Property Details & Description

Accommodation Comprises

Hall, Three Hall Cupboards, Dining Kitchen/Sitting Room, Double Bedroom, Bathroom, Large Flexible Box Room/Study

Outside

Private Enclosed Sun-Terrace Garden to Front

On Street Permit Parking

Situation

Cumberland Street is a popular residential area located within Edinburgh’s historic New Town and forms part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage site. The area is well served by local amenities with Margiotta the nearest neighbourhood supermarket whilst Tesco in Canonmills is a 10-minute walk away. The cosmopolitan neighbourhoods of Stockbridge and Broughton Street with their independent shops, bars and restaurants are close by. The property is a stone’s throw from a lovely neighbourhood pub, The Cumberland with its pretty tree-shaded beer garden and also to George V Park that leads on to an extensive network of cycle and running paths. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Park and the Water of Leith walkway are also within easy reach. Acres of leafy green space can be found within Queen Street’s beautiful private gardens (by subscription).

The city centre, with its business and financial district, is within easy walking distance, offering an abundance of bars, restaurants, art galleries, museums, theatres and historic attractions. The city boasts a wide and varied shopping experience, with the designer shops of George Street and Multrees Walk, John Lewis department store and the new St James Centre (opening 2021) all within a 15-minute walk.

Cumberland Street falls within the catchment area for Broughton Primary, Drummond Community High School and St Mary’s RC Primary School with private schooling options available nearby at Fettes College, The Edinburgh Academy, Erskine Stewarts Melville Schools and St George’s Girls School.

Residents’ permit and pay and display parking is available. Travel links are close by at Waverley station and Edinburgh’s extensive bus and tram network offers efficient access to Edinburgh airport. The property is also within easy reach of the city’s extensive cycle network, the City Bypass and Central Scotland’s motorway network.

ACCOMMODATION

Walking down stone steps past the sun-terrace garden to the private front door that opens into an entrance hall running through the length of this good-sized garden flat. The first room on the left is a light-filled double bedroom that benefits from Georgian sash windows, a fitted mirrored wardrobe and direct views of the patio garden. Opposite the bedroom is an open plan fitted kitchen with a counter dining area and sitting room with a fireplace with an electric-fired stove and a sash window offering garden views. The white-tiled bathroom has a shower cubicle, WC and basin with fitted cabinet. One further generous sized room can be used for a variety of uses such as a study or additional accommodation.Three hall cupboards provide storage – one houses the utilities (hot water tank/washing machine/dryer) and another is large enough for bicycles.

General Remarks:

Proof and Source of Funds / Anti Money Laundering

Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction. All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address.This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

Fixtures and Fittings:

Only appliances specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply.

Services:

Electric central heating, radiators and appliances, mains water, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations.)

Postcode:

EH3 6SB

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band Category:

EPC:

Viewing:

By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Misrepresentations:

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2.The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3. Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Particulars prepared October 2020 – First Issue