THORNCROFT LILLIESLEAF, MELROSE, SCOTTISH BORDERS Cottage THORNCROFT, LILLIESLEAF MELROSE, SCOTTISH BORDERS Elegant period property in a desirable village. Melrose 6.5 miles ■ St Boswells (A68) 6 miles ■ Tweedbank Train Station 8.5 miles ■ Ground Floor: 1 reception room, 1 bedroom. ■ Double upper: 1 reception room, 4 bedrooms. Cottage ■ Popular central Borders location. ■ Excellent opportunity for multi-generational or letting use. ■ Potential to reinstate into a larger, detached house. ■ Spacious garden. ■ Garage. Cottage Scottish Borders 07867 977633 [email protected] SITUATION SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE(S) Thorncroft is situated on the Main Street in the centre of Lilliesleaf. Property Water Electricity Drainage Heating Council EPC Tax Lilliesleaf, with a population of over 300, is a peaceful rural village comprising mostly traditionally built houses lying on a ridge of ground Main Main Main Electric Band C F Thorncroft above the Ale Water. The surrounding countryside is noted for its Cottage scenic beauty. The village boasts an excellent primary school and falls Thorncroft Main Main Main Electric Band C E into the catchment for Selkirk High School. Studio Local shops and services can be found in nearby St Boswells, Selkirk GARDEN and Melrose. Galashiels, 11 miles north of Lilliesleaf, offers a broader Thorncroft benefits from a sheltered and spacious garden on the south range of amenities (including 2 major supermarkets) and a wide variety side of the property. It is mostly level and is laid to lawn with some of recreational and sporting facilities. mature trees, shrubs and borders for year round interest. The garden benefits from a timber summer house as well as a useful log store/ Cottage The Borders General Hospital and Scottish Borders Council garden shed. There is a single garage with an electric door (not headquarters are both within easy reach. The Borders Railway, with a tested) on the eastern gable of the property. station at Tweedbank, has a regular train service between the Borders and Edinburgh and the village is well placed for access to both the A68 DIRECTIONS and A7 trunk roads. To find this property location to within 3 meters, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: DESCRIPTION clumped.bigest.slippers The very attractive detached property was originally built as a single dwelling in the early 1800s. The building was converted into two VIEWINGS apartments in 2009, the upper apartment being called Thorncroft Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents. Viewing appointments Cottage and the lower apartment being called Thorncroft Studio. There will be arranged subject to Government legislation regarding COVID-19 is a single garage connected to the property that offers access to the and social distancing measures will be adhered to at all times. lower Studio apartment via a passage at the back of the property. POST CODE The pretty double upper apartment, Thorncroft Cottage, retains lovely TD6 9JD period proportions and benefits from a solar hot water heating system. The accommodation has been extended into the attic to provide two FIXTURES AND FITTINGS further bedrooms and a useful seating/storage area. Thorncroft No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these Cottage Cottage has direct access into the garden. particulars. Having been successfully rented out for a number of years, Thorncroft 2017 ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS offers an ideal opportunity to reinstate the house into a nicely proportioned detached, 3 storey family house (subject to the Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to appropriate consents) or as two separate apartments for future rental. carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. To enable us to complete these checks purchasers will need to provide, along with their offer, either: ACCOMMODATION Thorncroft Studio (a) Originals of primary (e.g. a passport) and secondary (e.g. current Ground Floor: Sitting room, kitchen/dining room, double bedroom, council tax or utility bill) ID, or: bathroom, utility room, study. (b) Copies of such primary and secondary ID certified and dated by the purchasers’ Solicitors as true copies along with written confirmation Thorncroft Cottage from the purchasers’ Solicitors that they accept that we will be relying on this copy ID for AML purposes. First Floor: Sitting room, kitchen/dining room, two double bedrooms, bathroom. Failure to provide this information may result in an offer not being considered. Second Floor: Two double bedrooms (ceiling height 1.83m max), sitting area, WC Cottage Studio Studio Studio IMPORTANT NOTES 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condi- tion, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the require- ments of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. 4. Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to 21 Woodmarket, Kelso, TD5 7AT. 6. Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and pur- chasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. 7. Photographs taken in April 2021. Bathroom .