Character 23 bedroom Chateau for sale with countryside view and panoramic view views in Les Hauts d'Anjou,

1,800,000 EUR 1,548,000 GBP 1,944,000 USD

Reference: 246266

Bedrooms: 23
Bathrooms: 13
Floor Size: 1,225 m2
Plot Size: 15 hectares / 37.07 acres

Features

Garage
Traditional Style
Good Condition
Terrace
Garden
Land
Fruit Trees
Private Pool
Equestrian Facilities
Fireplace
Original Features
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Countryside View
Panoramic View
Private
Quiet Area
No Neighbours
Parking

Details

Full of authentic character and beautifully presented throughout, this impressive 23 bedroom chateau is ideally located in idyllic countryside setting, north of Angers, in a quiet and peaceful yet convenient position just 4km from a charming town with all the main services and shops.

The location is close to motorway and rail links to the major towns and business areas of Paris, the Mans, Angers and Nantes and the ferry port at Caen is just 2,1/2 hours away.

Ground floor: impressive entrance hall (70m2) with marble columns. The beautifully proportioned rooms on this floor are full of original features: marble fireplaces, antique parquet flooring, wood panelling and moulded ceilings - all in excellent condition. Salon (45m2), dining room (42m2), music room (19m2), kitchen (24m2), east sitting room (19m2), gallery (24m2), bedroom (25m2), office (8m2); bathroom.

First floor, which is accessed via a beautiful solid wood staircase: library with a reading corner. Library corner (24m2), 6 bedrooms (58, 40, 33, 26, 25 & 8m2), dressing room (4m2); 5 bathrooms.

Second floor: 6 bedrooms, a suite and a convertible attic. Bedrooms (54, 45, 26, 19, 19, 8). Dressing room (19m2), WC, attic (43m2); 2 bathrooms.

The garden level is currently used as the owner's apartment - it comprises of a vast living room with an open plan kitchen (64m2), 4 bedrooms (19, 18, 16 & 13m2), 2 bathrooms (both 4m2), boiler room (19m2), an office (10m2), workshop (19m2) and laundry room (4m2).

In the grounds - former stable block converted into 2 gites (113 and 110m2), each with 3 bedrooms, spacious sitting areas with wood-burning stoves; well-equipped and ready to let. This complex also includes a boiler room for the gites, further disused stables, tack room (120m2 total).

The chateau is well positioned within it's estate land - with a beautiful classical English park with superb woodland (oak, lime, chestnut, cedar, rhododendron), meadows and a fabulous walled potager garden with established fruit trees, grape vines and fruit bushes. There are various dependencies on the estate, including a barn, a chapel and 2 wells. The 12 x 8m heated swimming pool (heat pump) and pool house are to the front of the chateau and are complemented by attractive shrubs.

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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.