Beautiful stone character 4 bedroom house for sale in Charente SW France

Beautiful charentaise stone character 4 bedroom house (200m living space) built in the mid 1800’s, and professionally refurbished to the highest standard, with renewed modern electrics, plumbing, roofing, biomass central heating, and a superb modern conservatory with underfloor heating, air conditioning and remote controlled lighting and electric shutters.

Secluded swimming pool with heat pump plus solar water heating, and solar shower.

Situated in a lovely farming village, with a restaurant within walking distance, and a nearby bio farm shop for fruit and vegetables. Close to Montboyer and Brossac, and just over 5 miles from the bustling historic towns of Chalais and Montmoreau St Cybard. Fibre broadband. As well as internet repeaters, there is an Ethernet system throughout the house. This overcomes diminishing internet signal strength due to very thick stone walls.

There is a new satellite dish, and an 8 way LNB, providing U.K. TV in most rooms, plus recording facility in lounge and conservatory.

The accommodation is single storey, with slight level changes throughout. 4 double bedrooms, two Italian shower rooms (one with twin showers), fitted kitchen with island and granite worktops, built in Bosch silent dishwasher, reverse osmosis drinking water filter, built in tall fridge, electric ceramic hob with extractor hood and Bosch oven. Wall mounted TV point. Fly screens to the kitchen windows and door. The property is approached through a stylish ornamental metal remote controlled gate with intercom, and there is an additional entrance with vehicle access at the back of the property via a wooden five bar gate. The gardens are fully gated and fenced. There is an intruder alarm system, although you don’t even need to lock your car in this area.

In the 46m lounge there is a 12Kw wood burner plus 3 central heating radiators, a superb bespoke slate based pool table/ dining table (available by separate negotiation if required). An external door leads on to a floodlit 75m landscaped terrace, with box hedging and a palm tree. There are fly screens to the lounge windows.

Outside, there is a 100 sq m barn, a garage/workshop and two ancient bread ovens (one fully working). In the secluded pool area, there is a building that houses the pool pump and filter, plus two open barns. All the outbuilding roofs are in the process of being close boarded, with new membranes, new under tiles, and selected older top tiles, to retain character.

There are four large rainwater collectors, and although we haven’t used it, there is an underground plant watering system.

In the main garden area, there is an ancient outside toilet, which makes a superb house for our two Azure chickens. The conservatory overlooks the main garden, which we illuminate with LED floodlights at night.

Over the front door, there is a huge concrete based car port. It is about 13m long, and can take about 3 cars. It is double glazed at one end, and 3 large side panels are ready to install, which I had planned to use to keep a very calm area for table tennis.

There is a utility/ store room with washing machine, which leads to a cellar, where the boiler is housed, and we keep a chest freezer.

The lounge and boiler chimneys have just been swept, and the hopper fed pellet boiler will be serviced.

The fosse has been tested, and is fully compliant. There are two toilets, one separate, and one in the single shower room.

The gardens, of around 2600 sq m are low maintenance, with shrubs, small trees and lots of hollyhocks, and there is a lovely gloriette (gazebo) with climbing roses. An excellent English gardener should be available If any assistance is required.

In addition to the existing accommodation, there is a room upstairs with window, and much work completed should more space be required, and we are told that the main 100 sq m barn is ideal to develop as a gite, as it has it’s own vehicle access.

The ancient church in the village is floodlit at night, and the view is superb. The church, however, is not listed, so there are no planning constraints. Planning permission is in place for a 6Kw solar panel installation on the main barn roof. The local mayor speaks good English, and is very helpful.

We are downsizing, so some furnishings will be available. Tax Fonciere (equivalent to council tax) is 1103 Euros including the pool, and the property energy rating is C.

Please contact me for more information or pictures.