Summary of Accommodation:

Ground Floor

Entrance Vestibule & Hall, Sitting Room, Double Bedroom Five/Study with Direct Access to Terrace, Utility Room, WC

First Floor

Principal Bedroom Suite with Walk in Dressing Room Hosting the Bath & Luxury En Suite Shower Room

Second Floor

Double Bedroom Two & En Suite Shower Room, Two Generously Sized Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom

Lower Ground Floor

Fully Equipped Bespoke Kitchen Open to Large Dining Room, Cloakroom, WC

CCTV and Secure Alarm System

Outdoor Space

Private Rear Garden

Two Private Garages

Two Storey Mews House Comprising Cinema Room, Sauna, Steam Room & WC

Three Lined Under-Pavement Cellars

Access to Queen Street Gardens East for a Modest Annual Fee

Resident Permit & Metred Parking

SITUATION:

66 Northumberland Street is located in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. The immediate area has a vast range of shops, bars, bistros and restaurants, including a Tesco Metro supermarket on Dundas Street and Sainsburys supermarket Howe Street. The area is particularly popular with families due to its proximity to a number of the leading private schools in Edinburgh including Fettes College, Edinburgh Academy, St George’s School for girls and ESMS. Local recreational activities include Inverleith Park, The Royal Botanical Gardens, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Grange Sports club for cricket, hockey, tennis and squash as well as the newly completed St James Centre, Edinburgh’s new flagship shopping destination.

There are excellent transport options, with Edinburgh Waverley Train Station a short walk (0.6 miles) away. There is convenient road access to the City Bypass, Edinburgh International Airport and motorway links to the North, South and West.

DESCRIPTION:

Ground Floor

Entrance Vestibule: The front door opens to an impressive vestibule flooded in natural light from the recently refurbished cupola. Partially glazed doors lead into the hallway with refurbished original flagstone tiles and period stone staircase with mahogany balustrade.

Sitting Room: Beautifully refurbished living room with solid wood floors, sash and case astragal windows and working fire.

Double Bedroom Five/Home Office: Home office/double bedroom five which includes fitted bespoke wooden bookcases and direct access to the south facing garden through patio doors.

Utility Room: Useful utility room offering plentiful storage in its matte white cabinetry housing the Miele washing machine and tumble dryer, as well as a large Siemens fridge freezer and sink with a seamless white Silestone countertop.

WC: A guest WC is located between the study and utility room.

First Floor

Principal Bedroom Suite: Impressive principal bedroom suite commanding the entire first floor level. This main bedroom is fitted with luxurious, thick, grey carpet and three floor to ceiling windows (with secondary glazing). With a front facing aspect, the bedroom also features a stunning marble fireplace housing a working fire, high ceilings and ornate cornicework. The dressing room is accessed off the bedroom with a full wall of bespoke wooden wardrobes, and a large white resin bathtub. An immaculate en suite shower room completes the suite, accessed from this dressing room and comprises floor to ceiling marble tiles, double wash hand basins and double shower.

Second Floor

Double Bedroom Two & En Suite Shower Room: Generously sized double bedroom benefitting from idyllic rear facing views, completed with a smart en suite shower room.

Two Double Bedrooms: Two similarly spacious double bedrooms.

Family Bathroom: Suite comprising a deep bath, walk in shower, wash hand basin and WC.

Lower Ground Floor

Kitchen/ Dining Room/Living Area: The lower ground floor has been transformed to create a large open plan kitchen/dining/snug area. An 'automist' anti fire system has also been installed across this level. The bespoke kitchen has been fitted to the highest standard with taupe/grey solid wood cabinets under a stunning marble worktop. The kitchen island offers a wraparound marble worktop with breakfasting bar affording space for four bar seats. Top quality integrated appliances include a black electric five door AGA with induction hob, a large Gaggenau fridge/freezer with ice maker, and Hotpoint dishwasher. There is a cosy snug area situated off the kitchen and the private south facing garden can be directly accessed through French doors offering al fresco dining. The large dining room is accessed directly off the kitchen to create a superb open plan space for entertaining, featuring a smart bar with bespoke walnut wood finish. The kitchen also benefits from underfloor heating controlled by the NEST Thermostat.

WC: Guest WC with wash hand basin.

Outdoor Space

There is excellent storage throughout the house including three lined under-pavement cellars with power at the front of the house. Secondary glazing has been installed in all front facing widows as well and a CCTV and alarm system. The property boasts an abundance of private outdoor space with a south facing rear garden, accessed from the home office on the ground floor or kitchen on the lower ground floor, edged in leafy shrubbery and well-planted floral border. This outside space has been beautifully designed to act as an outside room, with low maintenance raised borders. At the rear of the garden is the two-storey mews house.

The ground floor of the mews house has a cinema room with integrated screen, automatic blinds and sound. A wellness area with sauna and steam room are also situated here and upstairs (at street level) are two garages. These open up to Northumberland Street SW Lane to the rear.

General Remarks & Information:

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 heating, mains water, electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations).

Outgoings

Council Tax Band: H

EPC Rating:

Postcode

EH3 6JE

Tenure

Freehold

Viewings

Viewing is strictly by appointment through Rettie & Co. 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Offers

Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time.

Internet Website

This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as Rightmove, Zoopla, On The Market and The London Office.

Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Important Notice

Rettie, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.
2. All Rettie floorplans are drawn to RICS standard. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.
3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn.

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. Rettie use electronic verification, if this is not possible original documents are acceptable.

Misrepresentations  

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co. or Rettie LLP’s, 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 they have not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that they are satisfied themselves 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 misstatement 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 May 2023 - First Issue.