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" Requiring complete refurbishment & modernisation, a detached, 1.5 storey, three bedroomed, dormer bungalow with entrance hall, lounge\dining room, kitchen, ground floor bathroom, separate w.c., detached single brick built garage with adjacent workshop, additional off-road parking\turning space and overgrown rear garden, situated in this favoured east Leicester suburb.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Scraptoft Lane runs between Humberstone and Scraptoft, just inside the City boundary to the east of Leicester, and is well known for its popularity in terms of convenience for ease of access to the afore-mentioned centre of employment and all the excellent amenities therein, as well as the market towns of Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Uppingham and Market Harborough, the Inner Ring Road which links Scraptoft Lane with Junction 21 of the M1\M69 motorway network for travel north, south and west, the attractive rolling countryside of east Leicestershire with its many scenic country walks and golf courses, and Rutland Water with its fishing, sailing, cycling and walking pursuits.
The combined suburbs of Scraptoft and Humberstone also offer a fine range of local amenities including shopping for day-to-day needs, schooling for all ages, a wide variety of recreational amenities including two fine eighteen hole golf courses at the Scraptoft and Humberstone Heights Golf Clubs, and regular bus services to the Leicester City centre. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Requiring complete refurbishment & modernisation, this 1.5 storey, detached dormer bungalow occupies a rectangular shaped plot which is set well back from the main road and benefits from a detached single garage with adjoining workshop, two outhouses, additional off-road parking\turning space and an overgrown rear garden. Offering excellent scope for extension\adaptation of the existing building (subject to the usual consents), the property currently offers accommodation, on two floors, as described below:- ON THE GROUND FLOOR: Wooden framed double doors with single glazed panels and overlight to: ENCLOSED STORM PORCH with wooden framed single glazed window to front elevation and ceiling light point. Part single glazed wooden framed door provides access to: ENTRANCE HALL with mosaic tiled floor, central heating radiator and ceiling light point. Door to: THROUGH LOUNGE\DINING ROOM 9.37m(30'9'') x 3.66m(12'0'') max. with UPVC double glazed windows to front and side aspects, fitted gas fires, central heating radiator, telephone point, ceiling light points and double glazed sliding patio door to rear. DINING ROOM\BEDROOM 3 4.52m(14'10'') x 3.66m(12'0'') into bay with UPVC double glazed bay window to front elevation, central heating radiator, ceiling light point and fitted cupboards. INNER LOBBY with ceiling light point and understairs storage cupboard. Door to: GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM 2.46m(8'1'') x 2.01m(6'7'') with two-piece suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with shower system over. Also with part tiled walls, central heating radiator, ceiling light point and UPVC double glazed side window. The bathroom will require re-appointing. Door to: SEPARATE W.C. with low level w.c., ceiling light point and UPVC double glazed side window. The w.c. will also require re-appointing. KITCHEN 3.71m(12'2'') x 3.73m(12'3'') The kitchen requires complete modernisation and re-fitting and currently includes a stainless steel sink unit, central heating radiator, pantry cupboard, wooden framed single glazed rear window, ceiling light point, staircase rising off to first floor and wooden external door to rear. ON THE FIRST FLOOR: STAIRCASE leads to: BEDROOM 1 2.46m(8'1'') max. x 6.71m(22'0'') into dormer with UPVC double glazed dormer window to front elevation, central heating radiator, ceiling light point and wooden framed single glazed window to rear. This room has through access to: BEDROOM 2 3.20m(10'6'') x 2.97m(9'9'') with UPVC double glazed window to side, ceiling light point and eaves access. WASH ROOM 2.06m(6'9'') x 2.97m(9'9'') with two-piece suite comprising low level w.c. and fitted wash hand basin. Also with cupboard housing boiler, eaves access, ceiling light point and UPVC double glazed side window. OUTSIDE: The property occupies a rectangular shaped plot and is set well back from Scraptoft Lane behind perimeter fencing and hedging with a lawned front garden interspersed with a variety of shrubs and bushes, together with a tarmacadam driveway with turning spur providing a wealth of off-road parking. The driveway leads down the side of the property to a DETACHED BRICK BUILT SINGLE GARAGE with up-and-over door, apex roof and adjacent WORKSHOP. GARDENS Gated access leads through to the generous rear garden which is enclosed by fenced and hedged boundaries and is mainly laid to lawn with a concrete patio area and a variety of shrubs, bushes and trees. The garden also benefits from two attached outhouses but is presently overgrown. DIRECTIONAL NOTE: Proceed out of the Leicester City centre in an easterly direction along the A47 Humberstone Road, which becomes Uppingham Road, and continue through Humberstone, passing Humberstone Park on the right hand side. Opposite the park, take the left fork into Scraptoft Lane and the property can be found a short distance down Scraptoft Lane on the left hand side, as identified by the agents `for sale` board. SERVICES: All mains services are understood to be available. The existing system of gas fired central heating is unserviceable and requires replacement. The property is, however, substantially double glazed with sealed units. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS: All fixtures and fittings mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale. VIEWING: Strictly through Moore & York Ltd., who will be pleased to supply any further information required and arrange appropriate appointments. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are interested in this, or any of our other properties, it is important that you contact us at your earliest opportunity prior to speaking to a Bank\Building Society or Solicitor. If we are not aware of your interest, this could possibly result in the property being sold elsewhere.
As part of the service to our Vendors, we have a responsibility to ensure that all potential buyers are in a position to proceed with any offer they make and would therefore ask any potential purchaser to make an appointment with our Mortgage Advisor to discuss and establish how they intend to fund their purchase. We offer Independent Financial advice and are able to source mortgages from any lender. If you are making a cash offer, we will require confirmation of the source and availability of your funds.
Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it. A life assurance policy may be required. Licensed Credit Brokers. Written details of credit terms are available upon request. SURVEYS AND VALUATIONS: Moore & York Ltd. are able to offer a comprehensive Survey and Valuation service of residential property. We undertake all types of valuations including Market Valuations, RICS Homebuyer Survey and Valuation Reports, Valuations for Probate, Capital Tax purposes and Insurance Reinstatement Valuations.
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Anyone entering this property does so at there own risk Due to its condition. Moore & York will not be held responsible for any accident, incident or damage caused
These particulars are thought to be materially correct, though their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form part of any contract. Moore & York Limited or their employees have not tested any services, heating, plumbing, equipment, fixtures or fittings and no warranty is given or implied as to the condition of the aforementioned, or the condition of the building. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. All measurements are believed to be accurate to within 5%.
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