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A Grade II Listed, mid-terrace, one-bedroom cottage in the National Trust Village of West Wycombe. Offering one double bedroom, upstairs bathroom, and cosy kitchen-lounge with log burner. Redecorated throughout. Outside there is a charming courtyard garden and outbuilding. Unfurnished and no white goods provided. Ideally single occupant only.
The Location
48 High Street is a historic property, located on the High Street in the National Trust village of West Wycombe. This village was gifted to the National Trust in 1934 by the Royal Society of Arts. West Wycombe has an active community with a village hall, a selection of shops, pubs and restaurants, a nursery school and a primary school. There is easy access to the M40 motorway, local bus services, and mainline train services into London Marylebone from nearby High Wycombe station.
Directions
From High Wycombe:
Drive west out of High Wycombe on the West Wycombe Road (A40). At the roundabout, take the first exit and continue on the A40 heading into West Wycombe Village. Proceeding along the High Street, passing Church Lane on your right, the property is on the right hand side.
For users of satellite navigation, please use the postcode HP14 3AG.
The Property
Ground Floor
Kitchen/Lounge
(4.47m x 3.64m) Front door leads in to newly decorated, dual aspect kitchen/lounge. Quarry tile floor, large inglenook fireplace and working log burner. Small suite of wall and base units. Understairs cupboard, with hot water cylinder. Stairs leading to first floor and door leading to back garden.
First Floor
Landing
Newly decorated. Stairs leads up to small landing. Built in cupboard with slatted shelves.
Bedroom 1
(3.64m x 2.48m) Double bedroom, newly decorated. Window overlooking the high street.
Bathroom
(1.91m x 1.89m) Newly refurbished, with white suite comprising loo, wash hand basin and bath with electric shower over. Window overlooking the rear garden.
Outside
Outside there is a small patio area, steps leading up to area of lawn / gravel and a path leading to an outbuilding. Outbuilding has electric and water point for washing machine. There is no rear access to the garden.
Outgoings and Services
The property benefits from mains electricity, water and sewerage supplies along with Air Source Heat Pump driven central heating. Tenants are to provide their own white goods.
TV and Internet connection must be organised by the tenant.
The tenant is responsible for all outgoings relating to the property.
Council Tax
The tenant is to pay Council Tax. The property is in Band B for Council Tax and is payable to Buckinghamshire Council.
The Tenancy
Term - The property is available to let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy for an initial term of 6 months, after which there could be an opportunity for the term to be extended.
Rent - The prospective tenant is asked to pay £950 per calendar month. The rent is to be payable by Direct Debit monthly in advance with the first payment being made on the commencement of the tenancy.
Rent reviews - The National Trust carries out rent reviews of the property every two years to open market value.
Deposit - The Tenant will not be required to pay a deposit or a holding deposit
Insurance - The National Trust will be responsible for insuring the building, but the Tenant will be responsible for insuring the contents
Repairing Responsibilities (Summary)
The Trust will be responsible for repairs to the structure, exterior of the building, installations for the supply of services, external decoration.
The Tenant will be responsible for internal repairs and decoration, garden, fences, drives, the cost of servicing appliances.
Sub Letting - The property shall be occupied as a single private residence only. There will be no right to assign, sub-let or part with possession for the whole or any part of the premises.
Pets - Tenants must seek the landlord's permission for any animals or birds to be kept at the property.
National Trust tenants
As a tenant of the National Trust, you'll receive a free 'tenant pass' throughout the duration of your tenancy. This means that you, your children (under 18) and one other adult can visit the places we care for, for free. You'll also receive a National Trust Handbook to help you plan your days out, a copy of the National Trust Magazine and a free parking permit for when you visit us.
It's important to know that the income we make from the places we let plays an essential role in funding our conservation work. It protects nature, beauty and history for generations to come.
We're keen to build long-lasting tenant-landlord relationships that bring stability and longevity to your plans and ours. We know that tenants have high expectations of their National Trust rental property, but we also expect them to look after the property as if we were looking after it. That's because being a National Trust tenant means looking after a piece of history. It means being a custodian of a building. And it means helping to protect it for the next generation.
Viewings and Further Information
Viewings
Viewings strictly by appointment only.
Contact Edward O'Connor via Rightmove enquiries for more information.
GDPR
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As a Tenant of the National Trust, we will use your personal information to fulfil our contract with you. This may include, but is not limited to, sending you rental invoices, tenant and landlord correspondence, and contacting you with information about issues or activities relating to your lease. We will not pass your details to third parties except where you have provided explicit consent or where we need to do so in order to fulfil our legal or landlord responsibilities, for example if we need to send your address or contact details to a maintenance contractor so they can carry out repairs, or where we are required to liaise with Council Tax departments or Utilities companies at the beginning or end of a Tenancy.
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