Beech House, Crook of Devon, Kinross-shire KY13 0UL Offers in excess of £580,000

Situation

Crook of Devon is a rural village attractively located and nestling within the Ochil Hills. The village lies within 6 miles of the M90 and Kinross. The village amenities include a post office, a primary school with an excellent reputation, a local shop and a petrol station.
Kinross is an attractive country town which offers a wide range of local facilities including shops, professional services, primary and secondary schooling, restaurants, several hotels, a supermarket and two golf courses. There are a number of private schools within easy reach including Dollar Academy, Glenalmond, Strathallan, Craigclowan, Kilgraston and St Leonard’s.
Kinross is a highly accessible location. The M90 gives quick access to both Perth and Edinburgh. There is a Park and Ride service at Kinross with regular express coach services to Edinburgh and Perth. There is a train station at Inverkeithing with services into both Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley, as well as a further Park and Ride service. Edinburgh Airport, situated on the western periphery of Edinburgh, has a wide range of domestic and international flights.
The surrounding countryside provides ample opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast. Loch Leven is renowned for its excellent trout fishing and beautiful countryside provides excellent walking, cycling and riding opportunities. St Andrews, the ‘Home of Golf’, is some 35 miles to the east.

Description

Of contemporary design, Beech House has a floor area extending to 3661 sq ft and was completed in June 2006, under architect supervision and guarantee. The site extends to 0.36 of an acre and the accommodation of the property offers a great deal of flexibility for the growing family, with high quality fixtures and fittings throughout.
Beech House replaced a former stone barn and some of the original stone work has been reused in the construction. In addition to the natural stone there are smooth rendered walls, aluminium double glazed windows, large glazed sections, and a zinc roof, guttering and downpipes.
Beech House was recently featured as The Scotsman’s “House of the Week”. A link to the Scotsman Property supplement can be found on the website entry for Beech House, by clicking on “Website” under the Agent Contact details.

Accommodation

Double doors with side screens lead to a vestibule, and further double doors lead to the reception hall. The reception hall has a tiled floor, with a staircase leading to the first floor, recessed lighting, and a cloak cupboard.
The spacious sitting room has a tiled floor and a patio door leading to the rear garden. A separate family room has a TV recess in the wall, a tiled floor and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the garden and woodlands beyond.
The dining room has a tiled floor and a patio door to the garden. It is open plan with the kitchen which has a centre island with built in ceramic hob and cooker hood above, a stainless steel sink and mixer tap, and a walk-in larder. The integrated appliances include an oven, microwave oven and dishwasher. There are further pan drawers and glass fronted units, and resin bonded flooring.
A separate utility / boot room also has a resin bonded floor and is fitted with base and wall mounted units with worktop surfaces, an inset stainless steel sink and mixer tap, plumbing for an automatic washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. There is a useful shoe store, a cupboard housing the gas fired boiler and the water tank, and a door to the garden.
There is a ground floor WC with concealed cistern, and wash basin with units below.
Also on the ground floor, currently used as a home office, is a large reception room which could be used as a games room. It has a laminate floor.
First Floor
A turning staircase with mid landing leads to a large gallery hallway. There is a glazed partition wall to a fifth reception room which is currently used as a gym. It has a laminate floor. With floor to ceiling windows providing elevated views over the garden, woodland and the River Devon, this would make an exceptional sitting room.
There are five double bedrooms, three of which have built-in wardrobes. The master bedroom has a walk-in dressing room and an en suite bathroom with bath, WC, wash basin, large walk-in shower with fixed drenched shower head and separate adjustable shower head. There is tiling to dado height and a heated towel rail. It has a resin bonded floor.
The family bathroom has WC with concealed cistern, wash basin with units below, bath and separate shower, heated towel rail, shaver point, and a resin bonded floor.
Outside
The chipped entrance driveway can be enclosed by gates. It sweeps round to the front of the property and leads to a carport with parking for two vehicles. There are external lights and pathways to either side of the property, and over the raised rockery.
To the side are a chipped border and a timber shed, and the pathway continues round to the rear of the property. The rear garden has a number of paved and decked seating areas with the relaxing sound of the Mill Lade, which in turn flows through woodland to the River Devon
The garden continues to the side with a spacious lawn and stocked borders, a drying area with rotary dryer, external lighting and a water tap.
Services
There is mains electricity, drainage and water. The property is heated by LPG under floor heating, and has a Villavent Heat Recovery Ventilation System. Broadband is available in the area.
Council tax
Perth & Kinross Council Tax Band G.
Fixtures and fittings
All fixed floor coverings, blinds and integrated kitchen appliances are included in the sale. The American style fridge freezer may be available by separate negotiation.
Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Possession
Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.
Offers
Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.
Purchase price
Within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives a deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid. The deposit will be non returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.

Directions

From Kinross/Junction 6 of the M90 take the A977 west (signposted Kincardine) for approximately 5.6 miles. As you approach Crook of Devon village, turn right at The County Fabrics mill, and after passing Fossoway Primary School take the next turn to the left into the entrance to Beech House.