Midtown Cottage

• Private edge of village location
• Extensive garden grounds
• Fully UPVC double glazed
• Oil Fired central heating and wood burning stove
• Off road parking
• South facing
• In all about 0.6 acres

SITUATION Midtown is situated in an attractive, elevated location on the edge of the village of Laurieston. Looking out over the rolling countryside towards the Red Kite Feeding Station and Meikle Dornell Hill beyond.The property is currently Tenanted until 9th May, viewing is by appointment with the selling agents, please respect the Tenants' privacy during the marketing period.The nearby market town of Castle Douglas has a good range of shops, supermarkets, and other services, and is designated Dumfries and Galloway’s Food Town. The regional capital of Dumfries offers a wider range of shops, retail outlets and services including the recently opened Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.There are water sports and sailing on nearby Loch Ken as well as on the Solway, along with excellent hill walking in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along some of the numerous cycle routes, as well as a nationally renowned network of mountain biking routes in the hills and forest parks making up the Seven Stanes centres. Communications to the area are very good, with a regular daily bus service from the town, and railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie. The M74 motorway is about 51 miles distant allowing easy access north and south. Regular flights to parts of the UK and Ireland as well as continental Europe depart from Prestwick Airport, which is 45 miles to the north. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh, which have international airports are around 80 / 100 miles respectively. DESCRIPTION Midtown sits in an idyllic edge of village location within a generous elevated plot enjoying far reaching countryside views. The current owner has modernised and improved the property since purchase to provide a comfortable family home. The property benefits from full double glazing, oil fired central heating and a wood burning stove in the principal reception room.Offering generous accommodation space providing flexibility in layout to accommodate the purchaser’s specific needs. In its current layout, Midtown offers two bedrooms, however by utilising the front sunroom as a dining room, the ground floor dining room, currently used as a study, could easily adapt to form a third bedroom if desired. With an abundance of outside space, the property offers great potential for further development should a family need to expand the accommodation space (subject to relevant planning consents). ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: Sun Room. Hallway. Dining Room/Bedroom 3. Sitting Room. Kitchen. Rear Sun Porch. Bathroom.First Floor:Bedroom 2. Bedroom 1. GARDEN The extensive garden grounds extend to about 0.6 acres, predominantly laid to lawn but also offering a range of mature planted shrubs and trees, including ornamental and fruiting cherry trees, apple tree, plum tree, rhododendron, azalea, lilac, and a striking Scots pine. An area of ‘wild garden’ currently exists for the encouragement of pollinators but could easily be cut back if desired. There is a small beech wood to the side, which is carpeted with snowdrops in January and several varieties of daffodil in spring. The garden attracts a wide range of wildlife including deer, hedgehogs, woodpeckers, numerous garden birds and the occasional red squirrel. The property is accessed via its own driveway leading to a parking/turning area. To the rear is an area of hardstanding where a large shed formerly stood. There is a greenhouse, shed and log store.SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE(S)Water mains. Electricity Mains. Drainage Septic Tank. Tenure Freehold. Heating Oil fired central, wood burning stove.Council Tax EPC E 53Broadband MobileFibre to the cabinet. YESFLOOD RISKFlood maps of the area can be viewed at https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/SearchDIRECTIONS From Castle Douglas, follow the A713 signposted Ayr. Within Townhead of Greenlaw turn left signposted Laurieston. At the crossroads turn right on to the A762 for New Galloway. Upon leaving the village, Midtown sits in an elevated position on your right with its own access. Postcode DG7 2PP WHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: awaiting.inhabited.newer SOLICITORSGillespie Macandrew LOCAL AUTHORITYDumfries & Galloway CouncilFIXTURES AND FITTINGSNo items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars. For the avoidance of doubt, all moveables, with the exception of the fireside companion set, belong to the tenant. All appliances, with the exception of the built in cooker and hob, belong to the tenant.VIEWINGSStrictly by appointment with the Selling Agents. ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the purchaser to gather the required identification documents. An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identifiedFailure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.