Real Spain
Villanueva del Trabuco - Andalucia - Spain
Ideal established central village location on level ground near shops, restaurants, bars and schools, approx midway Malaga and Granada Airports
Large Village Townhouse for Sale - now only €189,850 ono CLICK for Currency Converter
Ideal as family home, B+B, Holiday lets, etc
Great and real potential for adding another accommodation floor with full
sun roof terrace above
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You can also use our UK telephone number which will only cost you 4p per minute at all times (24/7) - call 0844 598 7519 and your call is routed automatically to our house telephone in Spain - at no hidden extra costs to you or us.
If we are out, after a few "rings" the answering service will kick-in and it's in English. Just leave your name and UK landline number and we will contact you at the earliest opportunity
Please make contact if you need further information or would like to arrange a viewing, etc.
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H O M E P A G E
€189,850 ono ....... CLICK for Currency Converter
Large townhouse within easy walking distance of centre, with restaurant-bars and shops within two minutes walk. Currently used as a four bedroom house but the Spanish would use as a six bedroom house (the downstairs Lounge is commonly used as a bedroom as would be the upstairs room used now as an Office) or potentially eight via conversion of integral garage and one utility room. ADSL (Broadband) is installed. Friendly Spanish neighbours. Thriving village with forward looking authorities and friendly Mayor. Small British community mixes in with locals and there are lots of social events for those who want them. Good range of local shops, indoor market, weekly outdoor market, Medical Centre with 24/7 services, schools and of course, lots of Fiestas and Ferias, with the big one around mid-September and the big parades around Christmas and the Three Kings on 5th January.
Go to the LINKS page for links to a range of images of the village 2007, 2008 and 2009 Annual week-long Fiestas
There is a thriving and very active Ladies Group, Amigas de Casa, with regular meetings, outings and a Family History Group. On the links page click to go to Kathy's http://www.trabucotimes.com website for lots of local information and an active messaging forum (guestbook format) plus a presence recently established on Facebook
Note on the Links page is access to many local pictures, including the 2007 - 2011 village Fiestas
The Links page now has access to pictures from the 2007, 2008 and 2009 village Fiestas AND a link to the village website, which now also has links to 3 live webcams showing views of the new main village Plaza from the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall). Occasioally, Nos: 1 & 2 are not working but No:3 shows some of the popular main square
Front of House. Most people have converted the garage to be an extra sitting room. It will take a normal car (the Primera does fit in) but we use it as an extra workroom. Entrance door is set into the up-and-over door so easy to use if garage not wanted. Road has recently been totally re-laid, including all new drainage and water piping
Please use the links in the left panel for more pictures and information
At the back of the house lies the former Olive Factory, that was relocated and modernised at the other end of the village. Whilst hardly attractive in its present condition, sitting on the Sun Terrace means it is out of sight. There are plans to urbanise the area with a park area and some starter houses. There are many play areas for children in the village, with about five within a couple of minutes walk, plus gardens for parents to relax
The village is certainly one of the more progressive with a totally reformed main square (Plaza) with an excellent new water fountain and most roads are being totally reformed, with new drainage and water supplies, The street in which the house is located has recently been updated. Please note that established village properties, such as ours, are NOT subject to any problems mentioned in the British TV News, which primarily refer to detached properties mainly near the coastal region that have been illegally built on agricultural land. This property has full and complete legal Escritura documentation and our neighbours, or rather now friends, are all Spanish nationals - and lovely people too.
So, why are we selling? Very simple - need to downsize as it is a big house and more suitable to family occupation or if regular guests. B+B is a distinct possibility for new owners, if interested and/or holiday lets of the upstairs
The village has a population of around 5,500, of whom about 500 are expats - some permanently resident, others regular visitors with holiday homes that most are looking forward to becoming retirement homes in due course
OFFERED FOR only €189,850 ono and is approx. 169 square metres overall plus 5 sq.m. front Balcony area. Plot size approx. 85 sq.m.
The house has a full Escritura, all legally registered with all papers in order.
As a guide, legal fees, taxes, etc. add approx 10% to the selling price, although there are traditional Spanish ways to reduce these costs. Local rates, water rates, car tax, etc. are all a fraction of the rates in the UK and no TV licence either. As an example of local charges, membership of the Gym, with access every day if so desired, is a whopping €10 a month
All windows are modern sliding units. The two main bedrooms have built-in fly screens - can be released to roll up for cleaning but all window units lift out for easy cleaning.
The Bathroom was newly installed in mid-2005 and the Kitchen was installed in 2004. The oven is electric but the hob is gas with four rings. Both upstairs and downstairs gas water heaters were new and installed in 2005 - as is typical in Spain, all are powered via gas bottles, easily obtained from garage in village or delivery service also available if required.
The panelled wooden front door leads to a tiled entrance area approx. 5' 3" x 4' 7" with pendant light. An inner glazed door, with glazed side panels, leads into an inner lobby approx. 7'6" x 4'7" also with pendant light, which has a glazed door leading to the Lounge, and leads straight to the large Dining Room, with its magnificent marble staircase. There is a glazed door to the Kitchen from the Dining Room and a large sliding window to the Andalucian Patio.
A glazed door from the Kitchen leads to a room that can be either a bedroom or another sitting room, approx. 12' 6" x 8' 7". That also has glazed sliding doors into the Andalusian Patio, with access to the downstairs Utility Room and Bathroom. The sliding door can be removed thus providing a large area for entertaining if so required as then openly links the Patio and Sitting rooms.
Bedroom wardrobes each have three double compartments (double-doors to each, the centre ones having long mirrors fitted) plus bottom drawers. In each room also are bedside cabinets with drawers and there is a drawer unit with wall mirror - both rooms have matching units. Bed headboards also match and the mattresses are high quality. As mentioned, whilst these are not included in the sale price, we would be prepared to negotiate a fair "used" price for these high quality items or would consider including all furniture in the asking price.
Room dimensions (approximate but honestly measured) are given on the relevant "pictures pages", links being in the left column.
OR: You can use our UK telephone number which will only cost you 4p per minute at all times (24/7) - call 0844 598 7519 and your call is routed automatically to our house telephone in Spain - at no hidden extra costs to you or us. If we are out, after a few "rings" the answering service will kick-in and it's in English. Just leave your name and UK landline number and we will contact you at the earliest opportunity
Please note our actual Spanish landline number is: 952752492 (we have broadband connected) and our Spanish mobile is: 648237537. Country Code is: 0034
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