THE PROPERTY

This is an ideal opportunity to purchase, at a very attractive and “as seen” price of € 99,000, a nearly finished, renovated 3 bedroom cottage style house with an elegant and sympathetically designed extension on the edge of a tiny hamlet near St-Léger-Magnazeix.

Alternatively the vendor, a fully registered and experienced artisan, is willing to complete some or all works to a high standard within a 3 month time span, at a price or prices to be negotiated. For example, completion of ground floor only, or completion of all outstanding works (ground floor and first floor).

Overall, the house provides about 150 m2 of living accommodation on two floors comprising:

On the ground floor – Fitted kitchen (17 m2) – Dining room/study (16 m2) – Utility room (5 m2) – Bedroom No 1 (11 m2) – Bathroom (8 m2) with WC and wash basin – Salon (25 m2) with wood burning stove (granules), French door to terrace area plus 2 picture windows overlooking the garden and countryside beyond.
On the first floor – Landing – Bedroom No 2 (12 m2) – Master bedroom complex comprising Master Bedroom (20 m2), Bathroom (10 m2) Dressing Room (10 m2).
Key features include new double glazed windows throughout including dormer windows to the Master Bedroom complex, all with remote controlled shutter blinds; a new roof to the original house in the same style as the extension; ceramic tiled flooring to the kitchen and dining room, beautiful vaulted ceilings to the Salon and the Master Bedroom.


The house, which comes with over 4,000 m2 of easily maintained gardens mainly laid to lawn and edged with mature oak trees, an above ground swimming pool, an independent garage/workshop, and fabulous countryside views, is significantly down the road in terms of the finished article. However several works have yet to be completed including:

Finish rendering to external walls, particularly the extension and the garage.
Finish flooring particularly to Bedroom No 1 and the Salon.
Installation of, in its entirety, the en-suite bathroom to the Master Bedroom (plumbing has already been installed).
Construction and fitting out of the Dressing Room to the Master Bedroom
Finish plastering to all first floor walls plus about 60% of the ground floor internal walls.
Finish construction of the terrace on the garden side of the Salon.
Haute Vienne, one of the least populated areas in France, is renowned for its gently rolling and attractive countryside, ideal for walking and cycling, and its tranquil lifestyle. In addition there are opportunities for horse riding, canoeing, fishing etc.


Primary schools and some services including small general stores, café/restaurants, and post offices are to be found at St-Hilaire-la-Treille, St-Leger-Magnazeix or Dompierre-les-Eglises. Magnac Laval has a bank, pharmacy and a supermarket.


Bellac, Le Dorat, Montmorillon, and La Souterraine, the principal larger towns in the area, are all about 20-25 kilometres away and provide the full range of services including large supermarkets and all secondary schooling requirements, plus rail services to Limoges and Poitiers (for fast TGV access to Paris, other major cities, and Disneyworld). Limoges and Poitiers airports are both about an hour’s drive away.


Futuroscope, located a few kilometres to the north-east of Poitiers and one of the principal attractions in France, is also about an hour’s drive away. “Lac de Vassiviére” et Lac de St Pardoux both renowned for water based leisure activities can be accessed readily as can “l’étang de Murat”, a protected bird sanctuary, and a major stop over for migratory birds.