Accommodation comprises

Main door entrance, hallway, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, principal bedroom, second large double bedroom, shower room, separate bathroom with shower over bathtub.

Externally the property benefits from 3 under pavement cellars, a small area of private front garden & access to a communal shared garden.

SITUATION:

Situated on the eastern fringes of Edinburgh’s historic New Town that forms part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage site, Gayfield Place is a short stroll to the vibrant and cosmopolitan Broughton Street, where you will find independent shops, food stores, bars, restaurants and cafes. The property is also within walking distance from the recently opened St James Quarter, an upmarket mixed-used retail, dining and entertainment complex that includes a John Lewis.  

The area is well served with local amenities with a Tesco Express on nearby Picardy Place and a Sainsbury’s and another Tesco Express on Leith Walk. There is a chemist, post office and the award-winning Italian deli Valvona & Crolla on Elm Row. Leith Walk is lined with independent restaurants, bars, cafes and shops and will soon benefit from a tram line which will run from the city centre to Leith waterfront.

In terms of recreational and leisure offerings, across the road from the property is a multi-screen cineplex and a Nuffield Health Club & Gym within the Omni Centre on Greenside Place as well as the Playhouse Theatre. With its commanding hilltop position, Calton Hill is within walking distance of the property as is Holyrood Park offering plenty of scenic walks. Inverleith Park, where you’ll find community tennis courts and children’s play park, and the Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden are both a short walk away as is King George V Park that links into an extensive cycle network.

The property falls within the catchment area for Broughton Primary School, Drummond Community High School and St Mary’s RC Primary School with several private schooling options available nearby including Fettes College and The Edinburgh Academy. 

The property is well placed for transport links with Waverley Station offering services within Scotland and to England a short walk away as are the regular bus and tram services from York Place to Edinburgh International Airport.  The golf courses and beaches of East Lothian are easily accessible via the A1 which connects into the City Bypass that links into Central Scotland’s motorway network.

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:

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

Postcode:

 EH7 4AB

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band Category: D

EPC:

C

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.

Particulars Prepared July 2022 – First Issue.