Attractive property with improvement potential in a rural and peaceful village.

A lovely stone built, period property in a village setting. In need of refurbishment and modernising but could create an attractive and functional family home with generous outside space sitting on 0.59 of an acre plot.

** For sale by online auction (subject to sale prior, reserve and conditions) ** 

Ground Floor

• Front entrance leading onto kitchen, sitting room and first floor

• Kitchen / breakfast room with Rayburn and pantry

• Boot room with downstairs WC, accessed from the rear garden and kitchen

• Dining room with fire place next to the kitchen

• Character filled, beamed sitting room with open fireplace and wood burner

• Attractive views onto front and rear gardens 

First Floor

• 5 bedrooms spread over first and second floor

• Dual-aspect master bedroom

• Fitted and walk-in wardrobes

• Family bathroom 

• Generous attic storage space

Outside

• Wrap-around garden mainly laid to lawn with charming flower and shrub borders

• Vegetable garden and greenhouse

• Several useful outbuildings and stone barn with potential, situated in the garden

• Primarily fenced and part stone walled pasture paddock linked to the rear garden, suitable for livestock, with a store barn

• In all circa 0.59 acres

Situation

The village of Ratley is a quaint and attractive village with a church, village hall and public house. Ratley is a rural village but benefits from access to both Banbury 8 miles, Stratford upon Avon, Leamington Spa and Warwick. The market town of Banbury has extensive shopping facilities with an excellent train service to London Marylebone in about an hour. There is access onto the M40 at Junction 12 (Gaydon) for the Midlands and the North and Junction 11 (Banbury) for the South.

There are a choice of local primary schools at Hornton, Tysoe and Fenny Compton with secondary schools at Kineton and Stratford Grammar. Private schools can be found at Warwick, Bloxham, Tudor Hall, Rugby, Winchester House (Brackley), Carrdus (Overthorpe), St Johns Priory (Banbury), The Croft (Stratford upon Avon) and Warwick Prep School

Fixtures and Fittings

All Fixtures, Fittings and furniture such as curtains, light Fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are excluded from the sale. Some may be available by separate negotiation.

Services

Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. There are Economy 7 storage heaters. Heating is via oil. None of the services or appliances, heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agents.

The estimated fastest download speed currently achievable for the property postcode area is around 1000 Mbps (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 10/04/2024). Actual service availability at the property or speeds received may be different.

We understand that the property is likely to have current mobile coverage (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 10/04/2024). Please note that actual services available may be different depending on the particular circumstances, precise location and network outages. 

Tenure

The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession.

Local Authority

Stratford Upon Avon District Council.

Council Tax Band : F

Important Information

This property is available for sale by online auction. Interested buyers will need to register in advance and complete an ID verification before being able to place a bid. Buyers should allow sufficient time to complete this process before the time period expires. Full details can be found on Fisher German’s online auction page www.fishergerman.co.uk/current-auctions

Legal Pack

A legal pack will be available on Fisher German’s online auction page and interested parties will need to register before accessing the legal documents.  

Services

The property will, unless previously withdrawn, be sold subject to common auction conditions and special conditions of each sale may be found in the legal documents section of the Fisher German online auction page. Each purchaser shall be deemed to have notice of each condition and all the terms thereof and to bid on those terms whether they shall have inspected the said conditions or not. 

Fees

The purchase of this property is subject to a combined Admin fee and Buyer’s Premium of £5,400 including VAT as stated on the auction listing. The buyer will also be required to reimburse the search fees of £350 + VAT.

Public Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements

The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure. There is access to the paddock at the rear of the property via the track just off Townhill.

Plans and Boundaries

The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Viewings

Strictly by appointment through Fisher German LLP. 

irections

Postcode – OX15 6DS

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This property is available for sale by online auction, ending at 12 noon on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Please visit: fishergerman.co.uk/current-auctions for further information. Interested buyers will need to register in advance and complete an ID verification before being able to place a bid. You should allow sufficient time to complete this process before the time period expires. This document is not a legal document and shall not form part of the auction legal pack or any contract or offer. Buyers should not rely on the information in this document as statements of representation and should check that the information is correct by inspection or otherwise. Where there is a conflict between the contents of the legal documents and these particulars, the information contained in the legal documents shall prevail.

All properties available for sale by Fisher German’s online auction are traditional (or unconditional) online auctions; exchange occurs at the end of the auction. This means that if the reserve is met or exceeded and the auction timer reaches zero, the successful bidder is legally obliged to pay the purchase price and the seller will be legally obliged to sell the property. The winning buyer will be charged a holding deposit of £1,400 (not subject to VAT) online, with the amount being held in a secure client account, pursuant to the terms of a holding deposit agreement. In addition, the buyer shall pay an auction Admin Fee for this lot which will be £3,600, inclusive of vat, plus a Buyer's Premium of £1,800, inclusive of vat. The buyer will also be required to reimburse the Seller’s Legal fees, to include disbursements of £350 + VAT. These fees shall be charged to the winning buyer online, immediately at the end of the auction using the payment details provided in advance of bidding. Any remaining amounts of the auction administration fee shall be payable by the buyer in the usual manner.

Pricing Information

The Guide Price amount specified is an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. It is not necessarily the amount at which the property will sell. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the property will not be sold) which we expect will be set no more than 10% above the Guide Price amount.

Bamboo Auctions and Fisher German shall not be liable for any inaccuracies in the fees stated on this description page, in the bidding confirmation pop up or in the particulars. Buyers should check the contents of the legal pack and special conditions for accurate information on fees. Where there is a conflict between the fees stated in the particulars, the bid information box above or the bidding confirmation pop up and the contents of the legal pack, the contents of the legal pack shall prevail.

Stamp Duty Land Tax or Land and Buildings Transaction Tax may also apply in some circumstances.