Andlers Ash Road, Liss, Hampshire

LOCATION: The property enjoys a highly convenient position, within a 10 minute walk of the village centre.

Liss is situated in the South Downs National Park, providing shops for all day-to-day needs, a mainline train station servicing London Waterloo and well-regarded schools for infants and juniors. Excellent secondary education is available nearby in both Liphook and Petersfield. There is also an array of private schooling locally.

The A3 bypasses the village, providing access to the south coast and the M25 and London to the north. The Hindhead tunnel further enhances the attraction of this sought-after location, increasingly enticing those wishing to move out from the traditional commuter belt and suburbs, but still being able to return there for work. The other nearby towns of Petersfield, Alton and Haslemere are all easily accessible, with Portsmouth, Guildford, Winchester and Chichester, all around half an hour away.

DESCRIPTION: Lavender Cottage has undergone extensive renovations over the past 5 years. The current vendors both previously working in London, were looking for a spacious three-bedroom property close to essential amenities, the coast and countryside and with door-to-door commutes to central London of less than 90 minutes. Due to relocation through work the property is now for sale and is offered with no onward chain.

It is one of the original 9 houses built down the lane which is now known as Andlers Ash Road. It has undergone three major overhauls from its humble beginnings as a farm works cottage built in 1893, to the substantial and somewhat imposing property it is today, with a gated front providing privacy and seclusion from the surrounding area.

The cottage has had many names and many owners, some of note: In 1974 when the first major extension was added, the owner at the time was a former Concorde Test Pilot by the name of Captain John Day, who had worked at both Filton and Farnborough on the prototype iconic aircraft. In the late 80's he sold to the Finucane Family, Paddy Finucane having been a World War 2 Spitfire ace, was related to Dickie and Brendan who brought the house and lived in it for some 23 years. Brendan, a QC and his brother were instrumental in drawing up early drafts of the Northern Ireland Peace accord and both were active human rights lawyers.

The current owners with an eye on the history of the home, have lovingly updated the property with many unique features being incorporated into the design, tying the house to its Hampshire roots. In the study the beam across the open fire is over 300 years old, from the New Forest it is from the same batch used to build and subsequently repair HMS Victory. The built-in library is made from reclaimed New Forest Oak taken from Beaulieu House, that was crafted and lovingly installed by the internationally recognised interior designer responsible for the entire refurbishment of the private apartments of both Lord Montague as well as Lord and Lady Marches properties here in Hampshire and Sussex.

The units in the hall boot-room and sitting room are also crafted by Holken and an introduction can be made should further commissions be required. The property benefits from a total rewire and heating installation, all carried out within the last 3 years, as well as a brand-new kitchen with high end appliances from NEFF throughout. The property has numerous additional security features including CCTV, alarm and smart lighting, all of which can be controlled via mobile phone or easily reconnected to a monitoring service if required. The property benefits from LED lighting throughout, underfloor heating in the main family room and brand-new A+++ rated argon filled wood frame double glazing. The flooring downstairs is of 25mm thick walnut engineered wood and Victorian tiling, upstairs the property is fitted with new Ulster wool luxury carpets with insulated and sound proofed underlay. Sanitary wear is Grohe or Roca and again all finished to a very high standard. The property benefits from a downstairs cloakroom, master bathroom and en-suite wet room to the main bedroom.

In addition, the property has Weber thermal rendering which is guaranteed for 10 years. There is also permitted development approval for an outbuilding within the rear garden, for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. (ref SDNP/22/00330/LDP). Further enhancements include cobble matting, which is to be laid externally, extra planting, plus there are fitted shutter blinds being installed shortly.

Lavender Cottage is on all mains services and the Council Tax band is an F.