BRAE HOUSE LODGE STREET CRIEFF PERTHSHIRE
BRAE HOUSE, LODGE STREET, CRIEFF, PERTHSHIRE A thoughtfully designed, generously proportioned family house located in the centre of Crieff with substantial off-road parking and a well maintained private garden. Accommodation Ground Floor: Vestibule, Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Family Room, Utility Room, Cloakroom. First Floor: Landing, Master Bedroom with en-suite Shower Room, three further Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Study/Single Bedroom. Exterior: A well-stocked front and rear garden, off road car parking. Garage. 2
Situation Brae House is situated in the desirable Perthshire location of Crieff. Crieff is the main town of Strathearn and sits on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It offers a wide range of facilities including a Supermarket, Doctor s Surgery, Dental Practices and a modern Swimming & Leisure Centre. There are a number of good restaurants and local businesses including the award-winning Crieff Hydro Hotel and Resort. The internationally renowned Gleneagles Hotel is situated approximately 16.9km (10.5 miles) to the south and offers some of the top Golf Courses in Scotland, a Spa and Country Club, as well as a range of other Sporting and Leisure activities. The County Town of Perth is easily accessed and has an excellent variety of Shopping, Business and high quality Restaurants and Bars to choose from. Leisure facilities include two Sport Centres, an Ice Rink and Swimming Pool. There is National Hunt Racing and Polo at Scone Palace. Locally, recreational activities include Golf, Hill Walking, Fishing and an array of other country pursuits as well as a wide range of equestrian activities. Primary and Secondary State schooling is available in Crieff with, in addition, the private facilities offered by Ardvreck (Preparatory) and Morrisons Academy. Other local Private Schooling can be found at Glenalmond College, Strathallan, Craigclowan (Perth) and Kilgraston (Bridge of Earn). Perth, Gleneagles, Dunblane and Stirling all have Railway Stations with services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness with ongoing connections to National Rail Links. From Perth there is also direct access via the M90 to Edinburgh, the A9 and M9/M80 to Stirling and Glasgow and the A9 north to Inverness and the A90 leading east to Dundee and Aberdeen. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee Airports are all easily accessible. Description Brae House is a generously proportioned detached house located in the centre of Crieff, built in 2005. It is finished externally in a rough cast render and benefits from double glazed windows, all under a pitched slate roof. The house is set back from Lodge Street with ample off road car parking to the front of the house; a gated drive down the side of the house leads to further car parking at the rear and access to the garage. The accommodation is arranged over two levels with three good reception rooms, four large double bedrooms and a modern kitchen/breakfast room with seating area. A solid front door with glazed panel to one side, opens into the vestibule with wood style flooring. Off to one side is the cloakroom which includes wash hand basin and WC. An astragal glazed door opens into the hall from the vestibule where the principal reception rooms are accessed. The south-facing Sitting Room is generously proportioned and is located to the rear of the house with a large bay window overlooking the garden and a view of the Perthshire hills beyond. The Dining Room is situated to the front of Brae House and is a bright room of good proportions with a large window overlooking the front garden. The well-appointed Kitchen/Breakfast room has an extensive range of wall and floor kitchen units including a display cupboard and a wine rack, all finished in a natural wood style with a roll top work surface and a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer. Appliances include a Beko dishwasher, a Stoves five ring gas hob and electric double oven with extractor fan over. The Kitchen/Breakfast room also includes a seating area and a pair of double doors lead from the into the south-facing Family Room, which is a double aspect room with natural wood style flooring. Double doors lead from the Family Room out onto timber decking and the rear garden. The family room coupled with the Kitchen/ Breakfast room are likely to be the hub of the house for modern family living. 3
Completing the accommodation at this level is the Utility Room, located off the kitchen/breakfast room and incorporates floor and wall mounted units, roll top work surface, stainless steel sink with drainer, tiled splash back and a wall mounted Ariston Gas Boiler. There is space for a tumble dryer and washing machine. The stair rises from the hall with a window at half stair level providing natural light to both the ground and first floor. The landing provides access to all the rooms as well as access to the attic via a roof hatch. A deep airing cupboard houses the water cylinder and provides useful storage. The Master Bedroom is a generously proportioned bay window room with an outlook over the garden and views over the surrounding countryside. It has built in wardrobes and a wellappointed en-suite shower room with an Opal corner shower, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, WC and with tiling to dado height level. There are two Double Bedrooms to the northfacing front of the property, one with fitted wardrobe and a third, large Double Bedroom to the rear, with an attractive outlook and a fitted wardrobe. EXTERIOR Brae House has a generous plot size and good off road car parking facilities as well as a rear garden which is stocked with a wonderful array of perennials, shrubs and bushes providing good all year round colour. There is a vegetable garden and a greenhouse which contains a mains power socket. Fruit is provided by blackcurrant, redcurrant and gooseberry bushes, a rhubarb crown and apple trees. The private drive runs alongside of the house to provide further car parking and access to the garage located in the rear garden. Outside the kitchen is a gated passageway leading from the front to the rear garden. There is a large area of raised decking accessed off the family room and is ideal for alfresco dining. An external water supply is located on the south-west corner of the house. The single-car garage is lined with plasterboard and has a pitched slate roof. Access is provided by a front roller door and side wooden door. A Study, which could also be used as a single fifth bedroom, provides a useful work place and completes the accommodation. The Family Bathroom comprises a bath with hand held shower over, pedestal wash hand basin with mirror above, heated towel rail, WC and is tiled to dado height level. Television sockets are present in all of the reception rooms and bedrooms and there are a number of telephone sockets throughout the house. Currently, broadband download speeds of consistently over 12Mb/s are achieved. 4
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GENERAL REMARKS AND INFORMATION Viewing Viewing is strictly by appointment with the selling agents. Satellite Navigation For the benefit of those with Satellite Navigation the property s postcode is PH7 4DW. Fixtures and Fittings Only items specified in the particulars of sale are included. Local Authority Perth and Kinross Council 2 High Street Perth PH1 5EH Tel: 01738 475 000 Fax: 01738 475 710 Council Tax Banding Band G EPC Rating Band D Services Mains electricity, drainage, water, gas central heating. Offers Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co at 1 India Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HA. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time. Internet Websites This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites at www.rightmove.co.uk, www.onthemarket.com and www.thelondonoffice.co.uk Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above. Particulars and Plans These particulars and plan are believed to be correct but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law. Home Report A Home Report incorporating a Single Survey, Energy Performance Certificate and Property Questionnaire is available for parties genuinely interested in this property. Please contact us, either by telephone or via the website entry for this property, to request a copy. No charge is made for electronic copies; a paper copy can also be made available from our offices or by post, at a charge of 20 to cover reproduction and administrative costs. Misrepresentations 1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent. 2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contact in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property. 3. Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action. Important Notice Rettie & Co, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie & Co. have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice. 3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn. 7
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