Bright & spacious two bedroom top floor flat, conveniently located right in the centre of Lerwick, enjoying fine views across the harbour area to Bressay.

Rechabite Place is situated at the top of Mounthooly Street therefore Commercial Street and all its amenities are just a short walk away.

In addition to the two bedrooms, both of which have built-in wardrobes, the accommodation also includes a bright sittingroom with large window area, fitted kitchen with cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine & tumble dryer, plus a bathroom with electric over-bath shower. Extensive storage space is provided by two walk-in cupboards plus use of a further shared store room. Shared drying green.

Double glazing & electric storage / panel heating.

Accommodation

Entrance to the flat is via a stair shared with five other flats. No.6 is on the top floor on the right.

ENTRANCE LOBBY

Leading to the sittingroom & kitchen. Useful walk-in cupboard (approx. 1.8m x 0.9m) (5’10” x 2’11”) with shelving and space for coats etc..

KITCHEN

(Approx. 3m x 2.85m) (9’11” x 9’3”) Fitted kitchen enjoying a fine view to Bressay, with plenty of cupboard & worktop space, and cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine & tumble dryer all included. Also breakfast bar, cooker hood, inset 1½ bowl sink, worktop lighting, four piece spotlight fitting, vinyl flooring, telephone point & panel heater.

SITTINGROOM

(Approx. 4.45m x 3.45m extending to 3.8m at widest point) (14’7” x 11’3” / 12’6”) Glazed door from the lobby to particularly bright south-facing room with wide picture window spanning the full length of one wall providing plenty of natural light and sun for much of the day. Built-in T.V. / video shelf and fish tank with fitted cupboard space below, separate built-in cupboard containing the hot water tank, centre light & two feature wall lights, vertical blind at the window & storage / convector heater. Further glazed door to hallway and the bedrooms & bathroom.

HALLWAY

With telephone point & storage heater.

BEDROOM 1

(Approx. 4.15m x 2.9m) (13’7” x 9’5”) With view across to Bressay, built-in double wardrobe with shelf & hanging rail, window blind & panel heater.

BEDROOM 2

(Approx. 3.9m x 2.55m) (12’9” x 8’4”) With same view as the kitchen, built-in double wardrobe with shelf & hanging rail, & storage heater.

BATHROOM

(Approx. 2.9m x 1.5m) (9’6” x 5’) Comprising three piece suite with ‘Mira’ electric over-bath shower. Tiling to the walls around the bath and to the lower half of the walls elsewhere, glazed shower screen, fitted cupboard unit below the wash hand basin & large matching bathroom cabinet, light / shaver fitting, vinyl flooring & heated towel rail.

There is also a lockable STORE (approx. 1.7m x 1.2 extending to 1.85m at widest point) (5’6” x 3’11” / 6’) on the landing by the flat door, which has power & lighting.

The flat also has shared use (with flat 5) of a further lockable store on the ground floor (approx. 3.2m x 2m) (10’6” x 6’7”), plus shared use with the five other flats of a drying green.

location

Rechabite Place is situated between Hillhead and Mounthooly Street / Navy Lane. Vehicluar access is from the Hillhead opposite Clairmont Place / Ronald Street. Pedestrian access can also be gained from the top of Mounthooly Street – walk up the lane past Chapel House on your left; on the right hand side there are small blocks of terraced houses – in between the two blocks is the access to Rechabite Place.

Council Tax

Understood to currently be Band C.  Prospective purchasers should however contact Shetland Islands Council directly for confirmation.

Important Information for Prospective Purchaserss

This schedule is intended only to help you decide whether to view the property. We always recommend you view the property personally.

The information is believed to be correct, but it is not warranted and is not to form part of any contract of sale. All dates, distances, areas and room sizes noted are approximate and for use as a general guide only.  Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the working condition or otherwise of any equipment such as central heating or kitchen appliances.

This schedule should not be taken as a comment on the condition of the property.  This is a matter for your surveyor and we recommend that once you have found a property you are interested in, you obtain a survey report.  We can provide details of surveyors if required.

Interested parties are advised to note their interest through their solicitor as soon as possible so that they can be informed if a closing date is fixed.  Noting interest does not place any obligation on the seller to set a closing date or to give any noted interests the opportunity to offer.  Whilst every effort will be made to advise noted interests of any closing date set, this cannot be guaranteed. 

No responsibility will be accepted for expenses incurred by parties who have noted interest but do not get an opportunity to offer, or for any expenses incurred travelling to properties which have been sold or withdrawn.