The Victorian terrace has an FF and an GF flat both originally installed in 1988, following planning and building control permission.
The Ground floor flat has one floor, two bedrooms and a basement storage area.
Since 1988 following Both flats installation, the flats been let residentially , and during the past 37 years has been updated from time to time.
Decades ago an Dropped kerb occurred, paviours added and car parking off road for one taxed vehicle per flat making two vehicles in total.
During the past 3 years we again upgraded the flat replacing the carpets , renewing some timber floors carrying out numerous repairs , improving external areas .The latest upgrade included bring the flats insulation to spec , to get an EPC C rating. (Currently D but were awaiting the EPC surveyors arrival so-as to get an C certificate).
Upgrade also included , Improving all habitable rooms , Frames , fire doors , bathroom and kitchen and adding carpentry fenestration. Altering, and updating the plumbing heating , electrical works , and the substantial basement areas. Overall the flat benefits from UVPC frames and double glazing throughout. Complete redecorations.
The freeholder also recently improved the boundary fencing , roof surfaces , RWP and waste installations and much more .
Whilst Improving the space , assuming the 70s and 80s original preservation treatments lack insurance backed guarantees , the current owners took the decision that the builders having experience carried out an re-preservation programme of what was initially done in the 70s and 80s i.e. Masonry and timber preservation , i.e. woodworm , and various treatments (Unguaranteed) under a chartered builders supervision (as the latter’s easier when surfaces are uncovered, prior to covering up and carpeting,) as well as similarly treating underfloor areas , (including taking precautions pertaining to reducing rear external levels where needed in ensuring less risk of damp common in Victorian dwellings) . Landlord / Owner freeholder or leaseholder cannot guarantee the latter or any ancient treatments. Ancient Guarantees if available have long expired , those initial works carried out many decades ago (Possibly over 45/50 yrs ) and well prior to current freeholder 1987 acquisition .
The entrance hall being common to flat 7A and 7B Cranston road , with an access to 7A flat and separate access to 7B flat. Corr matting fire door to the flats private entrance hall leading to bedroom one bathroom bedroom two basement and lounge. Outstanding 2 tone decoration with matching ceiling lights , containing a meter cupboard.
Bedroom one and two has the original fire breasts unused , both cut off and uncertified (there for effect and to add value) with bedroom one having a bedroom spec (ancient) cast iron fire place, and iron fenestration , on quarry tile hearth on masonry / mantel piece. Bedroom two with masonry breast surround exposed brickwork , all fire places unused (there for effect only) . Both flues intact but uncertified as planned to be unused. Both flues capped (For future use) and ventilated so that rain is deflected away from flues and thus the flats interior.
New owners can have open fire arrangement surveyed and certified if its there intension to reuse said fireplaces but London has strict rules on both using wood, gas or coal fires and so its unclear if any of the flues can legally be bought back to reusable life without an high value new investment .
Bedroom one benefits from decent natural daylight , and ancient bay window ( uvpc ) 3x window set up set in timber fenestration, and has several large casement openings. Exceptional outlook , room has built in cupboards, shelves and has an copper cylinder heating controls built in within the cupboard.
As well as attractive fire breast , and ci place , Bedroom two benefits from ornate bespoke wardrobe made in joiners shop being large , and has pleasant rear outlook through DHS uvpc DG window.
Bathroom has most mod cons WC Basin bath and 10.5 kw electric shower , with basin and under basin utility cupboard . Has an arch and other features in moulded timber , and the usual dado , picture rails and cornices. Includes 2 tone colour scheme a large built in cupboard with pressure vessel and heating engineering and plumbing ancillaries.
The lounge accessed from GF corridor with an explosion of fenestration and Victorian architectural features. Features fire breast , cast iron fire place quarry tile hearth and mantle piece. Impressive central, strip wall and also hidden lighting.
Access to paved garden through lounge uvpc DG French doors and kitchen. adequate natural daylight , 2x side light DG windows (casements) either side of the French doors.
Kitchen has many cupboards , several drawers, floor pelmet strip and other lighting . Overlooks rear paved garden through UVPC DG window with large top light ventilation. White goods include fridge freezer , washing machine and electric cooker.
Habitable rooms bathroom entrance hall , corridors have 2 tone decoration with an dado rail separating colours, and picture rail , towards an white ceiling , with some splashes of grey interspersed.
The flat has an abundance of power outlets , switches and emergency lighting in case the power goes down. The common entrance hall boasts the same fenestration as habitable rooms but in a different colour scheme . Mechanical ventilation occurs in the kitchen , and bathroom by way of extractor fans off safety switches to maintain.
The Boiler rooms got an newish boiler installed heating the radiators and water and system benefits from an copper cylinder and immersion heater (an bonus if ever the boiler broke down) .A pressure vessel ensures pressures maintained. Modern water radiators , with many TVRs , and an chrome large towel rail in the bathroom and small ditto in the lounge by kitchen (to dry tea cloths) . Boiler room having the consumer unit , decent decorations , a carpet and easily accessible from corridor.
The common entrance hall contains electrical meters for both flats the water controls and has emergency lighting and automatic ceiling lighting with no switches.
The basement accesses off the corridor and boiler room down a stair case (steep) has low ceilings and is uninhabitable as it’s got no natural daylight minimum ventilation , but a useful substantial Storage area having benefiting from some tanking work .Has some and lighting and an radiator connection to the heating . Some ventilation was installed via terra cotta and other types air bricks so-as to get trickle air flow within the basement ,but area is for none paper/cloth storage and no other purpose.
The garden accessed via French doors in lounge, garden fully paved in masonry paviours and bounded by wooden fencing some brand new . Benefits from a barbeque and has external seating and round table. FF flat has a right of way so that FF flat residents can access there Rear garden separate from GF flats rear garden . The FF flat has ancient wooden rear staircase resting onto GF flats paved garden enabling FF residents access to ground level and their own garden .The freehold paperwork will create the rules pertaining to residents of both leaseholds & the freeholder , but generally the idea is that the residents have their own garden spaces with a boundary and accepting the ancient rear staircase FF access and right of ways created.
The lease will be extremely long in duration ( Possibly between 250 and 999 Years) and the exact duration is still being considered /arranged. The freehold is to be held by others not the leaseholders and freehold terms being drawn up .
In common with an 2 flat scenario involving right of ways externally , pets, & certain other uses in either flats unallowed as otherwise attached leaseholder , guests and freeholder can be adversely impacted/effected .
The founder is considering retirement , and whilst this dwelling maybe soon vacant it’s an opportunity for the retiree to place the dwelling up for sale during the summer for a quick sale. The space has recently undergone an upgrade getting it ready for sale and as such it looks outstanding. An property owned by the founder for many decades, it’s an opportunity for someone to benefit from the founders surveying input of renovating property at huge cost , whilst keeping and adding to the Victorian fenestration, fire places, hearths , mantle pieces , brassware , quarry tile flooring , cornices, dado/Picture rails , tall skirtings , stone facades, lowered ceilings and stone sills gauged arches and much more. During renovations facilities , plumbing heating electrical systems insulation double glazing and so on have been upgraded as well as the ceilings walls , flooring and decorations. Good EPC ratings lowering the power bills. The dwellings ,dry, warm , quite, has most mod cons and cosy , with useful outdoor space also having been upgraded. An array of panelled fire doors and cupboards , lighting , power points, interconnected detectors and more. Where-ever possible we have reused the properties original doors in upgrading , and sometimes stripping doors (pitched pine) in making more cupboard space.