No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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£100,000
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2 bedroom retirement property for sale

Barons Court, Old Lode Lane, Solihull
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Retirement property
2 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: C*
663 sq ft / 62 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold | 96 yrs left
Ground rent: £580 per annum | review period: unconfirmed
Service charge: £4,588 per annum
Council tax, if payable: Band D
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Electric
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Leasehold (96 years remaining)
  • A Delightful First Floor Retirement Apartment
  • Two Bedrooms
  • Lounge Diner & Kitchen
  • Shower Room
  • Resident & Visitor Parking
  • Communal Gardens
  • Residents Lounge, Laundry Room, Guest Suite & Entertainment
  • House Manager & Emergency Call System
  • Lift
  • No Upward Chain

A delightful first floor retirement apartment for the over 60's benefitting from no upward chain, two bedrooms, lounge diner, kitchen, shower room, emergency call system & house manager, residents lounge, lift, laundry room, guest suite, communal gardens and entertainment

Solihull is situated in the heart of England and is considered to be one of the most highly sought after residential areas in the country boasting a range of local amenities including parks, restaurants, bars and an excellent variety of shopping centres including Touchwood shopping centre and Resorts World. Solihull has convenient road networks linking the M42, M6, M40, M1 and M5 giving easy access to the NEC Arena, Birmingham International Airport and Railway Station.

Barons Court was constructed by McCarthy & Stone and comprises of 54 properties arranged over 3 floors. The Development Manager can be contacted from various points within each property in the case of an emergency, for periods when the Development Manager is off duty there is a 24 hour emergency call system.

  

The building is entered via security intercom system and there is both staircase and lift facility to this first floor apartment.  The apartment is entered via a wooden door leading into:

Private Entrance Hall

With ceiling light point, coving to ceiling, two useful storage cupboards, electric heater, wall mounted intercom system with emergency pull-cord and doors leading off to:

Spacious Open Plan Lounge Diner to Rear - 6.3m x 3.2m (20'8" x 10'6")

With double glazed window overlooking the communal gardens to the rear, wall lighting, coving to ceiling, emergency pull-cord, wall mounted electric heater, electric fire suite with marble hearth and decorative wooden surround and obscure glazed double doors leading into kitchen  

Dining Area - 2.36m x 2.36m (7'9" x 7'9")

With wall light point, double glazed window to rear and coving to ceiling

Kitchen - 2.29m x 1.93m (7'6" x 6'4")

Having fitted units with laminate work surfaces, sink and drainer unit, four ring free standing cooker with extractor over, fridge and freezer, ceiling light point, coving to ceiling, double glazed window to the rear, wood effect flooring, tiling to the walls and wall mounted Dimplex electric heater

Bedroom One - 2.79m x 3.56m (9'2" x 11'8")

Having double glazed windows to the rear and side, coving to ceiling, wall lighting, wall mounted electric heater, emergency pull cord and built-in wardrobes with mirrored doors

Bedroom Two - 2.82m x 4.17m (9'3" x 13'8")

Having a double glazed window to the rear elevation, wall lighting, coving to ceiling, emergency pull-cord and wall mounted electric heater

Shower Room - 1.7m x 2.03m (5'7" x 6'8")

Having an oversized shower enclosure with thermostatic shower, low flush WC, vanity sink, ceiling light point, coving to ceiling, wall mounted Dimplex heater, additional heated towel rail, tiling to walls and emergency pull-cord

Tenure

We are advised by the vendor that the property is leasehold with approx. 95 years remaining on the lease, a service charge of approx. £4,588 per annum and a ground rent of approx. £580 per annum but are awaiting confirmation from the vendor's solicitor. We would advise all interested parties to obtain verification through their own solicitor or legal representative. EPC supplied by Nigel Hodges. Current council tax band – D

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