for the rent, all utilities, telephone and internet connections and their relevant subscriptions, television licence and Council Tax.

Under the new legislation, permitted payments will also include, but are not limited to, damage as outlined in the Tenancy Agreement, reasonable costs incurred due to loss of keys and security devices, reasonable costs incurred by breach of tenancy by the tenant(s), reasonable costs incurred by the landlord due to early termination of the tenancy as determined by the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

Property Redress
REDRESS: Shouler & Son are a member of UK ALA (The UK Association of Letting Agents) which includes an independent redress scheme and client money protection. For more information about UK ALA please see the following link:
Client Money Protection
We have client money protection. The name of our scheme is: UKALA (UK Association of Letting Agents).

We produce property particulars in good faith and believe them to be correct. We generally rely on what we are told without obtaining proof. You should verify for yourself such information before entering into a contract to take this property. Neither Shouler & Son nor their clients guarantee accuracy of the particulars, and they are not intended to form any part of a contract. No person in the employment of Shouler & Son has authority to give any representation or warranty in respect of this property.