2 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4HH

Three storey property in Smethwick

Guide price*

£450,000+

Plus fees

Sold for £450,000

Lot 1 Commercial Vacant
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Auction details:

Thursday 14th December 2023 @ 09:00AM

A Vacant Freehold Three Storey Property

Property Description

A three storey locally listed building built in 1903 behind a short foregarden with pathway approach. Service yard and parking is accessed from the rear via Cheshire Road. Situated within residential housing and local shopping, Victoria Park and Cape Hill shopping centre are all within easy walking distance.

Accommodation

Ground Floor: Entrance Porch, Hall, Lift, Stores, WC, Access to Cellar, Two Meeting Rooms, Canteen with Kitchen and Seating Area.
First Floor: Landing, Lift, Five Rooms, Kitchen, WC, Stores.
Second Floor: Landing, Three Rooms, Three Interconnecting Rooms and Stores.
Outside: Front Garden, Side Access and Rear Car Park.

Energy Performance Rating

See legal pack.

Tenure

Freehold – Vacant possession upon completion.

Planning

The property has potential for change of use from offices to education facilities, health facility, doctors, dentists, opticians, vets etc or residential use but expressly excluding HMO subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. A planning brief is available and will be contained within the legal pack or upon request from the auctioneers. For any planning enquiries please contact Aaran Sangha on 0121 569 3534 at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

Auctioneer's Note

Please note no offers will be considered prior to the Auction Sale.
In addition to the purchase price, the purchaser will be required to pay the Council's professional fees of a max. sum of £3,500 +VAT on completion.

The metal security door accessing the front, and temporary heras fencing to the frontage of the property, will be removed either prior or on completion and the purchaser will be responsible for maintaining their own security arrangements at that time.

Viewings

See viewing schedule.
Sandwell Council
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LIVE-STREAMED AUCTION

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*DEFINITION OF GUIDE & RESERVE PRICE

All properties are sold subject to a reserve price, which is the minimum price the seller is willing to accept and is confidential between the seller and Auctioneer. The guide price is only an indication as to where the reserve is currently set and not necessarily the Auctioneers expectation of what it will sell for. If the guide price is a bracket figure, then the reserve price cannot be higher than the top end of the guide price, if the guide price is a fixed figure, then the reserve cannot be more than 10% above the guide price. The guide price and reserve price can be subject to change at any time up to and including the auction day and, properties can often sell for substantially more than the quoted guide price.

COSTS AT AUCTION

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The sale of each lot is subject to an administration fee of £2,160 inc VAT (£1,800.00 + VAT) (unless otherwise stated in the important information), payable on the fall of the gavel/at the end of the online auction.  Please note that the administration fee for the Local Authority lots may differ and all interested parties should enquire directly with the Auctioneers as to the fee applicable.

Any additional costs excluding the administration fee will be listed in the Special Conditions within the legal pack and these costs will be payable on completion. The legal pack has been prepared by the seller’s solicitor(s), who are responsible for its contents and disclosing all know information. It is available to download free of charge under the ‘lot information’, and you take responsibility for reading and understanding the legal pack and are bound by all the contents. Any stamp duty and/or government taxes are not included within the Special Conditions within the legal pack and all potential buyers must make their own investigations.

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