8 bedroom Farmhouse for sale with Income Potential in Montmoreau, Poitou-Charentes

678,400 EUR 583,424 GBP 732,672 USD

Reference: 246270

Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 6
Floor Size: 400 m2
Plot Size: 1.99 hectares / 4.92 acres

Features

Garden
Land
Woodland
Private Pool
Fireplace
Original Features
Multiple Dwellings
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Potential for Income
Countryside View
Quiet Area
Parking
Traditional Style
Good Condition
May Require Improvement

Details

Lovely rural property with a main house, 3 gites, outbuildings, swimming pool and even its own truffle farm, set in almost 5 acres of land.

The main house has been completely renovated and has underfloor heating on the ground floor. The entrance hall leads to a lovely, light-filled living room with mezzanine, and a spacious living room with lots of character.
Also on the ground floor are a master bedroom with en suite shower room and WC, a fitted kitchen with adjoining utility room and direct access to the huge barn overlooking the romantic courtyard.
On the first floor there is a lovely mezzanine overlooking the living room, 4 further bedrooms, 2 shower rooms each with WC, and a spacious hallway with sofa bed.

The barn adjacent to the house can be accessed via the pantry and offers possibilities for creating additional living space (subject to necessary permissions). The barn also has a shower room with WC. The barn opens onto the courtyard, which features a well, the property's bread oven and several small sheds. Leavinge the courtyard, there is a small barn with a second bread oven (traditionally the commune's bread oven. ) and two of the three guest houses currently run as gites (a future owner would need to reapply for the necessary permissions).
The larger gite is partly renovated but needs to be finished.
The smaller gite is completely ready for use.
The third gite has yet to be restored and is situated on the other side of the grounds with direct access to the swimming pool.

The property is situated in a small, quiet, slightly elevated hamlet, surrounded by almost 2 hectares of beautiful wooded grounds with panoramic views, mature trees and some new planting, its own truffle farm and private swimming pool.

The site is an ideal setting for those wishing to run a bed and breakfast or gites.

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1. Signing the Agreement (Compris)

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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.