A superb three bedroom townhouse offering upgraded and re-modelled accommodation, overlooking a small lake in this highly regarded location adjacent to Churchill College, just off Madingley Road.
The Crescent, Cambridge - £795,000
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3 bed Mid Terraced House The Crescent, Cambridge 3 1 3 £795,000
The Crescent is a semi circular mews of similarly styled townhouses situated along Storeys Way linking Huntingdon and Madingley Roads together about ¾ mile distant from the historic city centre. Excellent schooling in both the public and private sectors is available within the City including St Johns and Kings Schools just off Grange Road. Comprehensive shopping facilities, including The Grand Arcade and a busy market square are available within the city along with a wide range of recreational amenities close at hand. For the commuter Cambridge railway station lies approximately 2½ miles distance with fast and regular train services to London's Kings Cross and Liverpool Street stations whilst the M11 (junction 13) lies approximately 1¼ miles to the west.
Description
The Crescent is a semi circular mews of similarly styled townhouses situated along Storeys Way linking Huntingdon and Madingley Roads together about ¾ mile distant from the historic city centre. Excellent schooling in both the public and private sectors is available within the City including St Johns and Kings Schools just off Grange Road. Comprehensive shopping facilities, including The Grand Arcade and a market square are available within the city along with a wide range of recreational amenities close at hand. For the commuter Cambridge railway station lies approximately 2½ miles distance with fast and regular train services to London's Kings Cross and Liverpool Street stations whilst the M11 (junction 13) lies approximately 1¼ miles to the west.
Description
6 The Crescent is an inner terrace, three storey property built of brick elevations beneath a tiled roof. The property has well planned flexible accommodation extending to approx.imately1465 sq ft over 3 floors. The property has undergone a programme of refurbishment/re-modelling and is a spacious 3 bedroom townhouse of considerable quality. Of particular note is the first floor sitting room which gives access to the columned west facing balcony overlooking the communal pond. To the front is a through kitchen and dining room with fitted bespoke cabinetry and some integrated appliances. The master bedroom is situated at ground floor and has an en suite bathroom and access to the rear terrace whilst at 2nd floor there are 2 further bedrooms- both with high quality marble tiled en suite shower/bath rooms. There is also a study and store area to the ground floor as well as a useful utility room.
The rear terrace is small, accessed via the master bedroom and enclosed by wrought iron railings and overlooks the communal pond and towards Churchill College.
Directions
Leaving Cambridge city centre along Magdalene Street, bear left at the crossroads with Northampton Street and once at the roundabout bear right onto Madingley Road. Take the second right hand turn into Storeys Way with Churchill College on your left hand side and take the next right turn into The Crescent. Number 8 is the eighth house on the left hand side.
COVEREDFRONTPORCHAREA with video entrance phone, double door to cupboard housing the gas central heating boiler, glazed door to;
ENTRANCEPORCH7' 5" x 5' 4" (2.26m x 1.63m) with recessed ceiling spotlights, radiator, dado rail, doors to study, utility room and entrance hallway, brush mat flooring,
STUDY8' 1" x 7' 6 (to cupboard)" (2.46m x 2.29m) with doors to front store (see later), double doors to large walk-in cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, radiator, limed oak style wood flooring
UTILITYROOM8' 2" x 4' 3" (2.49m x 1.3m) with window to front, stone worktop/upstands with plumbing and space for washing machine and clothes dryer below, Butler sink, wc, radiator, wainscoting.
ENTRANCEHALLWAY9' 4" x 8' 4" (2.84m x 2.54m) with stairs to first floor, recessed ceiling spotlights, understair cupboard, video entrance phone, dado rail with textured chalk stripe wall coverings, radiator, door to
BEDROOM115' 3" x 15' 1" (4.65m x 4.6m) Glazed door and full length side panel and window to rear with views to lake, two radiators, built-in wardrobe cupboards, door to
ENSUITEBATHROOM High quality bathroom with Luna Pearl natural granite tiled walls and flooring, panelled bath with wall mirror to side, chrome mixer taps and shower unit, heated towel rail, wc with concealed cistern , wash hand basin with recessed display shelf, mirror, wall lights and shaver point over, extractor fan, recessed ceiling spotlights.
FIRSTFLOORLANDING with stairs to second floor, picture rail, recessed ceiling spotlights,radiator video phone, doors to dining area (see later) and;
SITTINGROOM16' 3 (narrowing to 10'1" x 15' 6 (narrowing to 7'8)" (4.95m x 4.72m) with glazed door and glazed side panels to balcony with delightful westerly facing views over the lake, two radiators, double doors opening onto the;
KITCHEN/DININGROOM18' 7 (narrowing to 10'1)" x 15' 6 (narrowing to 7'6" (5.66m x 4.72m) An 'L' shaped room with two windows to front, with a high quality kitchen area comprising an excellent range of wall and base units with Belgian Blue natural stone worksurfaces, built-in Miele 4 ring electric hob and oven with extractor hood over, Miele dishwasher and integrated microwave, inset fridge/freezer, inset one and a quarter stainless steel sink unit and drainer with mixer taps, recessed ceiling spotlights, limed oak style timber flooring
SECONDFLOORLANDING with recessed ceiling spotlights, video entrance phone, dado rail, doors to;
BEDROOM313' 0 (to wardrobes)" x 9' 9" (3.96m x 2.97m) with two windows to rear overlooking the lake, built-in wardrobes to one wall with shelving and hanging rail, two radiators, door to
ENSUITESHOWERROOM High quality shower room Luna Pearl natural granite tiling to walls and floor, shower area with glass screen and chrome shower unit, wc with concealed cistern, wash hand basin with mirror, lighting and shaver point over, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan.
BEDROOM216' 10" x 10' 5 (approx)" (5.13m x 3.18m) with two windows to front, built-in wardrobes to one wall with hanging rail and shelving, loft access hatch, two radiators, built-in open- shelved unit to one wall, door to;
ENSUITEBATHROOM High quality bathroom, with Luna Pearl natural granite tiled walls and flooring, panelled bath with glass screen over, mixer taps and shower attachment, large mirror to one wall, wc with concealed cistern, wash hand basin with recessed display shelf over, mirror, lighting and shaver point, chrome heated towel rail
OUTSIDE At the front of the property there is a paved driveway with a garden area to the side set behind a beech retaining hedge.outside tap and lighting. The garage has been converted to provide a study and a very useful
FRONT STORE ROOM 8'4" X 4'9" with aluminium up and over door to front, power, lighting shelving to one wall, secured internal door to study.
At the rear of the property there is a small westerly facing garden area which overlooks a delightful small communal lake area, the whole, enclosed by wrought iron fencing. There is also a sunny balcony from the sitting room which also overlooks the small lake.
TENURE FREEHOLD
The property is subject to a modest estate/service charge of £316pa -payable quarterly in advance.;
Fees applying to all new tenancies from 1st June 2019
We may charge a tenant any or all of the following when required:
the rent;
a security deposit with a maximum of 5 weeks rent, or 6 weeks on a property with rent over £50,000 per year;
a holding deposit of no more than one weeks’ rent;
default fee for late payment of rent (after 14 days);
reasonable charges for lost keys or security fobs;
payments associated with contract variation, at £50 or reasonable costs incurred if higher, when requested by the tenant;
payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant; and
payments in respect of bills - utilities, communication services, TV licence, council tax and green deal or other energy efficiency charges.
Fees applying to all pre-existing tenancies entered before 1st June 2019
We shall continue to apply the charges within the existing tenancy agreement until 31st May 2020.
Pocock & Shaw Newmarket Office - Fees charged to tenants
Single person - £200.00 plus a £100 Holding Payment
Company - £270.00 plus a £100 Holding Payment
Couple or 2 sharers - £270.00 plus a £100 Holding Payment
3 Sharers - £340.00 plus a £100 Holding Payment
Guarantor - £70.00 (charged in addition to the above fees)
Tenancy Renewal Fee: £80.00
New Agreement Fee: £80.00
Change of Tenant Fee: In shared households where 1 or more tenants wish to leave the property mid-tenancy and therefore find a replacement, the following charges will be made (subject to landlord approval and references Pocock & Shaw's administration fee £200 to reference new applicant and to supply a new tenancy agreement.
UK Debit & Credit Card payments are accepted for application fee payments. They are also accepted for rent and deposit payments subject to an additional 50pence charge for debit cards and a 2.5% fee for credit cards.
After payment of fees, holding payment and return of application forms the property will be removed from the market and referencing will commence. Should you decide not to proceed with the tenancy for any reason, these fees and holding payment will not be refunded. If the landlord decides not to let the property for any reason other than non-receipt of satisfactory references all fees and holding payment paid by the tenant will be refunded. The holding payment on commencement of the tenancy will be set towards the main property deposit. Contracts are either for 6 or 12 months in duration, some landlords will only accept a 12 month tenancy. Please check first before viewing.
All applications and negotiations are subject to contract, successful referencing and landlord approval.
Waterwitch House Properties:
All applications for Waterwitch House are subject to a 12 Month tenancy agreement. There is also a £120 inc VAT renewal fee, payable for a new 12 month term.
Fees applying to all new tenancies from 1st June 2019
We may charge a tenant any or all of the following when required:
the rent;
a security deposit with a maximum of 5 weeks rent, or 6 weeks on a property with rent over £50,000 per year;
a holding deposit of no more than one weeks’ rent;
default fee for late payment of rent (after 14 days);
reasonable charges for lost keys or security fobs;
payments associated with contract variation, at £50 or reasonable costs incurred if higher, when requested by the tenant;
payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant; and
payments in respect of bills - utilities, communication services, TV licence, council tax and green deal or other energy efficiency charges.
Fees applying to all pre-existing tenancies entered before 1st June 2019
We shall continue to apply the charges within the existing tenancy agreement until 31st May 2020.
Pocock & Shaw Ely Office - Fees charged to tenants
After viewing the property each applicant must complete an Application Form. This applies to each individual over the age of 18 who will be registered as a Tenant/Joint Tenant on the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement or Company Let Agreement.
Completing the Application Form does not necessarily guarantee that the Applicant will get the Tenancy. Please complete the application form and return it to the office together with the following fees (please note the total referencing and legal fees are non-refundable):
Referencing & Legal Fee(s) for Assured Shorthold Tenancies:
For one applicant is £200.00 inclusive of VAT
Each applicant thereafter £70.00 inclusive of VAT
Each guarantor will be charged at £70.00 inc VAT
Referencing and Legal Fee for a Company Let is £300.00 inc VAT
Deposits:
For an Unfurnished Property the Deposit is equivalent to one and a half months rent.
For a Furnished Property the Deposit is equivalent to two months’ rent.
After satisfactory references have taken place, we will ask for a non-refundable partial payment of the deposit equivalent to half a month’s rent. Also note that an additional Deposit may be requested if a pet is allowed on the premises subject to the Landlord’s agreement.
Tenancy Agreement Renewals:
When a tenant moves out of a shared property and a renewal tenancy agreement is drawn up, the new tenant is to be referenced at a cost of £70.00 plus a fee of £75.00
Tenancy Agreement Extensions:
No fee is payable for either a fixed or periodic extension, unless a new agreement needs to be prepared. If this is the case the fee payable is £80.00 inclusive of VAT.
End of Tenancy Fees:
The Tenant will be charged a check out fee which will be deducted from the Deposit. A scale of charges is available, please request a copy.
Fees applying to all new tenancies from 1st June 2019
We may charge a tenant any or all of the following when required:
the rent;
a security deposit with a maximum of 5 weeks rent, or 6 weeks on a property with rent over £50,000 per year;
a holding deposit of no more than one weeks’ rent;
default fee for late payment of rent (after 14 days);
reasonable charges for lost keys or security fobs;
payments associated with contract variation, at £50 or reasonable costs incurred if higher, when requested by the tenant;
payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant; and
payments in respect of bills - utilities, communication services, TV licence, council tax and green deal or other energy efficiency charges.
Fees applying to all pre-existing tenancies entered before 1st June 2019
We shall continue to apply the charges within the existing tenancy agreement until 31st May 2020.
Pocock & Shaw Cambridge Office - Fees charged to tenants
After viewing the property each applicant must complete an Application Form. This applies to each individual over the age of 18 who will be registered as a Tenant/Joint Tenant on the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement or Company Let Agreement.
All charges shown include VAT at the prevailing rate unless otherwise stated.
Application Fees for a new tenancy:
A £100 holding deposit is payable along with the following application fee:
Single Person - £200 .
Couple or 2 sharers - £270.
Each addition adult applicant thereafter - £70.
Each guarantor will be charged £70.
Company let - £270 using our contract. If your company requires a different form of contact there may be an addition charge.
After payment of fees, holding payment and return of application forms the property will be removed from the market and referencing will commence. Should you decide not to proceed with the tenancy for any reason, these fees and holding payment will not be refunded. If the landlord decides not to let the property for any reason other than non-receipt of satisfactory references all fees and holding payment paid by the tenant will be refunded. The holding payment on commencement of the tenancy will be set towards the main property deposit (see below). All applications and negotiations are subject to contract, successful referencing and landlord approval.
Deposit held during the tenancy:
The deposit is equivalent to one and a half months rent.
Change of Tenant Fee:
In shared households where one or more tenants wish to leave the property mid-tenancy and therefore find a replacement, the following charges will be made (subject to landlord approval and references): £200 to reference new applicant and to supply a new tenancy agreement.
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