4 bedroom detached house for sale

Charming four-bedroom home in a picturesque Fife village setting

• Four-bedroom detached property

• Idyllic semi-rural village location

• Two bedrooms with en-suite facilities

• Landscaped rear garden boasting panoramic countryside views

• Off-street parking

• Short drive from Markinch, Kennoway and Glenrothes

Tenure - Freehold
EPC - Band C
Council Tax - Band E

Property Details & Description
Accommodation

GROUND FLOOR
Entrance vestibule, hallway, living room, dining kitchen, bathroom, four bedrooms (two with en-suites)

EXTERIOR
Low-maintenance paved front garden

Enclosed landscaped rear garden with composite decking and garden room

Driveway and off-street parking

Situation
Rivendell is peacefully situated in the small and welcoming Fife village of Star of Markinch lying between Markinch and Kennoway, both of which provide a range of retail, dining, and leisure amenities. Glenrothes is only a ten-minute drive and offers well-known supermarkets, bustling restaurants, bars, chemists, a post office, banks, and a state-of-the-art sports centre. The ancient university town of St Andrews globally renowned as ‘The Home of Golf’ is a thirty-minute drive. Edinburgh is approximately one hour to the south. The characterful fishing villages and beautiful beaches that make up this scenic part of Scotland including Anstruther, St Monans, Crail, Elie, and Pittenweem are all easily accessible.

Surrounded by beautiful countryside with views of the Lomond Hills to the west, the area boasts various scenic visitor attractions. These include Balbirnie Park, Lomond Hills Regional Park and Kennoway Den, along with the popular Balbirnie Golf Club. Leven Beach with its expansive promenade and charming outlook over the Firth of Forth is only a fifteen-minute drive. Alongside the village primary school, there is high school provision in Glenrothes and private options available at St Leonards in St Andrews and at The High School of Dundee. There is an efficient bus service, and a train station in Markinch serving the Edinburgh to Aberdeen line, with Edinburgh International Airport less than one hour away by car. Domestic flights are available from Dundee.

General Description
Looking out onto picturesque countryside, this delightful detached four-bedroom property in a quiet cul-de-sac offers bright and spacious accommodation in turn-key condition. Approached via a low-maintenance paved front garden, you are welcomed into a bright entrance vestibule leading straight into the south-facing living room. Bathed in natural light from a large picture window overlooking the front of the property, this comfortable room enjoys a stylish interior décor of wood-inspired flooring, a calm colour palette of greens and whites, and a living flame fireplace set into a contemporary white mantle. Adjacent and leading out to the alfresco decking boasting breathtaking countryside views, is a light-filled design-led dining kitchen. Showcasing white handleless wall and floor units, smooth grey worktops and splashback, and high-spec integrated appliances that include a wine fridge, AEG grill, oven, microwave and a gas hob, the overall effect is one of understated sophistication. Along with the formal dining area, a breakfast bar comfortably seats two ensuring that this is the perfect place for family life and entertaining. Accessed from the dining kitchen through double doors is a tastefully decorated double bedroom complete with bespoke built-in wardrobes and a well-appointed en-suite shower room featuring a WC and washbasin. Three additional double bedrooms enjoy a similar interior design, and one boasts a cleverly designed open wet room equipped with a WC and washbasin. Completing the accommodation is a family bathroom featuring a bath with a wall-mounted shower, WC, and washbasin built into vanity.

EXTERIOR
Boasting panoramic countryside views, the landscaped rear garden perfectly blends the elevated composite decking area with a small artificial lawn, paving, and raised sleeper beds to create a tranquil and private retreat that offers several places to relax.

A highlight is the garden room. Finished to a high standard it includes electricity and a handcrafted bar ensuring that it can be used all year round. There is also a useful shed and external WC.

A large driveway provides plenty of parking to the front and rear of the property.

General Remarks & Information

Viewing
Viewing is strictly by appointment with the selling agents Rettie & Co, 28 Bell Street, St Andrews KY16 9UX. [use Contact Agent Button].

Satellite Navigation

The property’s postcode is KY7 6LE.

Fixtures and Fittings
Only items specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. Additional items of furniture may be available by separate negotiation.

Entry & Possession
Entry and vacant possession will be by mutual agreement and arrangement.

Services
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.

Local Authority - Fife Council

EPC Rating - Band C

Council Tax - Band E

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.

Offers
Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co at 28 Bell Street, St Andrews KY16 9UX.

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.

Connected Persons
Please note that we are required under the Estate Agents Act 1979, and the Provision of Information Regulations 1991, to point out that the client we are acting for on the sale of this property is a ‘connected person' as defined by the act.

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.

Websites and Social Media
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Proof and Source of Funds/Anti Money Laundering
Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction. All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address. This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

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 misstatement 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 misstatement 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.


EPC Rating: C
Council Tax Band: E