2 bed cottage to rent

Moccas, Hereford HR2

Situation


Yew Tree Cottage is situated in the small Herefordshire village of Moccas in the Wye Valley approximately 12 miles west of Hereford and 9 miles east of Hay-on-Wye. The property has a north and south facing aspect with views over a traditional orchard to the front and over fields towards Moccas Deer Park and Woodbury Hill wood to the rear.
The property


Yew Tree Cottage is a two storey late C17th Grade II listed black and white traditional half timbered cottage with a primarily stone tiled roof with a C20th brick lean-to to the rear.
Accommodation

ground floor


The front door is approached through a small porch on the northern elevation and opens into the:

Hall with stairs to the first floor, a fitted carpet, a smoke detector, coat hooks and doors to:

Bedroom 1 - part half timbered with north and east facing windows with decorative metal curtains poles, a fitted carpet, a radiator, 2 double electric sockets and an understairs cupboard and

Living Room - part half timbered with a north facing window, a fireplace with a wood burner, a radiator, TV aerial connection, a telephone point, 2 double electric sockets, a fitted carpet, and a door down one step into:

Kitchen/Diner - part half timbered with windows facing south and west, wood effect luxury vinyl flooring, a velux roof-light, a newly fitted kitchen with wall and base units a built in Indesit oven and hob with a glass splash back, a neff extractor fan, a built in Indesit dish washer, a Caple stainless steel sink and drainer (with a cupboard under), space for a fridge freezer, a radiator, a room thermostat, 3 double electric sockets, a strip of 5 spot lights over the worktop and kitchen sink area and doors to the garden and the utility room.

Utility Room with a south and east facing window, wood effect luxury vinyl flooring, a new Worcester oil fired central heating boiler, fitted base units with a single stainless steel sink with drainer, space and plumbing for a washing machine, 2 double electric sockets and one single electric sockets (in cupboard under sink), a consumer unit, a radiator and doors to the garden and:

Shower Room/WC part half timbered with wood effect luxury vinyl flooring, a Mira shower, an Armitage Shanks wash hand basin with a tiled surround, a WC, a heated towel radiator, an extractor fan and a small east facing window.
First floor


Stairs with part half timbered walls, a double glazed roof light leading to a small landing with a smoke detector and doors to:

Bathroom with polished oak floorboards, a WC, a wash hand basin with a tiled surround, a radiator, an extractor fan and a bath

Bedroom 2 - with one double glazed window facing north and a single window facing west, a fitted carpet, 2 double and one single electric sockets and a radiator.

Study/Dressing Room - with part half timbered walls, an east facing double glazed window with a black metal decorative curtain pole, 1 double electric socket and a fitted carpet.
Outside


The cottage has a new timber framed steel clad shed to the rear and a newly gravelled parking area bounded by box hedges with a gravelled path to the kitchen door and around the outside of the property.

The property is located at the eastern end of the plot and the garden as a result is mostly to the west of the property and is primarily laid down to grass, mainly surrounded by hedges with a small apple and pear tree.
Space heating


Supplied by oil fired central heating and a wood burner.
Fixtures and fittings


Whilst the property will be let unfurnished it does have carpets in the living room, stairwell and bedrooms and luxury vinyl flooring in the hall, bathroom, kitchen, utility room and WC. All fixtures and fittings will remain the property of the Landlord and will be listed on an Inventory which will be supplied with the Tenancy Agreement.
Energy efficiency


The property has an EPC energy rating of D61, benefits from some double glazed windows and LED lighting and insulated floors and walls in the kitchen and utility.

A copy of the EPC can be downloaded by copying the following web address into your web browser
Plan


The extent of Yew Tree Cottage and garden is shown on the attached location plan.
Car parking


The cottage has off road parking for 2 to 3 cars.
Tenancy terms

rent


The rent will be £940 per calendar month, payable by standing order.
Outgoings


The Tenant will be responsible for paying all outgoings including the Council Tax (Band "C"), water rates, electricity, telephone and for minor internal repairs and decorations.
Deposit


A deposit of £1085 will be payable on signing the Tenancy Agreement and will be returnable at the end of the Tenancy provided the terms of the Agreement have been complied with fully.

The deposit will be registered with Mydeposits, government backed deposit scheme.
Tenancy application


Prospective tenants will be asked to provide information to the Landlords agents and to a reference/credit checking agency as part of their application for the contract.

A holding deposit equivalent of one weeks rent may be requested from an applicant for the property if they have an offer for the property accepted by the landlord. Payment of this will give the applicant the right to be granted a tenancy of the property subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and the completion of the tenancy agreement within 15 days of receipt of the payment (unless extended by the parties by agreement). If the application is successful, then the Holding Deposit will be used towards part payment of the deposit. If it is not, it will be returned by the Landlord unless the applicant(s) provide false or misleading information at the time of their application and/or if an applicant(s) chooses not to enter into the tenancy or fails to take reasonable steps to enter one.
How to find the property


From the east the property can be reached by following the B4352 from Hereford via Clehonger, Madley, Tyberton and Blakemere. As you enter Moccas you pass a crossroads (with a war memorial). It is located next to a BT telephone exchange on the right as you drive through the village, as marked on the attached location plan.

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