4 bedroom villa for sale

This beautiful 160 sqm villa with pigeonnier divides its living space as follows:

* Ground floor: 9 sqm entrance hall with toilet, 15 sqm kitchen with a 8 sqm storeroom and a very large 51 sqm dining/living room with flue. All 3 bedrooms are 16 sqm, 2 of which have ensuite bathrooms.
* A 47 sqm partially covered terrace-loggia on one side and a 63 sqm tiled terrace on the other side are splendid extensions to the living space.
* First floor: 8 sqm study/small bedroom in the pigeonnier.

* See floorplans in the pictures portfolio above, floorplan that you can have adapted to your own requirements of size, finishes, room layout...

The house displayed is an example and can be personalised according to your tastes and budget. The complete builder's brochure is available upon request.The builder operates in a 80 km radius around Sarlat.

The starting price given here includes:
- an estimated building plot currently for sale of 12 000 sqm priced at 30 000 €. The average building land price in a 20 km radius around Sarlat is 19€/sqm.
- outside: ground study and preparation on a flat or very gently sloping land, drains and driveway, termites repellent barrier, facade render, loggia and/or terrace...
- inside: building of the house itself with the following specifications among others: latest and most stringent insulation standards, double glazing, central electric heating with high performance convectors, flue in place, fully fitted bathrooms with floor and wall tiling to choose from a wide range of choices, fitted wardrobes, floor tiling throughout the house within a wide choice of colours, paintings of all walls (outside & inside) joinery and timberwork...
All the insurances and guarantees costs are included in the price as well as the VAT.

What is not included in the starting price:
- Fitted kitchen

THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A NEW HOUSE BUILT

1) Peace of mind: secure and regulated by law buying procedure including guarantee of completion within price and timeline agreed,one-year guarantee of faultless completion, two-year guarantee of proper functioning, 10-year structural guarantee.
2) A guarantee of quality: latest building norms (RT 2012 norms applicable as of January 1rst 2013), lower energetic costs thanks to state-of-the-art insulation and energy saving devices, lower maintenance and running costs, design optimised to use space efficiently.
3) Financial advantages: stage payments, no estate agent fees, no extra and uncertain costs of renovation (minimum:1000 €/sqm) and refurbishment, no stamp duty (no notary's fees)on building of the house but only on the building plot price (about 9-10%)
4) Saving of time, energy and money: no need to visit dozens of sometimes disappointing properties, definitely not built and decorated directly to your taste...
IN SHORT, you have just to choose your building plot with our help, your model of house and its specifications. All the rest will be dealt with for you.

ABOUT THE AGENT

SUNNY FRENCH PROPERTY is an estate agency specialising in new build properties. We offer a free and bilingual help. This help consists in searching and advising on building plots, visiting the builder with you and discussing your project, liasing between you and the builder untill floorplans and price offer are finalised. Once the building contract is signed, the builder takes over with their English speaking team and will manage the whole project from planning permission to delivery.

ABOUT DORDOGNE

Even though the Dordogne, sometimes called 'Dordogneshire', is certainly one of the French regions the British best know, we can’t resist the pleasure of giving our own praise!
The Dordogne is also called “Perigord” as when it was a Province in the pre-revolutionary France. Perigord is divided into 4 areas, each named after its main geographical or cultural features. Up North the Perigord Vert, around the town of Nontron, owes its name to its profuse vegetation, lush meadows, wooded hills, cultivated fields and numerous rivers.
Perigord Blanc is the centre of the “departement”, around the town of Perigueux and is named after the creamy colour of its limestone.
Perigord Noir surrounds the town of Sarlat and is called so because of the famous black truffles.
Perigord Pourpre is around the city of Bergerac and named so after the purple colour of its vineyard.
Further to these 4 colours Perigord (and the Dordogne) could be described after three other main characteristics that are a rich culture and history, a wonderful nature and peaceful landscapes and of course a renowned gastronomy.
The Dordogne has been appealing to mankind since Prehistory and thus shelters many prehistoric sites. The Vezere Valley is one of France UNESCO World Heritage site thanks in particular to the Lascaux cave in Montignac where the first forms of prehistoric art were developed from Cro Magnon to Magdalenian man.
Much later, men turned to more comfortable dwellings than caves since more than 1,000 castles are located in Dordogne. Many are opened to the public which guarantees weeks of visits if one wants to see them all. History is even palpable through their architecture. As a mater of fact, the Dordogne river marked the frontier between the English Kingdom and the French Kingdom during the Hundred Years’ War and many castles such as Castelnaud or Beynac-et-Cazenac were built on strategic settlements overlooking the river in order to keep an eye on the enemy. Some other castles offer a more gentle architecture and purpose than the formidable fortresses of Castelnaud and Beynac, such as the Castle of Jumilhac and its Sleeping Beauty charms, the Castle of Puyguilhem and its Loire-Valley style, the Castle of Hautefort and its noble looks and Marqueysac with its wonderful overhanging landscape gardens to name but a very few. To the visit of castles one could add the visit of numerous abbeys and churches.
Dordogne is praised for its many lovely and quaint villages, unspoilt mediaeval towns, picturesque bastides, many of them classified among the most beautiful villages of France. We can here list only a few: the tiny villages of Montferrand du Perigord, Saint Leon sur Vezere, Saint Amand de Coly, Saint Jean de Cole and its dolls house charm, La Roque Gageac and its impressive location, and the bastides town of Eymet, Beaumont de Perigord and the beautiful Monpazier (built by the English!). As for the main towns of Sarlat and Perigueux they are classified among the ‘Towns of Art and History’ with Perigueux counting no less than 39 Historic Monuments and offering one of the largest conservation area in France, while perfectly preserved Sarlat boasts tiny streets of golden stone, timbered houses, mediaeval mansions, lauze stone roofs in a carfree yet bustling with life centre.
In reference to its prehistoric past the Dordogne is called the “mankind land”, which is doubly justified by the fact that it offers a gentle climate, a soft landscape, plenty of natural resources such as rivers and forest, a rich soil for agriculture, therefore an ideal location for men to settle.
Rivers (Dordogne, Vezere, Isle, Dronne, Auvezere.) are an important part of the heritage because they have played a major role in the transport of goods and in the production of energy in the past. Now they are popular for leisure activities which are one of the first sources of income of the area.
The Natural Regional Park of Perigord-Limousin is spread over 1,800 km2 and is perfect for hiking and observing a rare flora and fauna. Other natural wonders, guided by the hand of man this time, are to be found in the 33 parks and gardens, 14 of which have been awarded the “jardin remarquable” label. These gardens are very different in tone and atmosphere, ranging from the Classical-style gardens of the Manoir d’Eyrignac, listed as a Historical Monument, to the formal gardens at the Chateau d’Hautefort, the romantic hanging gardens at Marqueyssac, or more contemporary gardens such as the Jardins de l’Imaginaire in Terrasson.