1 bedroom Apartment (Sold (STC))

Overall Description

This is a modern ground floor garden apartment in a pleasant tucked away position, just a five minute walk from High Barnet's shops and around ten minutes from the Underground Station. The property is well-presented throughout with a spacious entrance hall, large double bedroom, bathroom, modern kitchen and good-sized sitting/dining room with door directly out into the garden. The flat has gas central-heating as well as double-glazed windows. There is one allocated parking space in the car park which also has a visitors space as well as the pretty communal gardens onto which you have direct access. The property is a shared ownership apartment with 50% being owned by our clients and a monthly rent (currently £137.83 per month, reviewed every March) for the other 50%. The lease has 125 years from 1985 (with c.87 years remaining) and the service charge is £102.24 per month (£1,226.88 per annum) with a peppercorn Ground Rent. If you are looking to get onto the first rung of the housing ladder then early viewing of this lovely garden flat is highly recommended.

Location

This apartment is located in a quiet tucked-away corner of the popular north London suburb of High Barnet. The High Street has a very good range of local and national shops as well as coffee shops, pubs and restaurants including in The Spire Shopping Centre at its heart. High Barnet underground station, Zone 5 of the Northern Line, is around a ten to fifteen minutes walk away and there are regular bus services south into London and north to Potters Bar and beyond. The green open spaces of Hadley Highstone and Hadley Common are a short walk away and on your doorstep is the beautiful open countryside of rural Hertfordshire.

Accommodation

From the parking space a path leads to the glazed front door leading into the:

Double storage and cloaks cupboard with clothes rail. Radiator.

Window and glazed door to the gardens. Frosted glass panel to the hall. TV and telephone points. Fireplace (gas supply in situ but not currently used). Radiator.

Window to rear overlooking the garden. Kitchen units with roll-top work surfaces, stainless steel sink and a tiled splash-back. Electric Neff double fan oven, one with grill. Neff gas hob. Fitted fridge-freezer (frost-free). Fitted dishwasher. Fitted Indesit washing-machine. Vinyl floor. Radiator.

Window to front. Fitted wardrobes, storage cupboards, dresser and dressing table. Radiator.

Panel bath with shower above, glass shower screen and tiled surround. Low-level WC. Vanity unit with wash-hand basin and tiled splash-back. Double shaver-socket. Extractor fan. Airing cupboard with wooden slatted shelving. Radiator.

Outside

The apartment has one allocated parking space in the car park and there is visitors parking as well. There are good-sized communal gardens to the rear and this apartment has direct access to these from the sitting room.

Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas central-heating (boiler serviced annually). Double-glazed windows. The property is a shared ownership apartment with 50% being owned by our clients and a monthly rent (currently £137.83 per month, reviewed every March) for the other 50%. The lease has 125 years from 1985 (with c.87 years remaining), the Service Charge is £1,226.88 per annum with a peppercorn Ground Rent. This property has a water meter which the current owner finds saves money on water bills. Council Tax Band C.