Situated about 10 minutes from the beautiful hill top city of Angouleme in the Charente region of South West France, this property
was virtually derelict when it was acquired it in 2005. The original building was basically a tiny "one up one down" labourers cottage.
Behind the cottage, framed by a beautiful "pannier" archway had once been a large barn, which had now no roof or internal structure
remaining. Our designs added a double storey extension inside one end of the old barn, facing onto a landscaped courtyard, turning
the property into a three bed roomed quality family home with a superb exposed stone bathroom. The ground floor of the new
extension contained a large fitted kitchen with French doors out into the courtyard, and a utility room with toilet
was virtually derelict when it was acquired it in 2005. The original building was basically a tiny "one up one down" labourers cottage.
Behind the cottage, framed by a beautiful "pannier" archway had once been a large barn, which had now no roof or internal structure
remaining. Our designs added a double storey extension inside one end of the old barn, facing onto a landscaped courtyard, turning
the property into a three bed roomed quality family home with a superb exposed stone bathroom. The ground floor of the new
extension contained a large fitted kitchen with French doors out into the courtyard, and a utility room with toilet
The original state of the buildings.
Neglected and over-grown
Neglected and over-grown
One of our "permis de construire"
drawings - the extension to the right
drawings - the extension to the right
early days, the living room with the old
rear door ( will be an arch to kitchen)
rear door ( will be an arch to kitchen)
Construction of the extension and
start of raking out the old stonework
start of raking out the old stonework
Finished lower courtyard, with
re-pointed stonework and old well.
re-pointed stonework and old well.
The view up towards the new
extension. Arch looks stunning.
extension. Arch looks stunning.
Internally, the balance between old
and new carried through to Kitchen
and new carried through to Kitchen
Example of a recent "Search & Renovate" project .... Carried out by Charente Gems
Exposed stonework, matched with
salvaged quoins, in the bathroom
salvaged quoins, in the bathroom
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"SEARCH & RENOVATE" SERVICE
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"SEARCH & RENOVATE" SERVICE
The photographs below show various stages of this project. The property was originally purchased in late 2005 for around 50,000
Euros. A further 90,000 was spent on the renovations, and it was sold in early 2007 for 198,000 Euros. As a guide, a similar property
today could be brought in a neglected state for around 65k Euros. With a further 100 - 120k Euros for a similar quality renovation, you
could expect the finished fully renovated house to be valued at over 200k Euros, even in todays difficult market . Which means that from
the day of completion, your "search and renovate" home has almost certainly produced a potential profit to you .... and - more
importantly - you have the beautiful home, renovated to your own specification, that you couldn't find through Estate Agents. That is why
we are proud to promote "Search and Renovate" as the ideal solution for those seeking affordable quality in our beautiful region of
South West France. Where else could you buy a fully up-dated lovely stone period cottage property for around 180k Sterling ? .
Euros. A further 90,000 was spent on the renovations, and it was sold in early 2007 for 198,000 Euros. As a guide, a similar property
today could be brought in a neglected state for around 65k Euros. With a further 100 - 120k Euros for a similar quality renovation, you
could expect the finished fully renovated house to be valued at over 200k Euros, even in todays difficult market . Which means that from
the day of completion, your "search and renovate" home has almost certainly produced a potential profit to you .... and - more
importantly - you have the beautiful home, renovated to your own specification, that you couldn't find through Estate Agents. That is why
we are proud to promote "Search and Renovate" as the ideal solution for those seeking affordable quality in our beautiful region of
South West France. Where else could you buy a fully up-dated lovely stone period cottage property for around 180k Sterling ? .
Charente Gems, La Grange de la Lissiere, Les Ferrieres, 16170 Gourville France
Charente Gems sarl
siret reg. 483 022 679
siret reg. 483 022 679
carte agent immobilier
siret reg. 483 031 241
siret reg. 483 031 241
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