Property description
AUCTION DETAILS For sale by Modern Method of Auction; Starting Bid Price £370,000 plus Reservation Fee
The property will be offered for sale on 2nd September at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Registration at 6.30pm with the auction starting at 7.30pm.
VIEWINGS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED - PLEASE RESPECT THE CURRENT RESIDENT'S PRIVACY.
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INTRODUCTION 148 Lichfield Road is a detached residence, that is for sale by the modern method of auction at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton on 22nd July 2015. Situated in a highly coveted residential setting, opposite the Four Oaks estate in Sutton Coldfield. Having a most attractive 1930s character front elevation & accommodation that, although needing improvement, offers tremendous potential to upgrade into a fabulous family home. Available with no upward chain, this freehold property is available for viewing via our Beeches Walk office.
GROUND FLOOR A porch leads into the hall, which has the original timber strip floor, stairs to the 1st floor & a storage cupboard. The lounge is of an impressive size & has a fireplace with coal effect gas fire, bay window & door leading to the conservatory at rear, while the dining room, locatd on the opposite side of the house, has a bay window. An extended breakfast room leads off the hall to the kitchen & conservatory. The conservatory has a laminate age wood effect floor, sliding door into the breakfast room & French doors to the rear garden. The kitchen has a range of wall & base units, plumbing for a washing machine, recess for a cooker with hood over, integral dishwasher, sink & door out to the side.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING A landing leads from the stairs & has the original timber strip floor, an airing cupboard housing the gas central heating boiler & water tank. Bedroom 1 has a laminate floor, windows to front & rear, built in cupboard built, fitted furniture & 2 doors within the wardrobes that lead to a box room. Bedroom 2 also has windows to font & rear & a built in cupboard. Bedroom 3 has a laminate floor. The shower room has a suite of WC, wash basin, walk in multi jet shower cubicle, ladder style radiator & tiling to walls & floor.
EXTERIOR At the side is a garage with an up & over door to the front & double doors out to a yard area at rear, which has a gated access to the front & an outside WC. A patio then leads to the main garden area, which has a lawn & various shrubs, trees & evergreens. At the front is a spacious driveway.
LOCATION The property is set in a lovely position, on a very popular road that has a great reputation, on the edge of the Four Oaks estate. The property is set near to Mere Green shopping centre, approx. a mile away, which has a wide selection of stores, such as Waitrose & Sainsburys, & bars including the popular Greenhouse & Apres. Birmingham`s contemporary city centre is approx. 8 miles away from the property and has such features as the renowned Bullring Shopping Centre and National Indoor Arena.
Sutton Park, one of Europe`s largest urban parks, with its some 2,400 acres of natural beauty, can be accessed by the nearby Four Oaks Gate on Blackroot Road & has now been designated as a National Nature Reserve. The park has many large pools, woods and fields and is a fantastic area for the family to relax in.
Further leisure facilities can be found around the area such as numerous well respected golf clubs, such as the spiritual home of The Ryder Cup, The Belfry, which is set approx. 5 miles away. Sutton Coldfield is also well served with numerous gyms and sports clubs.
Sutton Coldfield has a fabulous range of schools, such as Bishop Vesey Grammar School & Sutton Grammar School For Girls.
All distances are approximate & for a general guidance only, please verify any distances of particular interest before committing to any expenditure.
AUCTIONEER`S COMMENT This property is for sale by the Modern Method of Auction which is not to be confused with traditional auction. The Modern Method of Auction is a flexible buyer friendly method of purchase. We do not require the purchaser to exchange contracts immediately, but grant 28 days to achieve exchange of contracts from the date the buyer's solicitor is in receipt of the draft contracts and a further 28 days thereafter to complete. Allowing the additional time to exchange on the property means interested parties can proceed with traditional residential finance. Upon close of a successful auction or if the vendor accepts an offer during the auction, the buyer will be required to put down a non-refundable reservation fee of 3.5% subject to a minimum of £5,000 + VAT (£1,000) = £6,000 which secures the transaction and takes the property off the market. The buyer will be required to sign an Acknowledgment of Reservation form to confirm acceptance of terms prior to solicitors being instructed. Copies of the Reservation from and all terms and conditions can be found in the Buyer Information pack which can be downloaded for free from the auction section of our website or requested from our Auction Department.
Please note this property is subject to an undisclosed reserve price which is generally no more than 10% in excess of the starting bid, both the starting bid and reserve price can be subject to change. Terms and conditions apply to the Modern Method of Auction, which is operated by The West Midlands Property Auction powered by iam-sold Ltd.
HALL LOUNGE 21' 11" (into bay & patio door) x 11' (6.68m (into bay & patio door) x 3.35m) DINING ROOM 14' 11" (into bay) x 10' 11" (4.55m (into bay) x 3.33m) BREAKFAST KITCHEN 15' 8" x 7' 11", 7'7" (4.78m x 2.41m, 2.31m) KITCHEN 15' 3" (into recess) x 10' 10" (4.65m (into recess) x 3.3m) CONSERVATORY 18' 3" x 16' 7" (5.56m x 5.05m) L Shaped FIRST FLOOR LANDING BEDROOM ONE 15' 5" (into window recess) x 10' 6" (into wardrobes) (4.7m (into window recess) x 3.2m (into wardro BOXROOM 6' 9" x 9' 4" (2.06m x 2.84m) BEDROOM TWO 15' 7" (into window recess) x 9' 5" (4.75m (into window recess) x 2.87m) BEDROOM THREE 9' 8", 8'3" x 9' 5" (2.95m, 2.51m x 2.87m) BATHROOM GARAGE 15' x 7' 9" (4.57m x 2.36m)
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