2 bedroom retirement property for sale
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Leasehold
- Exclusive retirement development
- Two bedroom bungalow
- Recently refitted luxury kitchen
- Exceptional communal gardens
- Incredible owners lounge within a chapel
- Restaurant facilities providing three course dining
- Residents lift to high street and short level walk to beaches
- New owners accepted over 60 years old
A rare opportunity to purchase a unique two-bedroom bungalow within an exclusive retirement development, ideally situated within easy reach of Bournemouth Town Centre, award-winning beaches, and conveniently close to main bus routes and transport links. This gated complex benefits from beautifully maintained gardens, a restaurant offering a three-course lunch daily, a laundry service, an owners' lounge within a beautiful chapel, and an excellent social programme.
On entering the property through an enclosed porch, you are welcomed into a bright and airy living/dining room with access to all accommodations. The property has been tastefully updated by the current owners to a superb standard throughout, featuring a recently refitted, high-specification kitchen offering a range of floor and wall-mounted units with quartz worktops. The principal bedroom, overlooking the front communal gardens and chapel, benefits from fitted storage. Bedroom two, also a large double, is served by a WC and wash hand basin. Completing the accommodation is a large bath/shower room with hand wash basin, bath, WC, and walk-in shower. Two large cupboards both offer ample storage for the apartment.
The development benefits from a duty manager on site 24/7 and an extremely helpful team present onsite. Emergency callouts are available between 11 PM and 7 AM, with one and a half hours of service time per week. The fantastic restaurant facility offers a three-course lunch every day. Lift access is available to all levels within the main building, with residents' space including a lounge, dining room, guest suite, hobbies room, and the incredible chapel forming the owners' lounge.
The social programme features coffee mornings, music nights, cheese and wine evenings, quiz nights, summer barbecues, and special events. The Hobbies Room provides a space for like-minded individuals to gather for games of Scrabble, bridge, or jigsaw puzzles. New owners are accepted over 60 years of age and pets are welcome (subject to the terms of the lease).
Externally, there are landscaped gardens with a patio area, buggy store, and car parking. A particular feature of the development is an exclusive lift for residents that provides access to the High Street with a level walk into the town centre. There is ample resident and guest parking, including an electric car charging point.
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE: £731.73
SERVICE CHARGE PERIOD: 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
12 MONTH GROUND RENT: None payable
LENGTH OF LEASE: 125 Years from 01/11/2000
RESALE FEES:
Less than 12 Months - 1% Transfer Fee and 0.5% Reserve Fund Contribution
12-24 Months - 2% Transfer Fee and 0.5% Reserve Fund Contribution
24 Months + - 2% Transfer Fee and 1% Reserve Fund Contribution
Council Tax Band - F EPC Rating - D
AGENTS NOTE: The heating system, mains and appliances have not been tested by Hearnes Estate Agents. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. Whilst reasonable endeavours have been made to ensure that the information given in our sales particulars are as accurate as possible, this information has been provided to us by the seller and is not guaranteed. Any intending buyer should not rely upon the information we have supplied and should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, and survey as to the correctness of each statement before making a financial or legal commitment. We have not checked the legal documentation to verify the legal status, including the lease term and ground rent and escalation of ground rent of the property (where applicable). A buyer must not rely upon the information provided until it has been verified by their own solicitors.
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