Character 5 bedroom Chateau for sale with countryside view and panoramic view views in Saint Thomas de Conac, Poitou-Charentes

598,900 EUR 515,054 GBP 646,812 USD

Reference: 247081

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4
Floor Size: 310 m2
Plot Size: 2.44 hectares / 6.03 acres

Features

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

Details

Superbly renovated and tastefully decorated, this superb 5 bedroom manor house is ideally set within an extremely quiet and peaceful position close to Saint Thomas de Conac.

With comfortable and flexible accommodation set over 3 floors, it is extremely flexible and is ideal as a large family home, yet with rental opportunities or as a second home.

The principal living space is accessed via stone steps to the front door leading onto a spacious entrance hallway. On the left is a family living room with a reversible heat pump providing cooling in summer and heating in winter. There is also wood burner providing a very attractive centrepiece to this space. On the opposite side of the hallway, there is a downstairs WC. Moving on to the kitchen, with solid oak units and a dining area enjoying double aspect windows with views onto the garden, pool and countryside.

Upstairs, there are 3 bedrooms with the master suite enjoying a private bathroom and WC, whilst the 2 further large double bedrooms share a family bathroom and WC just next door.

The basement level, with its own entrance from the pool side of the house, can be used as part of the family home or has the potential for a self-contained rental gite with 2 bedrooms and it could easily be converted to provide independent accommodation for a member of the family with restricted mobility.

There is also a substantial dry barn of over 200m2 with plenty of room for vehicles, garden equipment, a workshop and storage.

To the outside, the newly installed salt water swimming pool has a very attractive wooden deck with more than enough space for sun living rooms and outdoor dining.

The overall plot is nearly 2.5 hectares (6 acres) with plenty of space for a horse or 2 if so desired.

Ground Floor (potential gite): kitchen 28m2. Living/dining room 33m2. WC 2m2. Shower room 5m2.

Gite 1st floor: 2 bedrooms, each of approximately 12m2.

Main House: entrance hallway 8m2. Living room 36m2. Kitchen/dining room 22m2. WC 2m2.

First floor: master bedroom 24m2 with en-suite bath, shower and WC 6m2. Bedroom 2, 16m2. Bedroom 3, 16m2. Family shower room/WC 4m2.

2 barn buildings of 144 and 60m2 approximately.

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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.