Property for sale in Berkhamsted HP4, 2 Bedroom

A two bedroom south facing first floor apartment, with views over communal gardens, forming part of the sought after Castle Village, Village, which enjoys twenty eight acres of landscaped gardens, centred around a magnificent grade II listed mansion house, offering a relaxed and independent lifestyle for the over 55's.

Description

The accommodation includes two spacious bedrooms, with built in storage and the master bedroom has an en suite shower room. The sitting room has an attractive bay window, with a very pleasant view and is directly adjacent to the well equipped kitchen. This has integrated appliances, which include a fridge freezer, electric oven and ceramic hob and a washer dryer.

Castle Village offers all residents an independent lifestyle, yet with the added benefit of 24 hour emergency nursing call out. The focal point is the Mansion House Country Club, with its pleasant restaurant, meeting room, library, snooker room, bar and conservatory, providing a varied social life. Within the grounds there is a tennis court, croquet lawn and putting green, as well as an attractive restored Japanese water garden. An open field is also available for residents only.

General Information

Nb You must be 55 years or over, to become a resident at Castle Village. If the landlord’s medical advisor is not able to recommend a purchaser for approval to the landlord, the acquisition of lease will not proceed.

Lease: 125 years from 2000.

Service Charge: Band A - £5,406 per annum for single single occupancy, with an additional £200 per annum for double occupancy

Ground Rent: £250 per annum

It should be noted that the service charge includes:- Full onsite professional estate management upkeep and maintenance to the exterior and buildings and grounds, buildings 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 areas, external window cleaning, external decorating, one hour’s domestic cleaning per week, weekly collection and laundering of bed linen, use of the Castle Village launderette, fitted emergency kick plates in properties, emergency call and monitoring system, gp’s surgery once a week in Castle Village’s own medical centre and 24 hour emergency response from the onsite Healthcare Leads.

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 10% on completion. Please ask the village Manager for more details.

Services

All mains provided

Directions

From the High Street in Berkhamsted, turn left into Lower Kings Road, continue past the station and turn left under the railway arch into Brownlow Road. After the mini-roundabout, follow the road round to the right, and turn left at the next t-junction. At the top of the hill, turn right and continue past the golf course, and turn right again shortly afterwards, into Castle Village.

Local Authority

Dacorum Borough Council, Civic Centre, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 1HH.
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