5 bedroom Farmhouse for sale with countryside view with Income Potential in Lacapelle Biron, Aquitaine

572,400 EUR 474,032 GBP 595,296 USD

Reference: 246575

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4
Floor Size: 420 m2
Plot Size: 1.32 hectares / 3.26 acres

Features

Garden
Land
Fruit Trees
Private Pool
Equestrian Facilities
Gym
Hot Tub or Sauna
Original Features
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Countryside View
Parking
Garage
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

A spacious and individual family home, oozing character and charm, set within a pretty courtyard and wrap-around gardens among the rolling wooded countryside of the Dordogne.

This pretty stone property offers so much in terms of untapped potential. It comes complete with a huge barn and original stabling plus feeding troughs, the rear part is ideal as a conversion project (subject to necessary permissions), there is a useful firtst floor too and various outbuildings having more than one entrance so the property is very suitable for a gite business (subject to necessary permissions).

The main house offers a vast open plan living and dining room, complete with an open stone fireplace and stairs to the first floor, a door leads to the fully equipped kitchen, with central island and large walk-in pantry, a door to the garden and just off from here, a sliding bar door leads to a corridor and two ground floor bedrooms each having access to a shower room.
Back to the living room and a door leads to the vast games room, it has a wood burner, doors to the garden, courtyard and the spa and Jacuzzi room, a hall leading to another vast room and separate wc.
Furthermore a laundry room and another room, both suitable for other uses and covered parking.

Set in over 3 acres of land, the mature gardens offer pretty terraces, a 12 x 6 chlorinated swimming pool with a retractable hard cover, a heated shower, pool house, a vegetable garden and various fruit and nut trees, large rear doors open back into the barns and its storage and there is parking spaces for several cars

A truly unique ensemble, in a tranquil and much sought after position, retaining so many original features.

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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.