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1 The Mansion

Price: £200,000 - leasehold

A rare opportunity to purchase an apartment in the Mansion House of sought after Castle Village. This one bedroom first floor apartment has high ceilings, sash windows, double skirting boards and ornate coving retaining its period features, lift access, bright and capacious sitting room, fitted kitchen & bathroom, views over the front of the village grounds.

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Description

Castle Village is a 28 acre site located next to Berkhamsted Golf Club, and set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - thousands of acres of land managed by the National Trust. The village is built around the Grade II listed mansion house that provides the focal point for the community. Facilities available include; restaurant, bar, conservatory, convenience kiosk, library, snooker room, activities/function room, and a surgery for the nurse and visiting doctor. Within the grounds there is a Japanese Garden, walking meadow and resident’s tennis court and croquet/putting lawn.


 

A delightful apartment in the grade II listed Mansion house, fully refurbished yet retaining many of its period features and charm.

Own front door, generous sized entrance Hall, entry phone system.

Living/Dining Room: 16’9 max reducing to 13’6 X 10’ 2 (5.10m - 4.11m x 3.1)
A bright capacious room with character high ceilings, double height skirting boards, sash windows with secondary glazing, Dimplex storage heater, TV/FM/Telephone points, views over the front of Castle Village, access into;   

Kitchen: 6’10 x 7’7 (2.8m x 2.3m)
Comprising fitted eye and base level units in pine, integrated Neff electric fan oven & hob, fridge freezer and washer dryer, single drainer stainless steel sink unit, splash back tiling, front aspect sash window with secondary glazing.

Bedroom One: 10’2 x 14’9 (3.1m x 4.49m)
Front aspect panel glazed sash window with secondary glazing, Dimplex storage heater, built in double wardrobes with sliding doors, one with full length mirror, TV/FM/Telephone points. 

Bathroom:
Comprising a white suite with panel enclosed bath and shower over bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low level WC. 

Important Information About This Property

Ground rent: £250 pa
Lease: 125 years from February 2000
Service charge: Band A £4,192 pa
Council Tax: Band D £1456.70 pa

For further details on the service charge please contact the Village Manager.

The annual service charge includes:

  • Full on-site professional estate management.
  • Upkeep, decoration and maintenance to the exterior of buildings and communal grounds.
  • Building insurance.
  • Membership of the Country Club, which is exclusively for residents and their guests. 
  • Provision of a maintenance reserve fund.
  • Heating, lighting and energy costs of communal area.
  • External window cleaning.
  • One hour’s domestic cleaning per week.
  • Weekly collection and laundering of bed linen.
  • Use of Castle Village launderette (at an extra cost).
  • Fitted emergency kick plates in properties.
  • Emergency call & monitoring system.
  • Visiting GP’s surgery in Castle Village’s own medical centre.

*ASSIGNMENT FEE*
Owners of a Retirement Villages’ lease are required to pay an assignment fee on re-sale of the property which is a percentage of the sale value as defined in the lease of 5%, 10% or 12.5% on completion.  
Please ask the village Manager for more details.

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Registered Office: 28 Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QB
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