Nice Character House with Garden

Built in 1852 in the village of Tillou, this property set on a corner plot is attractive and well presented.

This property would make an ideal family home or holiday home. On entering the house into a spacious hallway, which leads to a second lounge/office one side, a small reading area/office space through to a large lounge with a log burning stove and french doors, which lead out to the south west facing terrace and front garden.

The ground floor consists of the main lounge, second lounge, reading/office area, fitted kitchen, with an electric oven and gas hob and a good sized pantry, storage area, a dining room, separate WC, shower room with basin and a double shower and boiler room.

The boiler room can be accessed from the shower room or through the double garage. Flooring on this level is wood and tiles. The property has gas central heating. Not all windows are double glazed, there are some with secondary glazing.

The wooden staircase leads you to a double aspect galleried landing with wooden flooring. There are three good sized double bedrooms, one with a built in wardrobe and carpet.

Through bedroom three there are two additional rooms, which are ideal for storage, but also have the potential for conversion into more habitable space.

Off the landing is a good sized storage/linen cupboard, separate WC and shower room with a basin and single shower.

The shower room does require some updating and it would be possible to combine the WC and shower room.

Leading on takes you to the space over the garage of nearly thirty square metres which again could be converted into habitable space. The garage below is large enough to house two vehicles and has electricity and water.

In the front gated garden there is a small outbuilding, with electricity and the terrace of over 30sqm.

The rear garden can be accessed from the back of the house, through the pantry, dining or boiler room and from the road. Access to the cave of 19sqm is in the rear garden, with an earth floor. The 3000 litre fosse septic tank (new in 2015) is also situated in the rear garden. The rear garden is quite shaded in the afternoon.

Opposite the house, across the road is land of approximately one acre (4614 sqm), which has a small orchard producing walnuts and fruit.

The village has a church and the nearest primary school is less than 10 minutes away in the village of Paizay Le Tort. There are no shops in the village and the main amenities supermarkets, post office, pharmacy, doctors are located in the nearby town of Chef Boutonne, approximately 10 minutes drive or Melle 15-20 minutes drive or the main town of Niort 40 minutes drive. The nearest airport is Poitiers 45-55 minutes, La Rochelle 1.5 to 2 hrs and Limoges 2 hrs

This property is homely, warm and welcoming. Viewing recommended.

Tax Fonciere approx. 733 euros a year.

Areas:

Living area 195 m2 approx.
Living room 32 m2 approx.
Terrace 30 m2 approx.
Garage 30 m2 approx.

Areas (details):

Ground floor:

Dining room (13.4 m2)
Cellar (18.5 m2)
Kitchen (12 m2) equipped and fitted
Sitting room (19.7 m2)
Living room (31.8 m2) with wood burning stove
Garage (29.8 m2)
Study (7.3 m2)
Back Kitchen (5.75 m2)
Shower room (5.2 m2)
WC
Boiler room (7.6 m2)
Entrance hall

First floor:

Bedrooms 2 (13.1 m2)
Attic (29.8 m2)
Attic (14.1 m2)
Attic (20 m2)
Bedroom 1 (19.2 m2)
Shower room
WC
Bedroom 3 (13.45 m2)

Features: Convertible attic, Parking, Quiet area, Rural setting,

The department of Deux Sevres is in the Poitou-Charentes region, in the western part of France below the Pays de la Loire region. In recent times this department has become an ever popular destination for French property buyers. Prices are still reasonable and one cannot help being seduced by the diverse cultural heritage, delicious local cuisine, seafood and of course the lovely rolling countryside.

Deux Sevres has a very mild climate, similar to that of Aquitaine and the Poitou-Charentes region, it is the second sunniest region of France where people adopt a relaxed, simple way of life ideal for holidays and leisure activities.

The transport links are very good too, with five international airports, the TGV (high speed train) in Niort can reach Paris in 2 hours, to Bordeaux in 1hrs 30mins and Toulouse in 4hrs 30mins. Good motorway links to Bordeaux, Nantes, Tours and Paris make it a great location.

We at Cle France specialise in Property for sale in France through our network of Agents and French Registered High Street Estate Agents. We have sold thousands of houses for sale in France over the years and have helped many find and buy their dream home in France.

We can also help you with everything to do with buying a house in France including getting a mortgage, organising currency exchange, renovation advice, property surveys, planning permission, French translation, opening a bank account and everything to do with French property sales.

All our prices are quoted as FAI (agency fees included) unless otherwise stated and 'notaire' fees are around 7% (on average) but feel free to ask us for an exact amount on any particular French property for sale you are interested in.

Indeed please feel free to use the 'MAKE AN ENQUIRY' tab above to ask us any questions you have about buying a property in France. Our UK based enquiry office and staff will guide you through the entire buying process step by step from your first contact right up to taking ownership and beyond, all free of charge.

So when you buy through Cle France you can be confident that you are paying no more than the standard commission rates you would pay anyway, but you have the added benefit of a bi-lingual support team.

For everything you need to know about French property visit www.clefrance.co.uk