Character 5 bedroom Manor House for sale in Castelnau Montratier, Midi-Pyrenees

998,000 EUR 858,280 GBP 1,077,840 USD

Reference: 245910

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5
Floor Size: 232 m2
Plot Size: 10 hectares / 24.71 acres

Features

Garden
Land
More Land to Buy
Private Pool
Air Conditioning
Fireplace
Renewable Energy
Original Features
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Potential for Income
Countryside View
Pool View
Private
Quiet Area
Parking
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

Magnificent fortified house dating back to the Seventeenth Century , with a beautiful set of Quercy stone outbuildings located on an exceptional site, in the middle of 25 acres of meadows and woodland.

The property is accessed via a long private road of 300 m, the calm is absolute, and the site overlooks the valley.
Built in 1626, the main house is steeped in history and offers 232 m2 of living space, with beautiful reception rooms of character, 5 en-suite bedrooms, and a stone's throw from the house is an independent library office and a swimming pool.
The house has been renovated with beautiful materials and respecting the seigniorial history of the place.
The stone outbuildings make up a beautiful ensemble with a barn, a patio, an awning and a vaulted room.
The family house is modular, it offers the possibility of welcoming friends in complete independence or of developing a reception activity with 4 bedrooms of guests.

The surface area of the house is approximately 232 m2 of living space spread over 2 levels.
A medieval gallery leads via a magnificent stone staircase upstairs onto a 26 m2 covered terrace with beautiful diamond-cut stone pillars.
All the living rooms upstairs offer beautiful volumes with 3 m high ceilings.
Magnificent dining room 34 m2 with a large fireplace, terracotta flooring and old beams, a kitchen of 25 m2, the dining room and the kitchen open onto the covered terrace.
A library living room 37 m2
A family suite with a bedroom 16, 6 m2, a 5 m2 bathroom and a wc.

On the garden level there are 4 renovated bedrooms
Bedroom 1 - access via an old vaulted guard room 14 m2 with a kitchenette 5 m2, a bedroom 14 m2 and a bathroom wc 3 m2
Bedroom 2 - a master suite of 26 m2 with a kitchenette, a small bedroom and a bathroom with Italian shower
Bedroom 3 - 14 m2 with kitchenette and bathroom WC
Bedroom 4 - 18.6 m2 with kitchenette and bathroom WC.
The 4 bedrooms are independent with direct access to the garden, ideal for a bed and breakfast activity.
A central laundry boiler room of 23 m2

An independent office-library 16 m2 fitted out in the old bread oven

Dependencies:
An old bread oven converted into a pretty independent office-library of 16 m2
A 9 x 4.5 m swimming pool renovated in 2021 (liner, filter, electricity, approved safety cover with motorized reinforced tarpaulin)

A set of stone outbuildings with several spaces:
a room of 44 m2
a hangar 106 m2
a garage 53 m2
a vaulted room of 22 m2

Grounds
Land of approximately 10 ha, made up half of meadows and half of woods with a well and a spring.
The meadows on the plateau are flat. Possibility of setting up a golf practice area.

Opportunity to acquire a building plot of 1 ha, at an additional cost.
The building land is located at the entrance to the property in a wooded area, not overlooked and away from the main house.

Comfort features:
Excellent level of comfort, DPE classification C
Heating with ducted reversible air conditioning upstairs, on the ground floor, each room has new Atlantique brand reversible air conditioning.
Possibility of also using the old oil central heating system with cast iron radiators.
All the frames of the house are new in double aluminium glazing and the tilt-and-turn windows
Secondary electricity production by photovoltaic panels installed on a carport for 4 vehicles - power 10 kw
Fibre, excellent 4 and 5 G network
Septic tank

Excellent condition, renovation of the house in 2022-2023
Quality renovation, with beautiful materials and offering a great level of comfort
Property taxes of EUR1,369.

Isolated property, located in the countryside, without any nuisance or close neighbours
6 km from a village with all amenities,
25 km from Cahors and 20 km from the A 20 motorway.

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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

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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.