Lot 2 - Rookery Farmhouse, High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9JX
- Unconditional Online Auction Sale
- Guide Price* : £300,000 - £350,000
- Bedrooms: 5
Description
Unusual opportunity to acquire a pair of semi-detached cottages together with barn and land amounting to about 1.16 acres (subject to measured survey) and located in the centre of Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The property here will be of interest to a number of different buyers and there is a great deal of potential for a number of purposes.
The whole is approached from the road via a shared drive leading up to Rookery Farm. No. 1 Rookery Farm Cottages provides accommodation on two floors with side entrance hall/garden room with adjoining bedroom/reception room and cloakroom and then an inner hall leads to the sitting room and kitchen with landing, bathroom, bedroom and dressing room/study on the first floor.
The adjoining property known as no. 2 Rookery Farm Cottages provides sitting room, bathroom and L-shaped kitchen on the ground floor, together with three bedrooms on the first floor.
Both properties have acceptable gardens and there is a wider amenity area included within the sale.
Mains water and electricity are connected to the properties. Both have oil central heating systems. There is no mains gas in Lakenheath. There is a private drainage system serving both properties.
Included in the sale is a barn measuring 8.8m x 21.6m which is situated on the right as approached via the drive. it is constructed of brick, being steel framed with a concrete base and asbestos roof. Electricity is connected. This is an important addition to the property and could be suitable for a number of purposes, subject to the necessary planning consent being forthcoming.
Buyers will be interested in the property as a whole, to include the two cottages and barn, or as a development opportunity and we confirm that the site falls within the development boundary for Lakenheath as defined in the local plan. We should stress that interested parties should carry out their own enquiries with the local planning authority as to the options available for the site.
Please note: All the contents, chattels, debris and rubbish currently present at and within the property, barn and grounds are included with the sale unless otherwise stated. The vendor will not be removing any of aforementioned within the property, barn and grounds prior to or after the date of the auction and the successful bidder will have been deemed to be fully aware of this when bidding for the property.
Solicitor: Greene & Greene (Attn Kirsty Pymer), 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QB. Tel 01284 717500
Location
There are local shopping and transport facilities in the village, with easy access to main communication routes via Barton Mills, the A11 and A12 trunk roads, and to Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
Directions
From Brandon, proceed along the road towards Lakenheath and then turn right at the traffic lights on the A1065 and continue for about a mile. Turn left at the T-junction towards Lakenheath. On entering the village, continue along the road, passing the right turn to Sedge Fen and then take the next right turn (being a shared drive), continue along the road and the property will be seen at the far end.
From Mildenhall, on entering the village follow the road round and there is a sharp left and then right bend and the property will be seen on the left hand side, just prior to the turning to Sedge Fen. The property is between Hallfields and Palmer Drive on the other side of the road.
Energy Rating
C & F
Notes
Buyer Fees: Please note that the successful bidder will be required to pay an Administration Charge of £1080 inclusive of VAT. This fee is due and payable from the winning bidder immediately after the timed auction ends. The successful bidder will additionally pay over to the auctioneer a deposit of 10% of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £5,000, after the timed auction ends. All payments to be made by debit card payment or electronic bank transfer to the Brown&Co Client Account, the details of which will be provided by the auctioneer to the successful bidder shortly after the auction ends. Other fees may be payable on completion and will be detailed within the Special Conditions of Sale to be found within the published Auction Pack.
Ability to Buy: This property is being sold under Unconditional Auction Rules creating a legally binding contract at the conclusion of the timed auction. DO NOT bid unless you can complete the sale within 28 days, or on the terms specified within the Special Conditions of Sale.
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Agents Notes: (1) All measurements are approximate and quoted for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied upon. (2) Any fixtures, fittings and appliances referred within these published details have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. (3) Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it is not inferred that any item shown within any picture is included with the property. (4) Photographs shown within these details may have been taken with a camera using a wide-angle lens. (5) These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. (6) In accordance with UK Anti Money Laundering Regulations Intending buyers will be asked to produce original Identity Documentation, Proof of Address and be subjected to an electronic ID verification check before a purchase conveyance is instructed. (7) Brown&Co comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) please visit our website www.brown-co.com for our Privacy Statement, Subject Access Requests can be submitted to dataprotectionmanager@brown-co.com . (8) Brown&Co are regulated under the RICS code of conduct. (9) Brown&Co are a member of The Property Redress Scheme, Membership Number: PRS012758 https://www.theprs.co.uk/ (10) Brown&Co is a member of RICS Client Money Protection Scheme, RICS Firm Reference: 016189 (11) Brown&Co-Property And Business Consultants LLP trading as Brown&Co Registered Company Number OC302092. (11) Registered Office Address – The Atrium, St George's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1AB
* Generally speaking Guide Prices are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation, i.e. 'The Reserve'. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Virtually every property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.
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