SOLD BY AUCTION FOR £189,000: To be sold by public auction on the instruction of the attorney on Friday, 23 June 2023. A purpose-built first-floor studio apartment in Chelsea, London, in need of modernisation and with less than five years remaining on the lease. Located on Chelsea Manor Street and near St Luke’s Gardens, this property is a unique opportunity to buy a studio apartment in a popular location.
Auctioneer's comments: "This Lot offers the winning bidder the potential to force the appreciation by both modernising the studio and extending the lease. There will be no Section 42 offered in the legal pack, and bidders are to make their own estimation of the possible lease renewal costs."
Auction date
The property is to be sold by public auction on Friday, 23 June 2023 via a 2-hour online bidding window.
Description
Low lease, studio apartment, first floor, purpose-built, in need of modernisation
Location
Chelsea, London
Accommodation
First floor: entrance hall, bathroom, kitchen, studio
Outside
Communal gardens
EPC rating
To be confirmed
Tenure
Leasehold with vacant possession
Term: 16.12.1982 to 20.3.2028
Local authority and council tax band
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Council tax band: D
Pre-auction bids
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Auction fees
In addition to the 10% deposit (min. £5,000) of your winning bid, you must pay an auction buying commission of 3.5% plus VAT (min. of £7,000 plus VAT) of the purchase price and auction buying fee of £1,900 plus VAT. Please be aware that additional fees may be payable on completion, including disbursements in the legal pack. Check the legal pack for each lot you are interested in before bidding.
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