A charming two bedroom detached cottage dating back to the early 18th Century enviably located in an extremely convenient location within the centre of the village of Brockenhurst. The property benefits from front and rear gardens, detached garage and good off road parking.
Precis of Accommodation: Entrance Hallway, Living/Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Ground Floor Bathroom, Conservatory/Garden Room, First Floor Landing, Two Double Bedrooms, Principal Bedroom with En Suite Cloakroom, Front & Rear Gardens, Detached Garage.
An enclosed porch with UPVC glazed door leads into entrance hallway with wood flooring and double opening wooden glazed doors leading through to a good sized living/dining room. Here there is a feature inglenook fireplace with open fire with window overlooking rear garden and opening through to the garden room with tiled flooring.
Door from entrance hallway leads to the kitchen\breakfast room which has a good range of tiled work surfaces with matching splashback bespoke hand painted wooden cupboards and drawers with double aspect windows front to back. There is also a larder cupboard and further storage cupboard. There is a space for breakfast table with an electric oven and under counter fridge being included.
The ground floor bathroom incorporates a large corner bath with shower attachment with further space and plumbing for washing machine and window overlooking front aspect.
The staircase with wooden balustrade leads to first floor landing with large window providing excellent light and wooden beamed ceiling. The principal bedroom is well proportioned with a wooden beamed ceiling and a large window overlooking rear garden with door through to en suite cloakroom with velux window to front aspect. The second bedroom is a good sized double bedroom with large window overlooking front aspect and large storage cupboard housing hot water cylinder.
The rear courtyard style garden is mainly laid to patio with south easterly aspects being securely enclosed by walling the front of the property is accessed via a five bar gate leading onto the driveway which is mainly laid to shingle providing good off road parking and also benefits from an area of concrete hard standing. There is a large wood store and a detached garage with up and over door, pitched roof with power and lighting. There is a further area of garden to the front which is laid to lawn and the rest to patio providing south westerly aspects.
EPC RATING: Current ~ E45 Potential ~ C76
COUNCIL TAX: D
SERVICES: Mains water, electric and drainage
HEATING: Electric storage heaters & Wood burning fire
CONSTRUCTION: Of cob wall construction with tiled roof.
Before the tenancy starts (payable to Hayward Fox Lymington (the Agent))
Holding Deposit: One week’s rent. This is to reserve a property. Please Note: This will be withheld if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a Right-to-Rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and / or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days (or other Deadline for Agreement as mutually agreed in writing).
Deposit: 5 weeks rent
During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)
Unpaid Rent: Interest at 3% above the Bank of England Base Rate from Rent Due Date until paid in order to pursue non-payment of rent. Please Note: This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears.
Lost Keys or other security device: Tenants are liable to the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £ 15 per hour (inc. VAT) for the time taken replacing lost key(s) or other security device(s).
Variation of Contract (Tenant’s Request): £ 50 (inc. VAT) per agreed variation. To cover the costs associated with taking landlord’s instructions as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.
Change of Sharer (Tenant’s Request): £ 50 (inc. VAT) per replacement tenant or any reasonable costs incurred if higher. To cover the costs associated with taking landlord’s instructions, new tenant referencing and Right-to-Rent checks, deposit registration as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.
Early Termination (Tenant’s Request): Should the tenant wish to leave their contract early; they shall be liable to the landlord’s costs in re-letting the property as well as all rent due under the tenancy until the start date of the replacement tenancy. These costs will be no more than the maximum amount of rent outstanding on the tenancy.
During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable
Utilities: gas, electricity, water
Communications: telephone and broadband Installation of cable/satellite
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
Television licence
Council Tax
Other permitted payments
Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.
Tenant protection
Hayward Fox is a member of ARLA Propertymark CMP, which is a client money protection scheme, and also a member of The Property Ombudsman Scheme ( which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent’s website or by contacting the agent directly.
Rental payments
Rents are payable in advance by standing order with all payments being made 72 hours prior to your rent due date to allow for clearance.
Landlord Fees
Tenant Find: 60% of first months rent, minimum £ 594 (inc VAT)
