EC1244al INCOME POTENTIAL! 2 Spacious Houses (1 was Bar-rest-shop & B&B); Large Barn; Workshop/Storage; Large Courtyard; Small Garden; Centre of Beautiful Village.
In Brief: House 1: Lge Kitchen, Lge Living room, 4 Beds, 1 Ensuite, 1 Shower room, Office space. House 2: (was Bar-Rest-Shop & B&B): 2 Lge Living Rooms; Lge Kitchen; Lge Office; 2 Wcs; 3 Good-sized Ensuite Beds; 2 Convertible Attics. Outbuildings: Barn; Lean-to/Car Port; Big Courtyard; Small Garden; Well; Nice Views. Plot approx.803m2.
Situation: East Charente 16450: This group of stone buildings is right at the heart of a beautiful rural village (currently without amenities), opening out onto the square and a little side street. Being at the top of a hill, it overlooks the rooftops to the surrounding rolling countryside (small fields and woodland); 4 mins from a large village with amenities; c20 mins from the market town of Chasseneuil s/Bonnieure; c40mins from the rampart city of Angoulême (Capitol of the Charente; TGV); c50mins Limoges Airport.
Description: House 1 (approx.145m2) is a comfortable 4 bed family home (or Gite) with a first floor kitchen/diner to profit from the lovely views over the roof tops; House 2 (approx.185m2hab) used to be the Bar- Restaurant- Shop in the village and there is potentially a licence available from the Mairie; more recently it has been used as a B&B; it could also be used for retail/other business purposes without affecting the B&B Rooms. Both houses are in good to reasonable decorative order and are laid out as follows:
House 1, Ground Floor: Tiled throughout; Entrance through patio doors into a spacious Living Room (30.3m2~) with feature stone wall, modern granule burner & staircase; Bed 1 (17m2 ~) with Ensuite (3m2~shower, basin, WC), fitted wardrobes & window seat (storage); at the other end of the lounge is Office space (8.8m2~), that leads to Bed 2 (9.9m2~) a Shower Room/WC (3m2~) and a Utility cupboard for a washing machine (2m2~).
1st Floor: Mansard ceiling, beams & wooden floorboards throughout: Fitted Kitchen-Diner (26.3m2~ oven, hob, sink, cupboards) with 2 Large Rooms/Bedrooms on either side (19.6 & 23m2~), the larger with an Ensuite (2.7m2~shower, wc, basin) & feature stone walls.
Technical Details: Good Decorative Order; Roof Reviewed 2020; Wood Double Glazing; Rewired 2018; Granule- burner & electric heating (although there are rads in place for CH); Conforming Septic tank (microstation 2014); Taxe Fonc.500€/annum; Energy Efficient: C/95.1; GHGE: A/2.3.
House 2, Ground Floor: Tiled throughout: Entrance into Large double-aspect Dining Room (was restaurant -36.5m2~); Sitting Room (was Shop 15.1m2~) with lovely original cupboards; Store room/Office (11.9m2~); 2 Customer WCs with foyer (13.9m2~would convert to bathroom); Large fitted Kitchen (22.4m2~) with original sweeping oak staircase.
1st Floor: 3 Ensuite Letting Bedrooms with Keys (22.6/24.1/21.6m~- inc. private bathrooms) all with floorboards & laminate in the bathrooms.
2nd Floor: 2 Convertible Attics (c 22/38.5m~ at height).
Technical Details: Good to reasonable decorative order; UPVC Double glazing; Oil CH (old boiler needs overhaul/replacement); Conforming Septic Tank (2014); Electrical review 2014; Timbers treated 2008; roof partially reviewed in 2022; Taxe Fonc. c500€; Energy Report: unmeasurable.


Outbuildings: Barn (approx.70m2), attached to House 2, good height, roof; the other outbuilding are attached to the front of the barn, opposite House 1 (so can be used for either property); small stone Shelter (5.6m2); Car Port (26.7m2); Workshop/Store (14.3m2~); Wine Cellar (9.6m2~).