Summary of Accommodation:

Entrance hall; sitting /dining room; kitchen; bedroom one with ensuite shower room; family bathroom; double bedroom two.

Outside space: Allocated private parking, visitors parking, communal landscaped residents gardens.

DESCRIPTION:

The well-proportioned apartment briefly comprises the following:

• Entrance hall with useful built-in storage and oak engineered wooden flooring which continues to the sitting room.
• Bright and spacious dual aspect sitting/dining room with feature fireplace and access door to the kitchen.
• Modern fitted kitchen with floor and wall mounted shaker style units, integrated oven, hob and cooker hood, fridge/freezer, and slimline dishwasher.
• Principal bedroom with fitted wardrobe and ensuite shower room.
• Bedroom 2 with fitted wardrobe.
• Family bathroom with white suite and over bath shower.
• Gas central heating (new boiler installed in 2019) and double glazing throughout.

The building and grounds are factor maintained - James Gibb - costs are approx. £100 pcm (including buildings insurance).

SITUATION:

The exclusive Glenlockhart area of Edinburgh lies south of the city centre, midway between Morningside and Craiglockhart. Morningside with its bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas and Craiglockhart with it Sports/tennis centre as well as Merchants Golf Course close by.

Morningside is well served by local amenities including a post office, medical centre, banks and a Waitrose supermarket and Marks & Spencer Food Hall. In addition, Morningside Road offers a variety of artisan cafes, specialist independent shops, delis, restaurants and bars. As mentioned, it also benefits from plenty of entertainment options including the Dominion, a popular independent cinema, The Church Hill and The Kings theatres. There are plenty of leisure facilities in Morningside area too such as The Braid Tennis Club, Commonwealth Pool, and Midlothian Ski Centre.

There are plenty leafy green spaces nearby including The Hermitage of Braid, Braidburn Valley Park, Blackford Hill and The Meadows. Furthermore, there are hiking and cycling trails in the spectacular Pentland Hills Regional Park just a short drive away. The property falls into the catchment area for South Morningside Primary School and Boroughmuir High School with private schooling available nearby at George Watsons College, Merchiston Castle School and George Heriot’s School.

An efficient public transport system operates to most parts of the city and surrounding areas.

The property is well connected to Edinburgh city centre by regular bus services that run along Morningside Road. The cosmopolitan capital city, with its business, financial and entertainment districts, offers plenty of bars, restaurants, art galleries, museums, theatres and historic attractions. The city boasts a wide and varied shopping experience with designer stores along George Street and Multrees Walk, a Harvey Nichols and John Lewis department store and the new St James Centre opening later this year.

The property lies only short drive from the City Bypass allowing easy access to Edinburgh Airport and connections to all the main routes across Scotland with the M8 to Glasgow, the M90 motorway to the north and the A1 to East Lothian.

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. All window blinds in the property are included.

Services:

Gas heating, mains water, electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations).

Outgoings

Council Tax Band: E

EPC Rating: C

Postcode

EH10 5XB

Tenure

Freehold

Viewings

Viewing is strictly by appointment through Rettie & Co. 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 624 4182.

Offers

Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. 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.

Internet Website

This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as Rightmove, Zoopla, On The Market and The London Office.

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.

Misrepresentations 

1.        The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co. or Rettie LLP’s, 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 they have not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that they are satisfied themselves 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, 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.    All Rettie floorplans are drawn to RICS standard. 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 & Co. & Rettie LLP’s have 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.

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. Rettie use electronic verification, if this is not possible original documents are acceptable.

Particulars prepared January 2023 – First Issue.