Property Detail & Description

Accommodation comprises:

Ground Floor:

Garden Room/ Dining Area, Sitting Room, Kitchen-Breakfast Room, Utility Room, Rear Hall with Storage, Double Bedroom with Walk-in-Wardrobe, Double Bedroom, Shower Room/WC.

First Floor:

Landing with Storage, Master Bedroom with Walk-in-Wardrobe, Dressing Area and En-Suite, two further double bedrooms, family bathroom with large shower.

Outside:

Timber Gates Open into Driveway, Ample Off-street Parking, Detached Double Garage, Landscaped Garden and Fenced Grounds. There is access to a further fenced area of meadow.

Distances:

Duns 8 miles, Berwick Mainline Rail Station 10 miles, Kelso 15 miles, Edinburgh 54 miles (all distances are approximate).

Situation:

Till House is situated in the centre of a generous corner plot in a wonderful rural location and forms part of an exclusive residential development comprising of eleven converted stone steading buildings and four detached new build family homes. The development lies one mile south of the village of Whitsome, where there is a local shop and post office.

Within eight miles is the Berwickshire market town of Duns which offers good local amenities and schooling for all ages. Whitsomehill is also within ten miles of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England’s most northerly market town. Berwick offers a wide range of amenities including a private school at Longridge Towers, several supermarkets, a range of local and national shops, banks, restaurants, a theatre and a number of sporting facilities and clubs. Berwick also offers a mainline rail station which is excellent for commuting possibilities, being only 45 minutes from both Edinburgh and Newcastle and around 3.5 hours from London Kings Cross. Edinburgh or Newcastle upon Tyne international airports are both just over an hour’s drive from the property.

The Scottish Borders and North Northumberland offer a wonderful lifestyle opportunity with easy access to miles of un-spoilt coastlines and beaches, open countryside and many other country pursuits. Despite Whitsomehill’s proximity to both Edinburgh and Newcastle, the area has a low population and can therefore offer a quality of life that is becoming increasingly rare.

Description:

Till House is a most attractive architect designed detached family home, forming part of the small exclusive Whitesome Hill residential development built in 2008. The house occupies a desirable private corner plot with extensive gardens and grounds and affording breathtaking panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. The property offers every possible comfort for twenty-first century living, including high end fixtures and fittings, under-floor heating throughout, ultra-fast fibre optic broadband and has been designed to the make the most of the views and to allow optimal natural light into the living spaces. The accommodation is double glazed throughout and designed to flow naturally from room to room and has a light and bright atmosphere with a delightful rural outlook.

The property is approached from a quiet private road which runs through the middle of

Whitsome Hill, through timber gates and onto a large gravelled driveway with ample parking for several vehicles. There is a large detached double garage with power, water and light and remote-control sectional door.

The drive leads up to a patio area and the front door which opens into the Garden Room with a dining area and delightful views over the garden, through double patio doors. A ceramic tiled floor flows into the light and bright contemporary kitchen-breakfast room, with wrap-around windows to the rear with fantastic panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. The kitchen is fitted with a range of modern units with black granite countertops and there is a Rangemaster range cooker with extractor over. The range has gas burners and two electric ovens. There is an integral dishwasher, a free-standing American style fridge and freezer with water and ice dispenser and a peninsula, perfect for breakfasting and entertaining. There is a Butler’s Sink with extendable mixer tap.

The tiled floor extends into next door utility room which has a door to the garden and fitted with a range of floor and wall mounted units with counters over. The utility has a stainless-steel sink and drainer with mixer tap and there is plumbing for a washing machine. There is also a Bosch boiler (installed in Nov 2019) housed within a custom-built cupboard.

From the Garden Room a door leads into the impressive sitting room, a spacious reception with a wonderful vaulted ceiling and windows on three sides with French doors leading into the garden. Four Velux windows in the ceiling add to the light and bright feel of this impressive entertaining space. There is a Scan Log Burner. The room benefits from underfloor heating compatible Kahrs engineered oak flooring which extends through most of the ground floor.

The inner hallway extends along the house to two double bedrooms and a shower room. The hall has a large storage cupboard and there is a rear hall with two double storage cupboards and access to the garden. One of the cupboards houses the large hot water tank.

Bedroom 4 (currently used as a second sitting room) is a generous double with dual aspect over the rear/side garden. There is a large understairs storage/walk in wardrobe. Bedroom 5 (currently used as a home office) has a triple aspect over the gardens and is a generous double with Kahrs oak flooring.

Both Ground Floor Bedrooms are served by a contemporary shower room with a window to the back. The shower room comprises a large walk-in shower, WC, hand basin and a ceramic tiled floor.

From the hall a wide staircase with inbuilt low-level lighting rises to the first-floor landing with windows overlooking the garden and a large storage cupboard. The master bedroom suite is a generous size with windows to the front and rear. The master comprises a walk-in wardrobe, dressing area and modern en-suite with walk-in shower, WC, hand basin and electric towel radiator. There is a window to the rear of the house and a tiled floor.

Bedroom 2 is a generous double with dual aspect and a walk-in wardrobe. Bedroom 3 is particularly spacious with tripe aspect windows and a walk-in wardrobe. The family bathroom has a window to the side of the property and comprises bath, separate double shower, WC, hand basin, towel radiator and a tiled floor.

Outside:

Timber gates open into the private gravelled driveway providing ample parking for several vehicles. There is a detached double garage with remote controlled garage door, power, water and light. The generous landscaped fully enclosed gardens wrap around the house and have wonderful far-reaching country views. Mainly laid to lawn, there is a mixture of plants, shrubs and trees that provide year-round colour and interest. The gardens are level and are perfect for entertaining, relaxing and for alfresco dining in the summer, whilst appreciating the amazing sunsets. Adjoining the garden is a small fenced meadow, with pedestrian and vehicular access. This area of ground forms part of an area of land shared by the four large detached houses on the development. Each property has sectioned their own area and maintain the area according to their preferences. The other properties retain the right of access across the land to the road. This area of land is not on the property’s title and cannot be built upon.

GENERAL REMARKS:

Satellite Navigation:

For the benefit of those with satellite navigation the property’s postcode is TD11 3NF.

What3words

cutaway.mason.household

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Tenure

Freehold

Fixtures and Fittings

All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds and light fittings are included with the sale.

Listing and Conservation

Please be aware, Till House is not Listed, nor in a conservation area.

Services:

• LPG metered underfloor central heating.

• Private drainage to a reed-bed system.

• Mains electricity and water.

• Property has BT Fibre 250 broadband.

Local Authority:

Scottish Borders Council

Tel: 01835 824000.

Council Tax Band:

Council Tax Band is G.

Energy Efficiency Rating:

D

Internet Web Site:

This property and other properties offered by Rettie Berwick LLP can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites at www.rightmove.co.uk, www.onthemarket.com, and www.tlo.co.uk.

Offers:

Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie Berwick LLP, 50 Hide Hill, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1AB. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time.

Servitude Rights, Burdens & 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 or not referred to above.

Particulars and Plans:

These particulars and plan are believed to be correct but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law.

Home Report:

A Home Report incorporating a Single Survey, Energy Performance Certificate and Property Questionnaire is available for parties genuinely interested in this property. Please contact us, either by telephone or via the website entry for this property, to request a copy. No charge is made for electronic copies; a paper copy can also be made available from our offices or by post, at a charge of £20 to cover reproduction and administrative costs.

Misrepresentations

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie Berwick LLP, 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 misstatement 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.

Important Notice

Rettie Berwick LLP, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie Berwick LLP has not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.

3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn.