Exclusive 9 bedroom Manor House for sale with countryside view in Velines, Aquitaine

1,685,000 EUR 1,449,100 GBP 1,819,800 USD

Reference: 241686

Bedrooms: 9
Bathrooms: 8
Floor Size: 884 m2
Plot Size: 11.08 hectares / 27.37 acres

Features

Possible Extra Dwellings
Outbuildings
Potential for Income
Countryside View
Private
Parking
Garage
Good Condition
Woodland
Fruit Trees
Private Pool
Fireplace
Original Features

Details

This charming manor house is very well proportioned. It could be used as a very comfortable family home or equally as an investment property.

The property is accessed via a sweeping driveway with covered parking for a number of cars, plus garaging.

As you enter the property into the dining room, you will notice the quality of the restoration. Many of the original features have been preserved. There are tomette tiles on the floor and the original bread oven. The dining room leads conveniently through to the fitted kitchen with a beautiful open fireplace. The dining room also grants access to the comfortable sitting room with another beautiful fireplace, original floors and a cathedral ceiling with an open mezzanine. From here you will continue through to the fitted library with a 16th Century fireplace. From the other side of the living room you will find a guest suite with French doors leading out to the 12m x 6m pool and lovely views. There are a further two bedroom suites on the ground floor which have been tastefully decorated, always keeping in mind the history of the property. There is a charming 16th century fitted wardrobe. Finally, on the ground floor there is a temperature controlled wine cellar for the budding enthusiast.

On the first floor there is an open mezzanine and en-suite bedroom. On the opposite side of the galleried landing is a large dormitory bedroom with shower room. This room could easily be split.

There is a fully renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bath/shower room guest cottage on the property that has been finished to a very high standard. It benefits from its own pool with magnificent views.

There is another caretakers cottage in the grounds that requires renovating. You will find further barns on the 11 hectare plot that comprises of grassland, fruit trees and woodland.

This is all situated within easy access of historical Bergerac, and within an hour of Bordeaux city centre.

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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.