Short let - A charming six bedroom detached family homeDescriptionShort let - Available now until August 2024.This handsome detached family home built from Horton Stone is thought to date back to 1671. The property offers an abundance of period charm including flagstone flooring, exposed beams and window seats. Offering flexible accommodation across three floors the home enjoys a central village location. The current owners have made several improvements including a new roof with insulation, have updated the kitchen and turned the top floor of the house into a much more usable space.The ground floor comprises kitchen / breakfast room with window seat, dining room with flagstone floors and inglenook fireplace (not in use), double aspect sitting room with wood burning stove, a second corner aspect sitting room and finally a guest cloakroom.The first floor comprises principal bedroom with en suite shower room, two double bedrooms, a single bedroom that could be a dressing room or home office and a family bathroom with free standing bath and separate walk in shower.The top floor comprises a central landing area that would make a great playroom / den, two bedrooms of which one has a bespoke built-in cabin bed and a bathroom.Externally, to the rear, is a well maintained garden in around 1/2 an acre with a large terrace for alfresco dining, steps lead up to the expansive lawn dotted with a fruit trees. An outbuilding houses the utility room with plenty of storage and a separate home office with electric heating.Servicesoil fired boiler, mains electricity, water and drainage.The tenant will be responsible for filling the oil tank during the tenancy and leaving it at the same level at the end of the tenancy as it was at the start. The electricity is included up to a maximum of £150 per month, any usage after this will be billed to the tenant by Savills. The water, drainage, council tax and broadband all included in the rent.Please be advised the landlord of this property is related to a Savills employee.LocationHellidon is a sought after rural village situated in the West Northamptonshire countryside. It is a conservation village predominantly made up of Ironstone houses boasting a fantastic village pub, The Red Lion, St John Baptist Church and village hall.The nearby market town of Daventry provides local amenities including supermarkets (Waitrose and Tesco), schools and banks. Banbury, Northampton, Rugby and Milton Keynes provide more extensive leisure, retail and cultural facilities.Mainline railway services to London can be taken from Rugby (Euston), Banbury (Marylebone) and Long Buckby (Euston). Motorway connections can be made via M1 J16 (approx. 12.3 miles), the M40 J11 at Banbury (approx. 13.1 miles) or M40 J12 at Gaydon (approx. 13.4 miles).The area is well served from schools including the Staverton, Braunston and Badby primary schools. Independent schools include preparatory at Winchester House (Brackley), Bilton Grange (Dunchurch) and Quinton House (Northampton). Senior independent schools include Rugby, Stowe, Northampton High School and Bloxham.Leisure activities in the area include Hellidon Lakes, Staverton and Farthinghoe Golf Clubs; horse racing at Towcester, Warwick and Stratford Race Courses; motor racing at Silverstone; health club facilities at Hellidon Lakes; theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon; sailings at Boddington Lakes.Square Footage: 2,922 sq ftAdditional InfoHolding Deposit: £807.69 (1 week rent)Deposit Payable: £4,038.46 (5 weeks rent)Minimum Term: 6 monthsRent must be paid monthly in advance
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Housing act tenancies (AST)
Holding deposit Equivalent of one weeks rent
Changing tenancy documents once signed £50, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50
Deposit: Annual rent less than £50,000 Equivalent to five weeks' rent / annual rent £50,000 or more Equivalent to six weeks' rent
Change of sharer £50 for one reference and a new tenancy agreement, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50
Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees
Stamp Duty Land Tax Payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000
Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment
Late, unpaid, returned rent payments 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily
Lost keys Any cost for the replacement of keys, fobs, security devices or associated items
non-housing act tenancies (nha)
Pre Tenancy Application Charge (ptac) Equivalent of one weeks rent or £600. If you withdraw from the tenancy: Private tenancies - minimum of £300 per person. Company tenancies - minimum of £600
Tenancy paperwork £360
Company reference checks £120 per reference
Deposit Usually equivalent to six weeks rent / with pet eight weeks
Check-in and/or out From £120 to £620 approx. Check your tenancy agreement to confirm who is responsible for paying this charge
Call out services (inc out of hours) £60 per hour and/or the contractors invoice where your actions or lack of actions result in us or a contractor attending the property to remedy the situation
Last minute cancellation of pre-arranged visits £60 per visit and any contractor invoice
Hourly rate £60 plus any replacement costs if we or the landlord have to replace any damaged items, or return any fixtures or fittings to their original position, as per the inventory
Any overseas payment charges £30 per payment
Late/unpaid/returned rent payments £60 late payment charge and 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily
Change of sharer £475 / Additional sharer (at the same time) £100
Renewal negotiation £200 for each renewal. If additional referencing is required £45 per reference
Changing tenancy documents once signed £180
Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees
Stamp Duty Land Tax payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000
Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment