HOMES WITH OFFICES A new style of living by Joanna Leggett
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his year everyone has had to adapt their lifestyle and working style too. With the need to work from home many of us have had to re-purpose our living arrangements. It highlights the need for a dedicated office space where you can work undisturbed – especially if you’re likely to be busy with virtual meetings. In Deux-Sèvres we’re blessed with the size of homes – often they already provide the ideal home office, but if they don’t already have a library or dedicated bureau included, it’s usually simple to dedicate a peaceful space with good access to WiFi. Hopefully we won’t be confined at home again, but the options are opening up – in future you might well find yourself working from home one or even two days a week. Time to make it easy so you can ‘commute’ to work across a passageway and achieve necessary separation when you need it. We’ve picked three options currently on the market which could be perfect. Behind gated stone walls just outside St Martin de Sanzay is a (Leggett ref: 104991) beautifully renovated maison de maître. Immaculately renovated, this lovely family home even offers potential for B&B. Gracious living includes dining and drawing rooms as well as a great kitchen with laundry room and a boot room leading to the large wine cellar. Upstairs to five bedrooms where there’s also a large library/office perfect for working from home. Outside is a lovely swimming pool, landscaped gardens with
raised vegetable beds as well as various stone outbuildings – just 30km from Saumur and the Loire and 15km from Thouars with its fabulous market – it’s on the market for 439,900€. A more modern proposition is this highly flexible and spacious home (Leggett ref: 104925) south west of Bressuire in Courlay. Built in the 1960’s, but more recently extended, it even includes a lift, giving full wheelchair access. On the upper floor there’s already a study for work, two bedrooms and generously large living spaces including a conservatory and verandah to enjoy the lovely views over the countryside. At ground level are two more bedrooms and another living room with corner kitchen. Outside in the large immaculate grounds there’s a tennis court as well as large garages – recently reduced to 205,200€. Our third proposition is a charming country cottage style home just a couple of minutes from all the amenities of Sauzé Vaussais (Leggett ref: 113131). This pretty three bedroom home has an easy to manage south west facing garden. There’s a great feeling of space throughout the house, the living room looks over the garden while the long kitchen dining room has a fireplace with a woodburner, perfect for entertaining. The large, light, landing makes the perfect office space. 152,382€. Joanna Leggett is marketing director at Leggett Immobilier – you can view their full portfolio of properties for sale in France at
www.leggettfrance.com
LEGGETT IMMOBILIER
Couture-d’Argenson
€172,800 HAI
Ref. 112541 - Large, well maintained property with 9 bedrooms, outbuildings and private gardens. DPE C - agency fees included: 8% TTC to be paid by the buyer
Montalembert
€99,000 HAI
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Saint-Germier
€235,400 HAI
Chef-Boutonne
€129,710 HAI
Chef-Boutonne
€344,000 HAI
Ref. 112869 - 5 bedroom watermill with 3 acres of parkland garden and 2 private rivers. DPE D - agency fees included: 6% TTC to be paid by the buyer
Le Chillou
€41,600 HAI
Ref. 109860 - Renovated 3 bedroom house with
Ref. 109566 - Beautifully renovated 4 bedroom, 4
Ref. 113416 - Beautifully decorated 4 bedroom
Ref. 112844 - Traditional stone house for total
second house to convert. On outskirts of a village.
bathroom house with pool and lovely views.
property with a self-contained apartment.
renovation with garden and outbuildings.
DPE D - agency fees included: 10% TTC to be paid by the buyer
DPE N/A - agency fees included: 7% TTC to be paid by the buyer
DPE ongoing - agency fees included: 9% TTC to be paid by the buyer
DPE N/A - agency fees to be paid by the seller
+33 (0)5 53 56 88 48 - www.leggettfrance.com - info@leggett.fr
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