Character 8 bedroom House for sale with countryside view in Nanteuil en Vallee, Poitou-Charentes

560,000 EUR 481,600 GBP 604,800 USD

Reference: 246702

Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 4
Floor Size: 452 m2
Plot Size: 6.08 hectares / 15.01 acres

Features

Garden
Land
Woodland
Private Pool
Equestrian Facilities
Fireplace
Original Features
Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Countryside View
Private
Quiet Area
Parking
Traditional Style
Good Condition

Details

Superb stone built property, which is ideally situated in a quiet setting close to Nanteuil en Vallee, set on a plot of 60,755m2 with a swimming pool and lovely countryside views.

Main house - single storey: grand entrance hall and corridor: 59m2, with a traditional terracotta tile floor, serving the whole house. Access to the cellar and courtyard, fitted kitchen: 25.7m2 fitted and equipped recently (2023). French door to the front garden. Living room: 36.2m2 with a lovely stone fireplace equipped with a wood-burner and an arch that leads to the dining room: 32.3m2 with original hardwood floor. Bedroom 1: 22.8m2 with wet room (shower and hand basin), marble fireplace and original hardwood floor. Bedroom 2: 19.9m2 with original hardwood floor. Bedroom 3: 26.7m2 with French door opening up on to the south facing garden, original hardwood floor and marble fireplace. En-suite shower room: 9.4 m2 with WC, shower, bidet and twin basins. Separate WC: 1.9m2 with hand basin. Hall: 4.2m2. Bedroom 4: 17.1m2 with marble fireplace and original hardwood floor, walkthrough bathroom: 4.2m2 with bath, WC and hand basin. Bedroom 5: 33m2 with French door leading into the courtyard, marble fireplace and original hardwood floor.

Guest house:
Ground floor: entrance: 10m2 with staircase, WC: 1.1m2. Bathroom: 3.6m2 with bath and hand basin. Corridor: 8.8.m2. Kitchen: 15.7m2 with French door leading to the courtyard. Living area or bedroom: 15.7m2 with French door leading to the front garden. Bedroom 1: 15.2m2 with twin basins in the corner. Bedroom 2: 9.7m2.

First floor: large room that can be made into more bedrooms, games room or an individual apartment: 76.5m2.

Outside and outbuildings: 6 hectares of land with woodland, sheltered and fenced paddocks and gardens. Vast courtyard. Terraces. Salt water pool 10 x 5m with changing room, summer kitchen and pump house. Tennis court and a walkthrough barn.

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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.