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123/4 Canongate Royal Mile Edinburgh BEDROOM 12'1 x 11' LIVING ROOM / (3.68m x 3.35m) DINING ROOM 17'4 x 11'5 (5.28m x 3.48m) IN 10'8 x 7'3 KITCHEN (3.25m x 2.21m) SECOND FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 484 SQ FT / 45 SQ M CANONGATE ROYAL MILE NOT TO SCALE - FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY APPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 484 SQ FT / 45 SQ M All measurements and fixtures including doors and windows are approximate and should be independently verified. Copyright © exposure www.photographyandfloorplans.co.uk 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH Tel: 0131 220 4160 Email: [email protected] ROYAL MILE EDINBUrGH www.rettie.co.uk 123/4 CANONGATE Location: General Remarks 123/4 Canongate 123/4 Canongate is located on the Royal Mile Royal Mile in the heart of Scotland’s capital. Steeped in Fixtures and Fittings: history, the area has an abundance of shops, Only items specifically mentioned in the particular of sale Edinburgh are included in the sale price. bars, cafes and restaurants nearby; whilst a short westerly walk brings you to Edinburgh Castle Useful Links: and to the east, Holyrood Palace and the Park. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/1453508?guests=2&s=vZ-5 It is also a stone’s throw away from the Scottish Parliament. Within easy walking distance are http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/VacationRentalReview- A charming, well-appointed one Princes Street Gardens, Waverley Station, the g186525-d4846591-Royal_Mile_Apartment_Edinburgh- National Art Gallery and the shops of Princes and Edinburgh_Scotland.html bedroom, second floor flat, situated George Streets. on the historic Royal Mile in central Services: Description: Mains water electricity, gas and drainage. Electric heating. Telephone connections subject to regulations. Edinburgh with excellent amenities This recently upgraded apartment has been extremely well maintained and has been close at hand. Postcode: EH8 8BP successfully used for short-term holiday rentals via ‘Airbnb’ and ‘Trip Advisor.’ The property is Outgoings: entered via a communal stairwell to the second Council Tax Band Category: B Accommodation floor, into a bright and spacious entrance hallway. Hall, living/dining room, double bedroom, kitchen, The well-proportioned living/dining room to the EPC: C shower room. Shared drying green and resident’s front has useful built-in storage cupboards and benefits from twin astragal windows which Viewing: permit parking. provide views to the Royal Mile. Also to the front By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160. is a well-proportioned double bedroom which has an astragal window with working shutters. Misrepresentations: To the rear and enjoying views towards Calton 1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, Hill and the magnificent architecture of The whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller Old Royal High School, lies a bright and well- nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for appointed kitchen which comprises; a range of such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained base and wall mounted units, a four ring halogen in the particulars of the property prepared by the said hob with extractor over, electric oven, washing agent. machine, fridge, stainless steel sink unit, gas boiler and storage cupboard. Completing the 2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the accommodation is a shower room which has a said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the shower unit, wash hand basin, WC and heated content of each of the said statements by inspection or ladder towel rail. Fitted carpeting throughout the otherwise and that no warranty or representation has hallway, living/dining room and bedroom with been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to laminate flooring in the kitchen and shower room. or in connection with the property. 123/4 Canongate offers the opportunity to 3. Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the purchase an immaculate, well-proportioned flat said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to in the heart of Edinburgh’s historical old town, rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle ideal for either the private buyer, as a centrally either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action. located pied-a-terre or as a buy-to-let investment. Particulars prepared May 2015– First Issue Location: General Remarks 123/4 Canongate 123/4 Canongate is located on the Royal Mile Royal Mile in the heart of Scotland’s capital. Steeped in Fixtures and Fittings: history, the area has an abundance of shops, Only items specifically mentioned in the particular of sale Edinburgh are included in the sale price. bars, cafes and restaurants nearby; whilst a short westerly walk brings you to Edinburgh Castle Useful Links: and to the east, Holyrood Palace and the Park. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/1453508?guests=2&s=vZ-5 It is also a stone’s throw away from the Scottish Parliament. Within easy walking distance are http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/VacationRentalReview- A charming, well-appointed one Princes Street Gardens, Waverley Station, the g186525-d4846591-Royal_Mile_Apartment_Edinburgh- National Art Gallery and the shops of Princes and Edinburgh_Scotland.html bedroom, second floor flat, situated George Streets. on the historic Royal Mile in central Services: Description: Mains water electricity, gas and drainage. Electric heating. Telephone connections subject to regulations. Edinburgh with excellent amenities This recently upgraded apartment has been extremely well maintained and has been close at hand. Postcode: EH8 8BP successfully used for short-term holiday rentals via ‘Airbnb’ and ‘Trip Advisor.’ The property is Outgoings: entered via a communal stairwell to the second Council Tax Band Category: B Accommodation floor, into a bright and spacious entrance hallway. Hall, living/dining room, double bedroom, kitchen, The well-proportioned living/dining room to the EPC: C shower room. Shared drying green and resident’s front has useful built-in storage cupboards and benefits from twin astragal windows which Viewing: permit parking. provide views to the Royal Mile. Also to the front By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160. is a well-proportioned double bedroom which has an astragal window with working shutters. Misrepresentations: To the rear and enjoying views towards Calton 1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, Hill and the magnificent architecture of The whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller Old Royal High School, lies a bright and well- nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for appointed kitchen which comprises; a range of such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained base and wall mounted units, a four ring halogen in the particulars of the property prepared by the said hob with extractor over, electric oven, washing agent. machine, fridge, stainless steel sink unit, gas boiler and storage cupboard. Completing the 2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the accommodation is a shower room which has a said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the shower unit, wash hand basin, WC and heated content of each of the said statements by inspection or ladder towel rail. Fitted carpeting throughout the otherwise and that no warranty or representation has hallway, living/dining room and bedroom with been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to laminate flooring in the kitchen and shower room. or in connection with the property. 123/4 Canongate offers the opportunity to 3. Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the purchase an immaculate, well-proportioned flat said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to in the heart of Edinburgh’s historical old town, rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle ideal for either the private buyer, as a centrally either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action. located pied-a-terre or as a buy-to-let investment. Particulars prepared May 2015– First Issue BEDROOM 12'1 x 11' LIVING ROOM / (3.68m x 3.35m) DINING ROOM 17'4 x 11'5 (5.28m x 3.48m) IN 10'8 x 7'3 KITCHEN (3.25m x 2.21m) SECOND FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 484 SQ FT / 45 SQ M CANONGATE ROYAL MILE NOT TO SCALE - FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY APPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 484 SQ FT / 45 SQ M All measurements and fixtures including doors and windows are approximate and should be independently verified. Copyright © exposure www.photographyandfloorplans.co.uk 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH Tel: 0131 220 4160 Email: [email protected] ROYAL MILE EDINBUrGH www.rettie.co.uk 123/4 CANONGATE .
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