Spacious five bedroom modern detached property & integral double garage, set in large garden in elevated position at the head of Busta Voe, enjoying superb panoramic views along the voe.

Understood to have been built around 1988 and later extended, the single storey accommodation also includes a dual-aspect sittingroom, generously proportioned fitted kitchen / dining room with built-in appliances, an en-suite shower room to the master bedroom in addition to the main bathroom, and a very large utility room. One of the bedrooms is presently used as an office.

Windows are either triple or double glazed and oil-fired central heating is installed throughout.

The large site includes plenty of parking. The double garage has twin garage doors, one with electric door, an inspection pit & floored loft space.

Accommodation

PORCH

Double glazed front door to porch with exposed brick walls, window looking our over the voe, ‘v’-lining to the ceiling and inner door with glazed sidelight to the hall.

HALL

‘L’ shaped hall with two built-in shelved cupboards, one for linen etc., the other for general storage, wood laminate flooring, telephone point & two radiators.

CLOAK CUPBOARD

(Approx. 1.9m x 0.9m) (6’3” x 3’) Useful walk-in cloak cupboard with hatch with sliding ladder to the partially floored loft which provides plenty of storage space.

SITTINGROOM

(Approx. 5.6m x 4.65m) (18’5” x 15’3”) Bright dual-aspect room with superb views south along the voe. Wooden flooring and pine finishes to the skirtings, door & window surrounds etc., like the rest of the house. Satellite T.V. point, telephone point, centre light on dimmer switch & two radiators. (Note the free-standing fireplace & electric fire is not included in the sale but the wiring will be left.)

KITCHEN / DINING ROOM

(Approx. 5.6m x 3.7m) (18’4” x 12’2”) Spacious kitchen to the rear of the house with both the kitchen & dining areas having windows with Venetian blinds. Fully fitted kitchen with ample cupboard & worktop space, the units including an inset sink, glazed display cabinets, feature cooker hood & tiled splashbacks. A peninsula cupboard / breakfast bar unit separates the kitchen from the dining area. The built-in gas hob, electric double oven, plus the dishwasher & fridge (both concealed behind matching panels), are included in the sale. The walls to the dining area are finished with ‘v’-lining to a dado rail and tile effect laminate flooring is laid throughout. T.V. point, radiator & glazed door to the utility room.

UTILITY ROOM / SIDE PORCH

(Approx. 4.7m x 2.6m) (15’5” x 8’7”) Generous utility room with double glazed door & window to both the front & rear of the house. Fitted cupboards & sink, plumbing for a washing machine (appliance not included), vinyl flooring, radiator & ‘Worcester Heatslave’ oil-fired central heating boiler. Door to the integral garage.

INTEGRAL GARAGE

(Approx. 7.55m x 6.1m) (24’10 x 20’) Double garage with two ‘up & over’ garage doors, one with electric remote control door, and three double glazed windows. Concrete floor with inspection pit with integral lighting, fitted work bench with extensive cupboard space below, ample power points, fluorescent lighting, generator point (generator not included), cold water tap (hose not included), & sliding loft ladder giving access to the floored roof space which provides extensive storage.

BATHROOM

(Approx. 2.6m x 1.5m) (9’7” x 4’11”) With white three piece suite, tiling to the lower half of the walls, vinyl flooring, window blind & radiator.

BEDROOM 1 or OFFICE

(Approx. 2.9m x 2.6m overall including cupboard) (9’7” x 8’7”) Attractively decorated single bedroom to the rear of the house, currently used as an office, with built-in shelved wardrobe / cupboard, wood laminate flooring, centre light on a dimmer switch, venetian blind & radiator.

BEDROOM 2

(Approx. 3m x 2.6m including wardrobe) (9’10” x 8’7”) Large single room also to the rear of the house and with wood laminate flooring, venetian blind & radiator.

BEDROOM 3

(Approx. 3.95m x 2.6m extending to 3.05m at widest point + wardrobe) (13’ x 8’7” / 10’) Good-sized double bedroom to the rear of the house with built-in triple wardrobe with sliding mirror doors providing plenty of shelf & hanging space, wood laminate flooring, T.V. point & radiator.

BEDROOM 4

(Approx. 3.9m x 3.5m) (12’10” x 11’6”) Double room to the front of the house enjoying the view, with T.V. point & radiator.

BEDROOM 5

(Approx. 4m x 2.8m + wardrobe) (13’2” x 9’3”) Master bedroom again with view to the front of the house, with built-in double wardrobe with sliding mirror doors, hanging rail & shelf space, T.V. point, venetian blind & radiator.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM

(Approx. 1.9m x 1.8m) (6’3” x 5’11”) Comprising W.C., wash hand basin and fully lined shower enclosure with ‘Triton’ electric shower & glazed screen / door. Tiling to the lower half of the walls, ‘wood’ effect vinyl flooring, venetian blind & radiator.

External

The house is set back from the road with a driveway leading up to a large chipped parking area in front of the house & garage, with space for a number of cars. A wooden fence encloses the large front lawn, with a further lawned area to the left of the driveway, and a another grassed area & large drying area behind the house. A concrete path surrounds the house and there are external lights by the utility room door & the back door.

The house is situated on the main road north through Brae just before the Muckle Roe junction. The house is opposite a 40 mph speed limit sign and the signpost for Muckle Roe & Busta House Hotel.

local amenities

Being the main population centre for the North Mainland area, Brae has a range of local amenities most of which are within walking distance (by a pavement) of the house. Brae High School offers Primary & Secondary Schooling and is situated next to the Swimming Pool & Leisure Centre. There is also a shop, garage & fuel, Health Centre and various social and recreational facilities, plus a new marina across the road from the house.

Council Tax

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

Important Information for Prospective Purchasersrs

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.