Character 4 bedroom house for sale in Mareuil, Aquitaine

599,000 EUR 515,140 GBP 646,920 USD

Reference: 244585

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Floor Size: 312 m2
Plot Size: 0.2 hectares / 0.5 acres

Features

Private Pool
Outbuildings
Parking
Garage
Walk to Amenities
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

A beautifully renovated stone village property in a village close to the market towns of Jarnac and Rouillac, with swimming pool.

Originally built for a notaire, this attractive 4 bedroom house sits next to the church in the village.
With living space of 312m2:
Ground floor - entrance hall providing access to a sitting room and a reception room with an impressive marble fireplace. The large and newly fitted kitchen has plenty of space for a dining table next to the wood-burner. From here is a door to 51m2 dining room with kitchenette with stairs up to a 51m2 attic.
To the back of the entrance hall there is a service corridor (to the kitchen, living room, utility room, shower and WC) leads to a large room with access from the village green. It has a corner kitchen area, a WC and an office accessed via a little terrace.
A very impressive staircase rises to the first-floor landing, off which are four double bedrooms (the master with en suite facilities) as well as family shower room. Attached to the back of the house is an outbuilding while to the side is a garage.

To the front of the house is a very pretty and private walled garden, with parking area, lawn, swimming pool (with pool house - garden room, shower and WC) and a lovely view of the church.
To the back of the house is a second walled garden, mainly laid to lawn with a number of trees.

This beautiful property is in a great location in the heart of the village yet very private.
The market town of Rouillac is just 7km and the riverside market town of Jarnac is 11km.

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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.