• Online auction date to be confirmed +
• Off street parking for small car, or storage +
• Suitable for extension +

Open house on Saturday 14th December 2024 at 13.30. For Sale By Public Auction - Date to be confirmed (unless sold beforehand). In need of modernisation and suitable for extension.  On the western outskirts of Reading, close to the Portman Road Industrial Estate.  DESCRIPTION / LOCATION:  An imposing semi-detached house with mainly brickwork elevations relieved by a single storey bay window on the front elevation beneath a slate roof.  Attached to one side of the property is a lean-to carport providing space for storage, extension subject to planning permission or off street parking.  The house is in need of modernisation and improvement and has been priced to reflect the necessary expenditure.  The 60ft approx. deep rear garden is also an important feature.  Situated about 1 mile to the west of Reading Town Centre, the house is convenient for local shops, schools, park land and Tilehurst railway station.  The M4 at Junction 12 is available to the south.  First Floor Bedroom 1: 12’2 x 10’, front windows, 2 sash windows, cupboard over stairs Bedroom 2: 12’2 x 11’, with sash window, access to roof space, cupboard over stairs, leading to Bedroom 3: 7’10 x 7’4 with sash window Landing:   Ground Floor:  Entrance Hall:  Front Reception Room: 12’ x 8’9 with bay window, open fire place           Dining Room:  12’ x 11’ with understairs cupboard with gas and electric meters, fireplace with inset gas fire  Kitchen:  8’2 x 7’6 some dated units, door to garden Bathroom:  dated suite, Ascot water heater  Car Port: 25’9 x 6’9 with door at front, pitched roof, open to the rear  Gardens:  The property has a small attractive front garden with a low retaining brick wall with ironwork above and pedestrian access to front door.  There are double pillars with drive leading to the off street parking/car port. The rear garden is about 60ft deep mainly lawn but somewhat overgrown and is enclosed by fencing and a brickwall at the end.  Parking:  There are currently no parking restrictions in Tidmarsh Road or some adjoining roads.  Services: Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage are connected.  Council Tax: Band D   EPC: Band G Local Authority: The property is within the administration area of Reading Borough Council.  Planning: There are no planning applications recorded against this property on the online portal.  Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.   Broadband: Ultrafast 1000 mbps download speed and 1000 mbps upload speed.   Viewing: By appointment with the Owner’s Sole Agents and Auctioneers, Martin & Pole, Wokingham, Tel: , Email:    THE CONDITIONS OF SALE:  are included in the Legal and Information Pack available from the Auctioneers prior to the Auction Sale and online at .  A copy of the Conditions of Sale will be attached to these Particulars to form part of the Contract.  

*  Property Auctioneers are required by the ASA to explain to prospective buyers the definitions of Price Guide and Reserve.  The Reserve is the minimum price set by the seller at which the auctioneer can sell the property.  The reserve can be set and agreed at any point up to the start of the auction or indeed can be changed during the auction.  The reserve can be lower than the guide price, the same as the guide price or up to 10% above the guide price.  In accordance with ASA guidelines the guide price can be changed at any time up to and including the day of the auction sale.  If the guide price is changed, we will endeavour to advertise the new guide price at the earliest opportunity.  A list of final guide prices will be published in the auction room immediately prior to the sale.  This may be the first opportunity to publish changes.

IMPORTANT NOTICES Identification of the Buyer To accord with the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: No later than the date of the auction when the Memorandum of Agreement of the sale and purchase is to be signed, we are required to see and keep copies of documentary evidence of the Buyer's identity and address.  If you intend to bid, please contact us for further information of the documents required to be produced (full details of which are also given in the Information Pack available for intending Buyers) or if you prefer to register beforehand. Buyer’s Fee A charge of £900  (£750 plus VAT), payable only by the successful Buyer, will be due to the Auctioneers, Martin & Pole, upon signature of the Memorandum of Agreement of the sale and purchase.  An appropriate VAT receipted invoice will be issued immediately after the day of the auction sale. Signing the Memorandum, Payment of the Deposit and Buyer’s Fee The Buyer(s) will be required to sign Memorandum of Agreement attached to these Particulars, to pay the Deposit and Buyer’s Fee immediately after the fall of the hammer.  Payment of the deposit will only be accepted if made by cheque or bankers draft drawn on the account of the named Buyer and drawn on a UK clearing bank. Property Details We have endeavoured diligently to ensure the details of this property are accurate. We have not tested the services, appliances, or fittings (if any) referred to in the details. We recommend that each of the statements is verified and the condition of the property and of the services, appliances, and fittings (if any) is investigated by you or your advisers before you finalise your offer to purchase, bid for the property or enter into a contractual commitment. Stipulations The property is sold with all faults and defects whether of condition or otherwise and neither the Seller nor the Agents of the Seller are responsible for any faults or defects or for any statements contained in the Particulars of the property prepared by the Agents. The Buyer hereby acknowledges that he has not entered into this Contract in reliance on any of the said statements and he has satisfied himself as to the correctness of each of the said statements by said Agents in relation to or in connection with the property.