2 Bed Apartment For Sale

A truly IMMACULATELY PRESENTED and spacious TWO BEDROOM, TWO SHOWER ROOM retirement apartment, benefitting from being on the SECOND FLOOR, boasting an ENVIABLE CORNER POSITION, with direct access from the DUAL ASPECT Living Room onto a BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE CRICKET GROUND! In addition, this apartment has BRAND NEW CARPETS THROUGHOUT.

The excellent communal facilities include; a HOMEOWNERS LOUNGE with a TERRIFIC TERRACE, a House Manager on site during office hours & 24 hour Careline System for PEACE-OF-MIND, a wonderful GUEST SUITE for visiting family and friends, LANDSCAPED COMMUNAL GARDENS, and more!

Development Overview - Freeman House is a Retirement Living development, brought to you by McCarthy & Stone. The development offers a selection of one and two bedroom Retirement Living apartments and is situated in the picturesque Cathedral city of Canterbury. Bordering The Spitfire Ground, home of Kent County Cricket and located less than a mile from the city centre,

Designed exclusively for the over 60s, our Retirement Living development gives you the best of both worlds. You have the benefit of owning your own home, free from worries of external maintenance or gardening.

This popular development has all the amenities you could want close by. What's more, McCarthy & Stone apartments are designed to make it easy for you to live independently with every home comfort. A much talked about feature of Freeman House is the communal lounge on the first floor with an extensive terrace for a ringside seat to enjoy the cricket on match days. The Homeowners' lounge also provides a great space to socialise with friends and family and, if your guests have travelled from afar, they can extend their stay by booking into the development Guest Suite (fees apply and subject to availability).

There is a dedicated House Manager on site during working hours to take care of things and make you feel at home. For your peace of mind the development has camera door entry and 24-hour emergency call system, and lift access to all floors. The service charge covers the cost of all external maintenance, gardening and landscaping, external window cleaning, buildings insurance, water rates and security systems. The energy costs of the homeowners lounge and other communal areas are also covered.

Apartment Overview - Apartment 34 is an immaculate retirement apartment located on the second floor and boasts spacious accommodation and brand new carpets throughout. The property briefly comprises; dual aspect living room with a balcony which overlooks the Cricket Ground, a modern fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms, two shower rooms (one being en-suite), and useful storage. Additional features include; illuminated light switches, raised power sockets, electronically operated kitchen window, and emergency pull cords in the shower rooms.

Entrance Hallway - Front door with spy hole leads to the entrance hall. From the hallway there is a door to a walk-in storage cupboard/airing cupboard, housing the hot water tank, Vent-Axia system (serviced annually) and the washer/dryer. Illuminated light switches, smoke detector, apartment security door entry system with intercom, 24 hour careline system and emergency pull cord. Doors lead to the bedrooms, lounge and shower room.

Living Room - A bright and spacious dual aspect living room with floor to ceiling double glazed windows to front elevation and further windows and patio door to near directly opening onto a balcony with a view of the Cricket Ground. TV and telephone points, Sky/Sky+ connection point. Two ceiling lights, underfloor heating, brand new carpet, and raised electric power sockets. Partially glazed door leads into a separate kitchen.

Kitchen - Modern fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units and drawers with complimentary work surfaces over. Stainless steel sink with mono lever tap and drainer sits below the electrically operated UPVC double glazed window. Eye level oven, fitted microwave, ceramic hob, cooker extractor hood and integral fridge freezer. Under pelmet lighting and tiled floor with underfloor heating.

Bedroom One - A spacious double bedroom boasting door to walk-in wardrobe housing rails and shelving. Large window, underfloor heating, ceiling lights, TV and phone point. Door to en-suite,

En-Suite - Extensively tiled with slip resistant floor tiling, the shower room comprises; walk-in level access shower with glass screen, WC and vanity unit with sink inset, mirror and shaver socket. Emergency pull cord, heated towel rail, underfloor heating and grab rail.

Bedroom Two - Well proportioned second bedroom which could alternatively be used as another reception room, office or hobby room. Window, ceiling lights, TV and phone point.

Shower Room - Another extensively tiled shower room with slip resistant floor tiling. The shower room comprises; shower enclosure with glass screen, WC and vanity unit with sink inset, mirror and shaver socket. Emergency pull cord, heated towel rail, underfloor heating and grab rail.

Car Parking - This property comes with its own allocated space.

Service Charge (Breakdown) - • Cleaning of communal windows
• Water rates for communal areas and apartments
• Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas
• 24-hour emergency call system
• Upkeep of gardens and grounds
• Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas
• Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
• Buildings insurance

Service charge of £3,905.77 per year (until financial year ending 30/06/2026).

The service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV. To find out more about service charges please contact your Property Consultant or House Manager.

Lease Information - Lease Length: 150 years from 2015
Ground rent: £495
Ground rent review: Dec-30

Additional Information & Service - • Superfast Fibre Broadband available
• Mains water and electricity
• Electric room heating
• Mains drainage

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