Main Street, Abthorpe, NN12

Available early July, this characterful semi-detached cottage offers a sitting room with a feature inglenook fireplace and original beams, a kitchen/breakfast room with integrated white goods, open plan to the dining room, a utility room and cloakroom. Upstairs there are three bedrooms, an en-suite to the master and family bathroom. All three bedrooms benefit from built-in storage/wardrobes. Outside there is a rear garden and detached single garage with EV charger. The property also has solar panels.

The Ground Floor

The property opens directly into a characterful sitting room complete with an inglenook fireplace with exposed timber mantle, original bread oven and exposed beams, with enclosed stairs rising to the first floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is equipped with a breakfast bar, sink, integrated dishwasher and fridge/freezer, double oven and induction hob with extractor. The kitchen is open plan to the dual-aspect dining room with French doors to the garden. A separate utility room provides further storage, a sink, washing machine and space for a fridge, with a stable door opening outside. A cloakroom completes the ground floor. The piano pictured in the dining room will remain at the property.

The First Floor

The First Floor
The landing leads to three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom is dual aspect with exposed beams, built-in storage and an en-suite shower room. Both bedrooms two and three also benefit from built-in wardrobes. The family bathroom is fitted with a bath with shower attachment, wash basin and W.C.

The Garden

A patio seating area lies adjacent to the dining room with steps leading up to the main lawn. There is a selection of mature trees and shrubs with a paved pathway leading to the detached garage and a side gate leading onto Wappenham Road.

An area of the garden is set aside as a wild garden which took several years to develop. It is a condition of any tenancy granted that this be maintained as such. Pathways cut through the wild garden can be maintained using a lawnmower. The wild garden is cut twice a year, once each in Spring and Autumn, instructions will be provided. There is also an area of traditional lawn on the opposite side of the main garden path which can be kept mowed as needed. There are soft fruit and stone fruit trees. Being a mature garden it is low maintenance.

The Detached Garage

The detached garage has power and light connected, eaves storage space, EV charger and two personal side doors. An electric roller door provides vehicular access from Wappenham Road.

The property has solar panels

Tenancy Agreement

An Assured Periodic Tenancy Agreement must be signed by all tenants. (A tenant is any person over the age of eighteen years who will be residing in the property on a permanent basis). Anyone entering into this agreement must understand it is legally binding and be aware of the responsibilities and liabilities involved.

Holding Deposit

A holding deposit of one week's rent (£346.00) is payable to reserve this property. The deadline for entering into a tenancy agreement is 15 calendar days from receipt of the holding deposit, unless a different deadline is agreed in writing. If a tenancy is entered into, the holding deposit will be deducted from the first month's rent.
The holding deposit will be retained where a tenant or guarantor (a) provides false or misleading information which materially affects their suitability to rent the property or (b) fails a Right to Rent check or (c) withdraws from the proposed tenancy; or (d) fails to take all reasonable steps to enter into the tenancy agreement before the deadline — for example, failing to provide information reasonably required to support the application.
If we withdraw from the proposed tenancy for reasons unrelated to the above, the holding deposit will be refunded in full within 7 calendar days.

Security Deposit

A security deposit of £1730.00 is payable. This is equivalent to five weeks’ rent. This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy and must be paid by bank transfer before the tenancy is executed.

Fees for tenancy changes

Where a tenant requests a change to the tenancy agreement, for example, adding or removing a permitted occupier, a charge of £50 towards the work involved in updating the agreement is payable.

Payments if a tenant wants to end a tenancy early

If a tenant requests to leave a tenancy before they are entitled to do so, or without giving the required notice, the tenant may remain liable for rent and other contractual obligations until the tenancy legally ends.
Any payment required from the tenant will not exceed the financial loss reasonably suffered by the landlord and will not exceed the amount of rent that would have been payable had the tenancy continued for the required notice period.

Unpaid Rent

Interest is charged at 3% above the Bank of England Base Rate from Rent Due Date until paid in order to pursue non-payment of rent. Please Note: This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears.

Lost Keys or other 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 or any other persons requiring keys, will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £15 per hour (inc. VAT) for the time taken replacing lost keys or other security devices.