WOODLAND COTTAGE Sorbie, Newton Stewart, DG8 8AH Location Plan

NOT TO SCALE Plan for indicative purposes only WOODLAND COTTAGE Sorbie, Newton Stewart, DG8 8AH Kirkinner 3 miles, Newton Stewart 13 miles, Stranraer 31 miles, Dumfries 60 miles, Carlisle 95 miles

AN EXTREMELY DESIRABLE RESIDENTIAL SMALLHOLDING BENEFITTING FROM A MODERN WORKSHOP, GRAZING PADDOCK AND AMENITY WOODLAND

• EXTREMELY WELL-PRESENTED THREE BEDROOM DWELLINGHOUSE • MODERN STEEL PORTAL WORKSHOP • GRAZING PADDOCK & AMENITY WOODLAND • HUGE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVING • EPC RATING – C (73)

IN TOTAL ABOUT 3.53 ACRES (1.428 HA) FOR SALE PRIVATELY AS A WHOLE

VENDORS SOLICITORS SOLE SELLING AGENTS McCormick & Nicholson Threave Rural 66 Victoria St The Rockcliffe Suite Newton Stewart The Old Exchange DG8 6DD Castle Douglas Tel: 01671 402813 DG7 1TJ Tel: 01556 453 453 Email: [email protected] Web: www.threaverural.co.uk

INTRODUCTION DIRECTIONS Woodland Cottage is situated in a rural yet accessible location of western As indicated on the location plan that forms part of these particulars. Dumfries & Galloway. Woodland Cottage was constructed in 2008 and has been designed and built METHOD OF SALE to the highest standards incorporating all features for modern day family living. The property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. The property is set over a single floor offering diverse, bright and roomy living accommodation which is in walk-in condition. The attic space has been future proofed to allow for further living space to be created. Any interest party wishing GUIDE PRICE to pursue this would need to make their own enquiries with Dumfries & Galloway Offers for Woodland Cottage are sought in excess of £400,000 Council’s planning department www.dumgal.gov.uk/planning The dwellinghouse is approached through bespoke wrought iron electronic gates VIEWING with its own private driveway. The property is surrounded by its own beautifully By appointment with the sole selling agents: landscaped garden grounds and an area of amenity woodland. A grazing paddock Threave Rural of about 1.75 acres is located to the rear of the house, ideal for equestrian or The Rockcliffe Suite small-scale agricultural purposes. The whole property has huge potential for The Old Exchange some self-sufficient living extending in total to about 3.53 acres. Castle Douglas, DG7 1TJ A feature of the property is the steel portal workshop, which in the past has been Tel: 01556 453453 utilised for an engineering business and at present is utilised as a workshop. The Email: [email protected] building is 60ft x 40ft, benefitting from phase three electricity, water and a WC. Web: www.threaverural.co.uk This workshop could lend itself to any small business or agricultural uses. The building is fully insulated and was reroofed earlier this year. Local services can be found in the nearby villages of Kirkinner, Sorbie & Whithorn by way of Primary schooling, banks, hotels, village shops, etc. The market town of Newton Stewart, some 12 to 15 minutes away, provides a more extensive range of services including Secondary schooling, leisure and sporting facilities, cottage hospital and the full range of professional services you would expect to find in a major market town. Communications to the area are much improved with the A75 trunk road providing quick access from the south via the M6 and M74. The nearby port of Cairnryan has direct links to Northern Ireland Stenna and P & O Ferries. Prestwick Airport and Glasgow International Airport are within an easy drive of the property. This area of Southwest Scotland enjoys one of the most varied and picturesque landscapes within Scotland, ranging from the moorland of the Southern Upland Hills to the bays and sandy beaches of the distinctive coastline. This is a rural county where agriculture and tourism thrive to form the backbone of the local economy. The area has been relatively unscathed by modern industry. The area is well-known for the quality and quantity of its outdoor and sporting pursuits with boundless opportunities for leisure activities such as, salmon and sea fishing, walked up and driven shooting, equestrian activities. Given the diverse landscape and proximity to the coastline the area offers unique walks, sailing, cycling and for the golfer there is an abundance of good local courses. • Office / Double Bedroom 1 PARTICULARS OF SALE With window to the front. As mentioned earlier Woodland Cottage is in walk-in condition offering bright, roomy, comfortable family accommodation briefly comprises:

• Utility Room With a range of modern floor and wall units, sink & drainer, plumbed for au- tomatic washing machine, UPVC glazed door to outside.

• Shower Room With shower cubicle, WC & WHB.

• Kitchen / Dining Room Fully fitted floor and wall units, built-in electric oven, gas hob, integrated dish washer, double aspect windows. There are double aspect windows in the dining area and set within a feature fireplace is a bespoke wood burning stove, which is plumbed in and acts as a secondary central heating and hot water system. It should be noted that the sellers intend to remove this upon completion of the sale and replace with another. That said, the sellers have intimated that this could be made available by separate negotiation. • Living Room With windows to three sides, wood burning stove set in feature fireplace.

• Double Bedroom 3 With window to the rear, built-in wardrobes.

GARDEN GROUNDS Beautifully landscaped garden grounds surround the dwellinghouse, which are mainly laid to lawns, flowering borders, mature shrubs and specimen trees. A useful polytunnel is also included within the sale, which the current owners have successfully grown a variety of fruit and vegetables. To the rear of the property is a neat Indian sandstone patio, perfect for alfresco dining and family or social entertaining. • Central Hallway With airing cupboard, attic hatch with Ramsay ladder. WORKSHOP, GRAZING PADDOCK & AMENITY WOODLAND A feature and enhancement of the property is the workshop, grazing paddock • Family Bathroom & amenity woodland. The workshop in recent years has been utilised for a With corner shower cubicle, bath & modern sanitary ware. successful engineering business and benefits from phase three electricity, water laid in is fully insulated and was reroofed earlier this year. • Double Bedroom 2 The grazing paddock and amenity woodland could lend themselves to small-scale With built-in wardrobes, window to the front. agricultural or equestrian purposes and at present is all down to grass. Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurements of doors, windows, rooms and any other items are approximate and no responsibility is taken of any error, omission, or mis-statement. This plan is for illustrative purposes only and should be used as such by any prospective purchaser. The services, systems and appliances shown have not been tested and no guarantee as to their operability or efficiency can be given. Made with Metropix ©2020

SERVICES • Mains & private water • Mains electricity • Private drainage • Oil fired central heating system • Wood burning stoves (one plumbed for central heating) • Double glazed throughout • The telephone line is installed subject to the normal BT regulations.

MATTERS OF TITLE The subjects are sold under the conditions in the title and any existing burdens (rights of way, rights of access, servitudes etc whether public or private, and whether constituted in the title deeds or not). The purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens and are advised to contact the vendors’ solicitor, McCormick & Nicholson for a definitive list of burdens subject to which the property is sold.

COUNCIL TAX GENERALLY Band D. Should there be any discrepancy between these particulars, the general remarks and information and the missives of sale, the latter shall prevail. HOME REPORT It should be noted that the property is an agricultural holding, which benefits from IMPORTANT NOTICE an agricultural holding number (857/0056) and therefore there is no requirement Threave Rural for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents for the sellers to provide a Home Report, as it is classed as mixed use. It is further they are, give notice that: noted that prior to retirement, the workshop was utilised by the sellers as a base 1. These particulars do not form, nor form any part of, any offer or contract. Any for their engineering business and was allocated a rateable value. contract relating to the sale of the property shall only be capable of being entered into by the Sellers’ Solicitors. APPORTIONMENT 2. These particulars are intended to give a fair description of the property, but The Council Tax and any other outgoings shall be apportioned between the Threave Rural nor the vendors, accept any responsibility for any error they vendor and the purchaser at the date of entry. may contain, however caused. Any intending purchaser must, therefore, satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. INGOING 3. No person in the employment of Threave Rural has any authority to make or There are no ingoing claims affecting the property. give representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property nor is any such representation or warranty given whether by Threave Rural or the WARRANTY CLAUSE Vendors of this property. Whilst the central heating system and the services are believed to be in good 4. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of working order, no warranty is granted or to be implied and the purchaser(s) will intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of an offer or be held to have satisfied themselves in that regard. contract. 5. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the ENTRY & VACANT POSSESSION property is in good structural condition nor that any services, appliances, At a date to be mutually agreed. equipment or facilities are in good working order and no tests have been carried out on any services fixtures and fittings which pass through, in, on, OFFERS (Closing Date) over, under or attached to the property (whether or not referred to in these Offers must be submitted in proper Scottish legal terms to Threave Rural, The particulars). Rockcliffe Suite, The Old Exchange, Castle Douglas, DG7 1TJ. A closing date for 6. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs offers may be fixed and prospective purchaser(s) are advised to register their and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It interest with the sole selling agents following inspection. The vendors do however should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building reserve the right to sell the property without fixing a closing date or prior to the regulation or other consents. The purchaser must satisfy themselves by closing date. For those unfamiliar with the Scottish system the sole selling agents inspection or otherwise. will be pleased to offer guidance and explain the procedure. 7. These particulars have been prepared in good faith and accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 to give a fair overall view of the property. DEPOSIT If any points are particularly relevant to your interest in the property please A 10% deposit of the purchase price will be payable to the vendor’s solicitors at ask for further information/verification. Prospective purchaser should note, conclusion of the missives. This deposit will be Non-returnable in the event of however, that descriptions of the property are subjective and are used in the purchaser failing to complete the sale for any reason not attributable to the good faith as an opinion and not as a statement of fact. Please make further vendor or their agents. The balance of the purchase price is payable on the date specific enquiries to ensure that our descriptions are likely to match your of entry and interest at 5% above the Royal Bank of Scotland base rate will be expectations of the property. charged on any balance of the payment form the date of entry until paid. Particulars prepared December 2020 Sale Plan