Summary of Accommodation:

Entrance hall with two double storage cupboards, Sitting Room, Dining Room with floor to ceiling windows and door to the south facing balcony, Kitchen, Principal Bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en-suite Shower/Wet Room, Family Bathroom, inner hall with walk-in storage leading to Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3/Home Office, both with floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes

Outside Space

Extensive well-kept communal gardens, private double lock-up garage, designated car port, visitors parking, private walk-in external store with fitted cupboards and full height storage

DESCRIPTION:

4/5 Fettes Rise is a lovely well-maintained first floor apartment with stunning views. It features a private and partially covered south facing terrace looking over the beautifully kept communal gardens, the playing fields of The Edinburgh Academy, and further towards the City, Edinburgh Castle and the Pentland Hills – the property is accessed from a well-kept communal entrance and stair and the accommodation is as follows:

First Floor

·      Entrance Hall: the accommodation is accessed from a spacious and welcoming hallway with two deep double storage cupboards and fitted carpet.

·      Sitting Room: spacious and extremely light south facing sitting room with panoramic views, fitted carpet. 

·      Dining Room: with floor to ceiling windows and direct access to the terrace; facility for open plan to the sitting room via sliding doors or for private dining, fitted carpet.

·      Kitchen: Adjoining to the dining room, the kitchen has good storage with wall and floor mounted units, integrated appliances include washing machine, Miele dishwasher, electric hob, and recently fitted Zanussi double oven. The kitchen area could be opened to the dining room to provide a large open plan kitchen/dining area, subject to the necessary consent.

·      Principal Bedroom: spacious double bedroom with fitted storage and pleasant leafy outlook to the front.

·      En-suite shower/wet room with a window, fitted with a wash hand basin, wc and electric shower. Wet wall paneling and heated towel rail. 

·      Bathroom: family bathroom featuring bath with electric shower over, rail and curtain, wash hand basin and WC. Fully tiled walls and floors.

·      An inner hall provides access to two further bedrooms and a deep walk-in storage cupboard.

·      Bedroom 2: double bedroom with front facing window and extensive fitted wardrobe providing excellent hanging, shelf and drawer space.

·      Bedroom 3/Home Office: good size room currently used as a home office with storage cupboards and could be easily utilised as a third double bedroom. Attractive wooden beams.

Outdoor Space:

The property is surrounded by beautiful, landscaped gardens which are well tended by the factors (James Gibb). The south facing rear garden neighbours the playing fields of the Edinburgh Academy and offers a safe space for residents to utilise.

There is a double lock-up garage accessed via up and over doors, offering good space for cars or storage and features fitted wooden shelving on both sides. The garage includes electricity and an internal and external tap.

There is also a designated car port with parking for an additional car and an outside storage cupboard which has fitted wooden shelving and three double-doored wooden cupboards, as well as electricity for appliances. Ample visitors parking is available to the front of the building.

SITUATION:

This property is in the highly sought after Inverleith area of the city, popular with a wide variety of buyers because of its close proximity to the city centre and its abundance of local amenities. The area neighbours Stockbridge, which hosts a thriving weekly market with artisan food and craft stalls as well as several bars, cafes and restaurants to choose from on the doorstep.

A short stroll from the property is the Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Park and the Water of Leith walkway which provides cycle routes and nature walks, making it hard to believe that you are in the city centre.

The area also benefits from exceptional transport links with regular buses to the city centre, direct trains to London and Glasgow from Waverley Station and convenient access to the City Bypass, A1, M8 & M9 as well as Edinburgh International Airport.

The area is well served by a selection of independent shops, a large Waitrose supermarket and an M&S as well as other large stores at the nearby Craigleith Retail Park.

The property is close to prestigious Fettes College and Edinburgh Academy and falls within the catchment area for Flora Stevenson’s Primary and Broughton High School.

There is an excellent selection of leisure facilities including the Grange Club, Westwoods Health Club, The Dean Tennis Club and Scotland’s oldest rugby club, Edinburgh Academicals.

General Remarks:

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. This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

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.

Services:

Electric central heating, mains water and electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations.)

Factor: James Gibb

Approximately £350 per quarter for upkeep of communal areas and block buildings insurance.

Postcode:

EH4 1QH

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band Category: G

EPC:

D

Viewing:

By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Misrepresentations:

1.        The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, 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 mis-statement 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.

Particular Prepared November 2022.