11 bedroom Farmhouse for sale with countryside view with Rental Income in Montmoreau, Poitou-Charentes

583,000 EUR 501,380 GBP 629,640 USD

Reference: 243498

Bedrooms: 11
Bathrooms: 8
Floor Size: 566 m2
Plot Size: 0.7 hectares / 1.73 acres

Features

Garden
Private Pool
Tennis Court
Fireplace
Original Features
Multiple Dwellings
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Potential for Income
Rentable Accommodation
Countryside View
Private
Parking
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

Income producing character property with a 3 bed, 2 bathroom, stone built main house, together with attached barn, 4 gites, pool, tennis court and landscaped gardens, set in overan acre and a half of land in an elevated position with views across the valley.

Access is via a long driveway, cutting through the fields, which leads to a gravelled parking area to the right for the main house and a further one to the left for guests.
The accommodation in the main house is centrally heated along with wood burning stoves for comfortable year round living.
To the western side there is an attached 2 bed gite, this having an open plan living-dining-kitchen, ground floor en-suite bedroom and further bedroom with shower room up several steps.
To the northern side there is an attached barn with workshop area and large doors opening to the parking area for the main house.

There is a row of three further guesthouses, each one having ground floor open plan living-dining-kitchen and shower room with two first floor bedrooms.
Externally, the individual terraces are screened by vegetation and have views across the valley.

To the front of the main house there is a small lawned area with terrace, access to the guest laundry facilities and games room.
There is also a guest barbecue area with steps down to the pool and on a lower level, being screened by laurel hedging, is the tennis court which looks out across the valley and takes in the beautiful view.

A good range of amenities are available within 7km including a train station.

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (one of France's 100 prettiest villages) is just 14km.
The beautiful old city of Angouleme with its TGV links is 34km and Bergerac airport is 84km.

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France Property Buying Guide

1. Signing the Agreement (Compris)

On finding a property you wish to purchase you will need to negotiate the terms, price and conditions of the sale with the owner.

The next step, once you are in agreement, is to sign the preliminary contract (Compromis de Vente). This is a legal document and after ten days will be binding on both parties. Rules change frequently in France and it is best to consult with your notary about when this period starts. Generally the compris will be signed in France with the Agent.

Variants can be included in the compris, for example an Acte (clause) can be added if the name or names to go on the title deed have not been finalised. If a mortgage will be required to purchase the property, the details for this, including the name of the mortgage company, must be on the compris.

2. Paying the Deposit

Generally the deposit will be 10% of the agreed purchase price. This will normally be paid to the notaire. There are exceptions to this, if the agent holds a carte professionelle, is bonded and fully registered then you may pay them, but do not hand over the deposit to anyone else. If for some reason the purchase does not go through, for example, if you write to the notaire and the agent that you do not wish to go continue with the purchase before the contract is binding (within seven days of signing the compris), then your deposit would be repaid. This would also apply if a condition had not been met, or the mayor or S.A.F.E.R. (a government agency that has the right of first purchase on most rural property that comes onto the market in France) could oblige the purchaser to give way. If you decide after the seven days 'cooling off' period that you do not wish to complete the purchase and pull out of the sale you would lose your deposit. If however the vendor pulls out of the sale then you will receive your deposit back plus the same amount from the vendor.

3. On Completion

Generally it will take around two or three months to complete the purchase.

During this time the balance of the purchase money must be paid into the account of the notaire, this must be done well ahead of the completion date. The notaire will prepare the documents, check that the deed of sale (Acte de Vente) is in order and have the legal title ready to be signed over. It is possible to have someone sign on your behalf if you give them power of attorney. An interpreter may be of use at this point if your French is not very good and many Notaires will suggest (or insist) that an interpreter is with you.