Character 8 bedroom Chateau for sale with countryside view in Saint Jean d'Angely, Poitou-Charentes

796,000 EUR 684,560 GBP 859,680 USD

Reference: 244746

Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 5
Floor Size: 300 m2
Plot Size: 1.22 hectares / 3.02 acres

Features

Garden
Private Pool
Fireplace
Original Features
Outbuildings
Rentable Accommodation
Countryside View
Parking
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

Delightful 8 bedroom chateau, nicely positioned on the edge of a small village near the pretty market town of St Jean d'Angely.

This extremely attractive south-facing property sits in over 3 acres and provides very generous living accommodation, gardens, a swimming pool, extensive outbuildings and countryside views. The beaches of the Atlantic are less than an hour's drive.

The ground floor of the chateau has an impressive entrance hall, off which are two large reception rooms - a dining room with fireplace and a dual-aspect sitting room, again with fireplace. Beyond the sitting room are a generous kitchen / breakfast room (with fireplace) a pantry (with service staircase to the first floor) and a laundry room (with WC). A "secret" door from the entrance hall gives access to the service entrance, from where a corridor leads to a large room (currently used a a games / boiler room) which could make a large third reception room. Off this is a study.

On the first floor there are seven bedrooms and a nursery.
Three of the bedrooms have en-suite shower facilities and in addition to this, there are a shower room and a bathroom.
Most of the bedrooms have fine views over the gardens and the countryside beyond.
The stairs continue to the two large attic rooms - with great potential for conversion to habitable spaces (subject to necessary permissions).

To the front of the house is an attractive walled garden, planted with lime trees and with areas of lawn and gravel. To one corner is a barbecue area and two sides are bounded by outbuildings.
The walled garden looks into a second walled garden, laid to grass with outbuildings to either side. Beyond this there is more land.
A gate in the first courtyard opens to another garden, prettily planted with trees, and shrubs with lawn and a children's play area. To one side is the swimming pool.
To the back of the chateau is another area of garden, laid to lawn with shrubs - from here there is access to the service entrance.

This large property benefits from double-glazing and central heating.
It would make a beautiful family home and also offers enormous potential for income generation (subject to necessary permissions).

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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.