GUIDE PRICE £300,000 - £325,000 Light, spacious retirement cottage in Frant village's Home Farm Court, suitable for refurbishment. Features large reception and further dining rooms, kitchen, downstairs shower room, 2 first-floor bedrooms with wardrobes, bathroom, and garage. Flexible single-storey living option. Access to communal gardens. Semi-rural location near village amenities, Tunbridge Wells (3 miles), and High Weald AONB.

GUIDE PRICE £300,000 - £325,000. Offered as top of chain and presenting an excellent opportunity for refurbishment, a light and spacious retirement cottage set in this most popular and attractive courtyard development, just off the centre of Frant Village. Suitable for people of 55 or over with a part time site manager, the property enjoys well arranged accommodation including a large principal reception room open to a separate dining room, a good sized kitchen, downstairs WC/shower room and two large bedrooms on the first floor with fitted wardrobes and a further bathroom. Should it be necessary, the property is designed to give single storey living by converting the dining room to a bedroom. Externally, the property has a garage en bloc and there is access to the communal gardens which are informally divided by picket fencing.

Entrance Lobby - Kitchen - Inner Lobby - Ground Floor Shower Room - Dining Room - Lounge With French Doors To Private Patio - First Floor Landing - Shower Room - Two Bedrooms - Communal Gardens - Garage En Bloc

Access is via part glazed, double glazed door with two inset opaque panels to: 

ENTRANCE LOBBY:
Of a good size with wall mounted Dimplex electric radiator, stairs to first floor, cornicing, emergency pull cord, door to a small cupboard with inset electrical consumer unit and with further storage space. Acorn stairlift. Door to:

KITCHEN:
Range of wall and base units with complementary work surface. Inset one and a half bowl sink with mixer tap over. Inset ceramic 'AEG' electric hob with extractor over, integrated double electric oven, Integrated dishwasher.  Space for freestanding fridge/freezer, space for washing machine and tumble dryer. Further general storage space. Tiled floor. Emergency pull cord. Double glazed window to front with fitted blind.  Door to:

INNER LOBBY:
Door to: 

GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM:
Fitted with a low level WC, corner shower cubicle with single head shower over, wash hand basin. Tiled floor, part tiled walls, wall mounted towel radiator, medicine cabinet, emergency pull cord, fitted mirror, wall mounted electric, light with shaver point. 

DINING ROOM:
Wall mounted electric radiator, emergency pull cord, space for dining table and chairs. Bank of double glazed windows with views toward communal gardens.  Open to: 

LOUNGE:
Of a good size and with ample room for lounge furniture and entertaining.  Two wall mounted electric radiators, wall mounted wooden fire surround, cornicing, door to entrance lobby, various media points. Double glazed French doors to private patio and a bank of double glazed windows with views toward communal gardens.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING:
Double glazed windows to front, areas of fitted storage cupboards, door to cupboard housing hot water cylinder with areas of shelving. Doors to:

SHOWER ROOM:
Fitted with a pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, bidet, spacious shower cubicle with fitted seat. Tiled floor, part tiled walls, wall mounted towel radiator, wall mounted medicine cabinet, wall mounted electric heater, wall mounted mirror, wall mounted light with shaver point, emergency pull cord.

BEDROOM:
Wall mounted electric radiator, various media points, emergency pull cord.  Space for bed and associated bedroom furniture. Fitted wardrobe with shelving and coat rails. Double glazed windows overlooking communal gardens.

BEDROOM:
Of a good size and with ample room for large bed and associated bedroom furniture. Fitted wardrobe with areas of shelving and coat rail, wall mounted electric radiator, various media points, emergency pull cord. Bank of double glazed windows toward communal gardens. 

PRIVATE PATIO:
Of a low maintenance design, retaining hedging and communal gardens beyond. 

OUTSIDE:
Externally, the property has a garage en-bloc with further shared visitor’s spaces and use of the most attractive communal gardens.

SITUATION:
Home Farm Court is set in a pleasant and private semi rural location, accessed through an impressive stone gateway at the bottom end of Frant High Street. Frant itself has a particularly pretty High Street with a local general store/post office, two pubs, church, bowls club, village hall, primary school and the famous cricket green. There are bus services to nearby Tunbridge Wells which is just over 3 miles away and offers a full mix of social, retail and educational facilities along side a mainline railway station to both London and the South Coast. The larger village of Wadhurst is some 4 miles distant, again with primary and secondary schools and a wider mix of retailers including both Co-operative & Jempsons supermarkets. The property enjoys ready access to the High Weald area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

TENURE:
Leasehold 
Lease - We are advised by the executors that the lease is currently being extended to 990 years. The new lease will be available prior to exchange of contracts.
Service Charge - currently £5294.28 per year
No Ground Rent 
We advise all interested purchasers to contact their legal advisor and seek confirmation of these figures prior to an exchange of contracts.

COUNCIL TAX BAND:
E

VIEWING:
By appointment with Wood & Pilcher 01892 511211

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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Mobile Phone Coverage search Ofcom checker
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Services - Mains Water, Electricity & Drainage 
Heating - Electric

AGENTS NOTE:
The alarm cords are all directly connected to a response team who can offer assistance and call emergency services 24/7.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS:
In accordance with HMRC current legal requirements, we are required to carry out AML (Anti Money Laundering) checks on all purchasers once any offer has been accepted. A nonrefundable administration fee of £30 + VAT (£36) will apply for each prospective purchaser. Satisfactory AML results and evidence of funds and/or a mortgage AIP are required before any offer can be formally accepted and memorandum of sale issued.