Flat for sale in Fore Street, Tintagel, Cornwall PL34

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For sale by Public Auction unless sold prior on Wednesday 24th July 2024 | Spacious first floor flat with business opportunity underneath | Garden, garage and stone built store with huge potential (Subject to obtaining necessary planning consents) | One of North Cornwall’s most popular gift shops | Fantastic investment opportunity | Spacious and good condition throughout | Prime location

Location

Cats Whiskers is situated at the heart of the village of Tintagel with a selection of commercial premises surrounding including Visitor Centre, supermarket, hardware shop and galleries. Within easy walking distance is the site of Tintagel Castle, home of the legendary King Arthur and one of English Heritage’s most popular visitor attractions as well as a range of facilities including popular public houses and doctor surgery. Tintagel is 20 miles northwest of Launceston on the Cornwall / Devon border and A30 dual carriageway. Beyond the city of Exeter (a further 42 miles) has M5 motorway link, Intercity Rail Link and International Airport. Newquay Airport is some 26 miles to the west. The city of Plymouth is 45 miles to the south providing Continental Ferry Port and Intercity Rail Link. In all directions from Tintagel there is scenery of outstanding natural beauty. In both directions the North Cornish coast offers breathtaking National Trust cliff scenery linking to popular family beaches such as Trebarwith and quaint former fishing villages such as Boscastle. To the South Bodmin Moor provides wild open spaces ideal for walking and riding. To the west is the much loved scenery of the River Camel with culinary hotspots of Rock and Padstow at its mouth.

Description

For sale by Public Auction (unless sold prior) on Wednesday 24th July at Lifton Strawberry fields.

An exciting opportunity to purchase a fantastic investment which comes to the market for the first time in over 70 years in a prime location with good footfall. Comprising a shop along with first floor flat which benefits from good road frontage.

From the road, there is access into the main shop area along with storeroom and cloakroom.

From the shop or alternatively from the rear garden, there is access to the first floor flat which comprises; kitchen, living room, office / third bedroom, two bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Externally there is a large garage with parking for at least four vehicles with the possibility for extension to provide living accommodation or redevelopment, subject to obtaining the relevant planning consents.

Access into the enclosed garden with substantial stone built shed and lpg gas tank. The garden is laid to lawn for ease of maintenance.

Accommodation

Stair well with access door from the rear of the shop leads up a flight of stairs to the first floor flat.

First floor flat

With timber entrance door leading into:-

Entrance hallway

Doors leading to all principal rooms. Laminate flooring throughout with dado rail. Central heated towel rail. Telephone and power point. Loft access with its own additional staircase along with ceiling light. Large storage cupboard with slatted shelves along with coat and boot storage.

Sitting room

Feature fireplace with stone surround and cast iron detail, slate hearth and inset gas fire. Picture uPVC double glazed window to the front elevation with sea glimpses. Ceiling light with attractive ornate ceiling rose, dado rail, central heated radiator, TV point and telephone socket.

Kitchen / diner

Continuation of laminate flooring throughout comprising:-

Dining area

Ample space for a four / six seater table and dining room furniture. Central heated radiator and large utility cupboard with plumbing for washing machine, location of gas combi boiler, electrical consumer unit with trip switches and slatted shelves. Further cupboard with power sockets and housing the fridge / freezer.

Kitchen area

Ceramic floor to ceiling tiles, uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking the garden. Roll top work surface with wall and base units. Integrated Neff oven and gas hob over. Tiled splash backing. UPVC double glazed with half obscure glass door leading out to the rear independent access. Strip and ceiling lights.

Bathroom

Floor to ceiling tiles, two uPVC obscure windows to the rear aspect. Extractor fan, ceiling light and four piece suite including tiled enclosed bath, pedestal hand wash basin, mid-level W.C. And independent shower cubicle with bi-fold glass door. Wall and ceiling light. Central heated towel rail.

Bedroom one

Large double bedroom with space for bedroom furniture. UPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking farmland. Central heated radiator, fitted carpet, pendant ceiling light and T.V. Point.

Bedroom two

Large double bedroom with space for bedroom furniture. UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect with sea glimpses. Central heated radiator fitted carpet and pendant ceiling light.

Office / bedroom three

A large single bedroom or a small double with space for bedroom furniture. UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect with sea glimpses. Central heated radiator, fitted carpet and ceiling light.

Loft space

The current loft space has been well boarded with excellent head height. This space has further potential for conversion subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Main shop area

Main shop entrance with glazed door leading into open plan shop area with solid pine floor throughout. Centralized counter space with good visibility of 160 degrees of the shop floor. Alarm points, strip lighting and ample wall / shelf display space. Access door into:-
First floor apartment and rear door into :-

Store

Storeroom with external bolted fire door. Strip lighting, concrete flooring throughout and door into:-

Cloakroom

Low level W.C., pedestal hand wash basin and ceiling light. Further storage space available.

Outside

At the front there is access into the main shop area which also provides access to the first floor flat.

At the rear, there is a good-sized garden which can be accessed from the rear of the flat via the wooden access steps or alternatively from Trerammet Crescent. Before you enter the rear garden, you approach a substantial garage which also includes a parking area for at least four vehicles as outlined blue on the Promap, currently laid to chippings and has a right of way through Trerammett Crescent. A wooden gate leads into the enclosed rear garden which is currently laid to lawn for ease of maintenance along with having some mature shrubs.

There is also access to a stone built shed which has huge potential to develop subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Services

Mains electric, water and drainage. Gas central heating through Calor gas tank.

Council tax band - tbc

EE rating - Cats Whiskers - C Flat - F

Agents note

Please note the stock in the shop is to be purchased by the new owner at a figure of £6,000 an inventory for these items is included within the Auction Pack.

Directions

What3Words: Landowner.richly.free

Viewings

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Auction venue and date

Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on Wednesday 24th July at 7pm.

Registration

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Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.

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Buyers administration fee

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Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, these fees remain payable. There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.
The successful buyer will also be required to reimburse the vendor for the contribution to searches in the sum of: £920.92.

Solicitor

Mr. Ben Norsworthy of Sproulls Solicitors llp, 42 Fore Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2HW. Telephone . Email:

Auction payment

A 10% deposit will be required to be paid by the successful bidder upon the fall of gavel and at this point the contract is legally binding. The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.

All bidders must only bid if they can make this payment.

Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.

Tenure - Freehold

Local authority

Cornwall Council

easements, wayleaves, rights of way
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

Boundaries

Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.<br /><br />