Double glazing

Gugh, Bar Escapade
The Parade
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly

A very characterful cottage conversion being part of the original cottage comprising of a lounge / dining room with inglenook fireplace. large breakfasting kitchen, bathroom, double bedroom, front south facing patio looking over St. Mary?s small park area.

Bar Escapade was originally built as a double fronted granite cottage probably in excess of 300 years ago. It is a listed building and forms a terrace of five similar properties within Hugh Town, St. Mary?s. The cottage faces almost due South and the lounge and bedroom windows face in that direction and look out across the road to the small town amenity / park area.

Over the years Bar Escapade has been altered, modernised and extended and now comprises in total five holiday letting units. Gugh together with it?s neighbour, Tean, are the larger of the residential units both together occupying the original cottage whilst at the rear additions have been made to provide the other three fully self contained holiday let flats.

Gugh and Tean will be sold with the benefit of the use of the rear hallway, patio yard and utility room housing washing machines and tumble dryer.

In the winter of 2004 / 2005 all the flats were completely renovated and refurbished to include complete re wiring and the installation of electrics night storage heaters, additionally in Tean the kitchen was completely refitted as a new breakfasting kitchen.


The accommodation comprises:

A double glazed UPVC door leads into:

Small Hallway shared with the adjoining property called Tean.

A panelled front door then leads into:

L- Shaped Hallway Having electric night storage radiator. Two power points. Wall light point. Coat hanging space.

Bedroom 10?9? X 8?4? plus a double built in wardrobe and built in six drawer chest of drawers with cupboard over. Window seat. Smaller cupboard with isolator fuses and second cupboard housing main electric fuses. Wall mounted electric radiator. Two power points.

Bathroom 12?9? X 5?3? average. Having a vinylay covered floor and fitted with a panelled bath having wall tiling to the shower area and fitted with a Redring concealed shower unit. Pedestal wash hand basin with fluorescent light incorporating shaver socket over. Wall mounted electric heated towel rail. Four recessed ceiling spot lamps.

Direct access leads into:

Separate Toilet Fitted with low level w.c. and having a patterned vinylay covered floor. Electric ventilation.

Door to rear Communal Hallway.

From the L-shaped hallway a Victorian wrought iron spiral staircase leads to:

On the First Floor:

Lounge / Dining Room 16?4? X 13?0? (plus two shallow bay windows). A feature of this room is the granite fireplace with slate hearth with one flanking wall in exposed granite and to the other side is a built in cupboard with louvered doors. Wall mounted electric convector radiator. Eight power points. Two wall light points. Hatch to roof storage space.
Built in cupboard housing the insulated hot water cylinder with fitted immersion heater and shelf.

A step up leads through a small inner hallway to:

Kitchenette 6?10? X 6?4? Having a patterned vinylay covered floor and well fitted with light grey coloured units with sculptured panelled doors including two matching wall cabinets. There is a 6?6? run of melamine working surfaces and fittings include a stainless steel single drainer, single bowl inset sink unit. Tricity Bendix grill / oven and four ring hob. Hoover dishwasher. Whirlpool refrigerator. Cookworks microwave. Part wall tiling. Two power points.

FURNISHINGS: All fitted carpets, floor coverings, light fittings, furniture and fittings as seen are included in the purchase price.

SERVICES: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected.

ASSESSMENTS: The total property at Bar Escapade comprising of five flats is rated as one unit and has a rateable value of ?11,250 giving an amount payable for 2005 / 2006 after transitional relief of ?3040.61. The water is at present metered.

When the property is sold it will be re assessed by The District Valuer and have a rateable value of its own and a charge made accordingly, at this time the current water charge of ?210 and the current sewerage charge of ?130 would be added to the rating charge.

If the property is used as a second home and is available for letting for less than 140 days in any one year, the above charge will be subject to a 10% discount.

If, however, the property is used as a holiday letting investment and is available for letting for more than 140 days in any one year, then it may be assessed to a rateable value by the District Valuer and a Business Rate charge will be made by The Council of the Isles of Scilly at a national rate of 41.5p or 42.2p in the ? depending on the assessed rateable value of the property and the personal circumstances of the owner.

TENURE: Leasehold. The lease will be created when a purchaser has been found which will be for a term of 999 years at a nominal ground rent with the leaseholder being responsible for external repairs and the maintenance of common parts including the utility room on a proportional basis jointly with the other owners.