A wonderful family home in the sought after Itchen Valley village.DescriptionApproached via electric gates, a gravel driveway leads to the front of the property with ample parking. The welcoming reception hall leads to a study/games room which has French doors to the garden. A separate dining room connects to a spacious open-plan kitchen with an Aga, electric stove, oven, and room for a breakfast table. A large utility/boot room provides access to the side of the house with door to the driveway. At the rear, a triple-aspect sitting room features wooden floors, a log burner and French doors to the terrace. Upstairs, the principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. There are five further bedrooms, two with en-suites, plus a family bathroom. The self-contained one bedroom annexe with kitchenette and bathroom.. The tenant is also responsible for the council tax to the annexe (Council Tax Band A).The substantial garden features mature shrubs, flowerbeds, a vegetable garden, fruit trees and a central seating area with fire pit and a secluded tennis court at the far end. There is also an outbuilding shed with shower.LocationThe surrounding area has a superb range of extremely well known and highly regarded schools including Princes Mead, St Swithuns School for girls, Winchester College, Perins Community School, Henry Beaufort Secondary School and Peter Symonds sixth form college, as well as nearby Princes Mead, Twyford and Pilgrims prep schools and Itchen Abbas Primary School.The Georgian market town of Alresford is about 4 miles away and provides a lovely range of local shops and amenities. Winchester, about 5 miles away, provides a more comprehensive range of shops and an impressive collection of restaurants as well as a theatre and cinema.Recreational facilities in the area are first class and include fishing in the chalk streams of the rivers Itchen and Test, excellent walking in the surrounding countryside including the Itchen Way, and superb sailing and water sports on the Solent and south coast. There are golf courses at Alresford and Winchester.Communications are superb, with junction 9 of the M3 close by and a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo from Winchester.Square Footage: 3,059 sq ftAdditional InfoHolding Deposit : £1,500.00 ( 1 week )Deposit Payable : £9,000.00 ( 6 weeks )Minimum Term : 12 monthsRent must be paid monthly in advance
Rules for how fees will be charged for Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) are different to how fees will be charged for Non-Housing Act Tenancies (nha). All our fees and charges are shown including VAT.
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