West Street, Alford, LN13

Being sold via Secure Sale o line bidding.  Terns & Conditions apply.  Starting Bid £70,000  This property will be legally prepared enabling any interested buyer to secure the property immediately once their bid/offer has been accepted.  Ultimately a transparent process which provides speed, security and certainty for all parties.

Fantastic opportunity; Grade II, large building located in the centre of the town with two retail units currently rented out, ground floor store room, five spacious rooms to the first floor and three to the second floor. Great potential for development. The building was built in the early 18th century and has many period features including an elegant Queen Anne staircase.

'L' Shaped Retail Space One

7.72m x 5.36m (25'4" x 17'7")

Deep display windows to both sides of the front door, window which opens into a room beyond, adjoining this is the other side of the hallway leading to the

Retail Space Two

5.92m x 3.2m (19'5" x 10'6")

Glazed front door with a display window.

Main Entrance Hallway

Having internal doors to the two Retail Spaces, and a fantastic Queen Anne circular staircase with storage cupboard under, and leading up to the first floor. Door leads into a cellar and wc.

Cellar

with vaulted wine recesses and an old "game" store with slatted walls and original meat hooks.

Store Room 1

6.1m x 4.27m (20'0" x 14'0")

Glazed fan lights to the shop, parquet flooring and 'open' fireplace currently boxed in with a painted wooden surround.

Landing

with stairs with cupboard under leads up to the Second Floor, with a glazed fanlight over the stairs. At the top of the stairs on the righthand side is

Store Room 2

5.08m x 4.88m (16'8" x 16'0")

Sash window and coving to the ceiling.

Store Room 3

5.18m x 3.9m (17'0" x 12'10")

Sash window, coving to the ceiling, telephone point and an intercommunicating into

Store Room 4

5.6m x 2.08m (18'4" x 6'10")

Sash window.

Kitchen

4.34m x 4.22m (14'3" x 13'10")

Freestanding 60's units

Bathroom

Sash window

SECOND FLOOR

Staircase with access to the rear roof space, landing with glazed fronted display cabinet, doors to;

Store Room 9

5.54m x 3.89m (18'2" x 12'9")

Two original sash windows with built-in display cupboard.

Store Room 8

4.01m x 3.48m (13'2" x 11'5")

Two sash windows, one split with the adjoining room.

Store Room 7

5.16m x 3.6m (16'11" x 11'10")

Sash window and built-in glazed display cabinet.

Directions

From Skegness take the A158 Burgh Road out of town. At the roundabout go straight onto the Burgh Bypass and at The Gunby roundabout take the second exit A158. At Partney round about turn right and go down the hill into Alford. Go past the Grammar school and continue along where the property can be found on the right hand side just before the Market Place.

Location

Alford is a picturesque market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and a few miles away from the coast. Having a range of local amenities, including both Primary and Secondary Schools - Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is one of the top-ranking Grammar schools in Lincolnshire. Tuesday has a traditional market, thriving arts and craft community. A doctors' surgery, dentist, Co-op., pubs/restaurants and day to day shops. Regular bus services also run to Mablethorpe, Louth and Skegness.

Services

The property has mains water, sewerage and electricity. We have not tested any heating systems, fixtures, appliances or services. Lovelle Estate Agency and our partners provide a range of services to buyers, although you are free to use an alternative provider. If you require a solicitor to handle your purchase and/or sale, we can refer you to one of the panel solicitors we use. We may receive a fee if you use their services. If you need help arranging finance, we can refer you to the Mortgage Advice Bureau who are in-house. We may receive a fee if you use their services.

Local Authority

This property falls within the geographical area of East Lindsey District Council - .
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Viewing

By appointment with the Sole Agent Lovelle Estate Agency, telephone . We recommend prior to making an appointment to view, prospective purchasers discuss any particular points likely to affect their interest in the property with one of our property consultants who have seen the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.

How to make an offer

If you are interested in this property then it is important that you contact us at your earliest convenience. We will require certain pieces of personal information from you in order to provide a professional service to you and our client. The personal information you have provided to us may be shared with our client, the seller, but it will not be shared with any other third parties without your consent other than the stated reasons detailed within our privacy policy. More information on how we hold and process your data is available on our website and you can opt-out at any time by simply contacting us. For any offer, you wish to make we will need to establish certain details before negotiation can take place. This is so that our vendor can make an informed choice when negotiating and accepting your offer. You will be asked to provide formal I.D. and address verification, as required under the new Money Laundering Legislation.

Mortgage Advice

You might also have one or two questions for us, such as which solicitor to choose, or which mortgage lender has the best offers available for me. We have a one-stop shop to satisfy all of these needs so please ask. Budgeting correctly and choosing the right mortgage for a move is vital. For independent mortgage and insurance, advice call our mortgage advisor on to arrange an appointment.

Energy Performance Certificate

A copy of the full Energy Performance Certificate for this property is available upon request unless exempt. Advisory Notes - Please be advised if you are considering purchasing a property for Buy To Let purposes, from 1st April 2018 without an EPC rated E or above it will not be possible to issue a new tenancy, or renew an existing tenancy agreement.

Agents Notes

This property is grade two commercial listed building. These particulars are for guidance only. Lovelle Estate Agency, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:- They have no authority to give or make representation/warranties regarding the property, or comment on the SERVICES, TENURE, and RIGHT OF WAY of any property. These particulars do not form part of any contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements/areas are approximate. The particulars including photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as 'The Auctioneer'. This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent. The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneers website. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.

Submitting Bid

The property is being sold via a transparent online auction.
In order to submit a bid upon any property being marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders/buyers will be required to adhere to a verification of identity process in accordance with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere. Our verification process is in place to ensure that AML procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.
The advertised price is commonly referred to as a ‘Starting Bid’ or ‘Guide Price’, and is accompanied by a ‘Reserve Price’. The ‘Reserve Price’ is confidential to the seller and the auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the ‘Guide Price’ / ‘Starting Bid’.

Legal Pack

A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers’ obligations and sellers’ commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

Additional Comments

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price of the property. The deposit will be a contribution to the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum of 6,000 inc VAT) is also required to be paid upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price and consideration should be made by the purchaser in relation to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with overall purchase costs. Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may believe necessary or beneficial to the customer to pass their details to third party service suppliers, from which a referral fee may be obtained. There is no requirement or indeed obligation to use these recommended suppliers or services.