A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A SYMPATHETICALLY RENOVATED STONE BARN CONVERSION. DINING / KITCHEN, LARGE LOUNGE WITH FULL HEIGHT CEILING, MASTER BEDROOM + EN-SUITE, 3 FURTHER BEDROOMS & FAMILY BATHROOM. SITUATED IN A TYPICAL SMALL RURAL FRENCH HAMLET, YET ONLY 2 MINS BY CAR FROM LOCAL AMENITIES. PLANS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING DEVELOPMENT BUT WILL NOT BE TO A LESSER QUALITY. PERSONALISED SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE EARLY PURCHASER. NO ESTATE AGENCY FEES (NORMALLY UP TO 10% OF PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY PURCHASER).

STAGE PURCHASE	DESCRIPTION (Interim stages by negotiation)	DUE	COST € (O.I.R.O)
STAGE 1	Fully re-roofed, chimney repaired, plans passed & permissions granted.	Completed Nov 08	€92,000
STAGE 2	Fosse-sceptique installed, water & electrics to building.	Mar 09	€116,000
STAGE 3	Kitchen, ground floor entrance and first floor bedroom completed to allow further renovation of the barn whilst having adjacent comfortable living space (ideal for someone wishing to renovate a property whilst on holiday). The bedroom will be completed to the final specification below. New floors to be laid on both floors. All electrics, plumbing & chimney installed. New doors fitted. At this stage the kitchen will only have a cooker & sink. Kitchen units & wood burning stove may be fitted at this stage upon request at additional cost.	Summer 09	€138,000
STAGE 4	Further stages will be defined as the work progresses.
Completed	See below	Early 2011	€275,000

Property Description (Fully Completed)

Ground floor - Entrance Hall: 4.5m x 2.5m. Door leading to lounge. Door leading to Kitchen / Dining room.

Kitchen / Dining room: 6.25m x 5m. Fully fitted bespoke kitchen with wooden floor, exposed beams, large typically French fireplace and facility for wood burning stove. Generous sized dining area off the kitchen. Door leading to rear patio area: 8m x 4m. Door leading to lounge.

Lounge: 9m x 5m: Impressive lounge with its 8.5m ceiling, wooden flooring, exposed stonework and original oak roof trusses. Large barn door windows at the front and Velux roof windows that flood the lounge with natural sunlight. Facility for wood burning stove. Bespoke staircase leading to the upper mezzanine floor from which access is gained to the first floor accommodation. Doors leading to rear patio area and a downstairs cloakroom with W.C.

The remainder of the ground floor has yet to be fully specified but the connected room is likely to be a large office / play / TV room. The area accessible from the outside only is likely to be a wood store or, potentially, an integral garage.

First floor / Mezzanine - Galleried mezzanine connecting the two areas of upper level accommodation. On the east side lies the master bedroom (9m x 5m) with its luxury en-suite bathroom, dressing room and walk-in wardrobe. Exposed original roof trusses and stone walls dominate this truly magnificent and spacious bedroom.

From the mezzanine, looking across the lounge, a door leads to an inner corridor to the west wing with its three further bedrooms and family bathroom.

Three generous sized double bedrooms and bathroom, each with a window plus a velux roof window thus flooding the rooms with natural light. Exposed stonework to the external walls. Bedroom 2: 4m x 4m, Bedroom 3: 4m x 4m and bedroon 4: 4m x 3m.

Family bathroom 4m x 3m including shower, bath, w.c. and hand basin.

General - Throughout the conversion, top quality products will be used. All windows and doors will be double glazed with hard wood surrounds. Products will be sourced from reliable local French suppliers as used on previous conversions.

Exterior - To the front of the property is a shared well and a small standing area in tarmac upon which a car may be parked. To the west side is a small area to access the proposed wood store. At the rear of the property is a manageable sized garden 20m long x 30m wide (max) laid to lawn, overlooking open fields. Potential to install swimming pool at buyers own cost, subject to planning permission.

It should be noted that additional land may be purchasable from other vendors which will increase the flexibilty offered by the property, for example, allowing the erection of a separate garage block. This is the responsibility of the purchaser of the barn conversion to negotiate.

Services - Mains water and electric. Drainage via newly installed fossesceptique with guarantee / certificate of compliance with French standards. Telephone line fitted. Broadband capability within the village.

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Internal viewing - By appointment only, please.

Directions - From Limoges airport take the D20 to Aixe sur Vienne. After a short distance, take the N141 to St Junien. After a short distance, take the D47 signposted to Aixe sur Vienne. After several kilometres, take the D10 to Rochechouart. At les Grand Bos turn left onto the D21a1 to St Cyr / St Laurent sur Gorre. Pass through le Petit Vedeix and le Grand Vedeix. At the T junction turn left onto the D21 to St Cyr / St Laurent sur Gorre. Proceed ahead until reaching St Cyr. Straight ahead at the crossroads in St Cyr, round the sharp left hand bend and take the next left. Proceed for approx 2km into Chaise Martin.

From St Junien - take the D21 to St Cyr / St Laurent sur Gorre until reaching St Cyr. Straight ahead at the crossroads in St Cyr, round the sharp left hand bend and take the next left. Proceed for approx 2km into Chaise Martin.

From Rochechouart - take the D10, turning right onto the D21 to St Cyr / St Laurent sur Gorre. Proceed ahead until reaching St Cyr. Straight ahead at the crossroads in St Cyr, round the sharp left hand bend and take the next left. Proceed for approx 2km into Chaise Martin.

From St Laurent sur Gorre - take the D21 to St Junien / St Cyr. Proceed ahead until reaching the signpost for St Cyr. Turn right immediately before the blind righthand bend. Proceed for approx 2km into Chaise Martin.

Once in Chaise Martin - Turn left at the crossroads and the barn is in the left-hand corner - refer to site layout on website or at the end of the brochure for a map of the commune.

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