Ref: AHIB-1-8888LG
Price: 240,750 Euros Plus Notaire's
South of Lamballe - 4 bedroomed family house with ready made income!
The Chinese think that the number 8 is extremely lucky - so the reference number here says it all! This maison de maitre, a formal house with high ceilings and originally built to a superior standard, is a really lovely home. There you go - your luck's in! Laid out in such a user friendly way, with a gorgeous private garden, 4 bedrooms, lots of living space and best of all, an established, fully furnished gite attached which is already up and running to offer you an income from day one. Situated close to St Malo/Dinard and within easy distance of Brittany's stunning Emerald Coast - are you liking it already?
There is a lot to like about this house, there are three possible entrances, front, back and side and the current owners have chosen to use mainly the front door which is up several steps and leads into a light entrance hall. Off to the left is a nicely fitted kitchen with a charming French feel to it (countrystyle but with all mod cons!) the units and most of the white goods will be staying. Two windows ensure that this is also a light and airy room and there's space to eat in here too if desired.
Off to the right of the hall is a 25m2 lounge/dining room with lots of character, a stone fireplace, tastefully tiled floor (which also runs through other parts of the ground floor) and again, two windows giving a double aspect. Also on the ground floor there is a WC and a bathroom.
A solid wooden staircase leads on to the first floor where there are 3 double bedrooms and a generous single along with a shower room and WC. The attic above measures about 11m x 6m and is currently used as an artist's studio. It would be easy to convert and make at least 2 generous rooms. The old deep dormer windows are so much prettier than veluxes and instantly add character to the space.
Back downstairs and further down still into the basement... which is subdivided into different areas for laundry, storing wine and the boiler and oil tank are here too.
The garden is private having a high hedge along one side and the end, but it's open to the other side where the view is very impressive, acre upon acre of rolling breton countryside - see the picture above, fancy waking up to that every morning. The gite garden is tucked away and the house sits in the middle of its plot so you can walk all the way round to the back where there's a gravelled parking area, double garage with one very high door (suitable for a camper), a mezzanine storage area and an inspection pit. A small veggie plot and a washing line complete the tour of the garden.
Situated on the edge of the village which has a doctor, pharmacy, post office, bar, general store, garage and bakery, all you want from day to day is at hand. There is also a local primary school and like most of the schools in this area, it is very welcoming and produces good results. For secondary education there's lots of choice and most villages provide transport.
For those who like to get out and about this property gives superb access to St Malo/Dinard (55km), Rennes (60km), Dinan (35km) and St Brieuc (50km). This means that not only are you well under an hour away from shopping, beaches, restaurants, mediaeval festivals, theatres, art galleries, cinemas, bowling alleys, boat trips, swimming pools, golf, riding, tennis, long country or coastal walks and much more, but also equally close to a mass of daily flights and ferries arriving from the UK. You could even hop on the TGV if you prefer to let the train take the strain. All these attractions and great accessibility make it easy to let out the gite as well making your life more fun.
Sterling Equivalent: £191,719 GBP appx. 15th August 2008
