This delightful cottage built in 1912, welcomes you through an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor, opening into a spacious living room and separate dining room complete with an attractive open fireplace, creating a warm and homely atmosphere. The contemporary fitted kitchen offers modern convenience with sleek finishes and a practical layout. Upstairs, bedroom one benefits from built-in cupboards, while bedroom two provides a comfortable additional space, ideal for family, guests, or a home office. The accommodation is completed by a well-presented family bathroom. Outside, the home enjoys a small courtyard area to the front and an easily maintained rear garden, featuring a wooden shed for additional storage. Ideally located close to Oakham town, the property offers easy access to a wide range of amenities, shops, cafés, and transport links, as well as excellent schooling options, making it a superb choice for families, first-time buyers, or investors. TOWN LIFE Oakham is a highly popular market town, offering a range of amenities and services including restaurants, shops, bars, doctor's surgery, hospital and both primary/secondary schooling. There is a bus station providing regular services around the town and through to neighbouring villages and towns, as well as a train station with direct links to further towns and cities

Auction
To be sold by online auction (unconditional) on Thursday 28th May 2026 with a 6 WEEK COMPLETION, bidding will open at 10.00.

To view
Viewings will be conducted prior to the auction, please visit our website to book an appointment at firstforauctions.co.uk

Registration
All bidders/potential buyers are required to register ahead of the auction date to be able to bid/buy, please visit our website to setup an online auction account.

Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession.

EPC rating
D

Council tax band
A - Rutland County

Legal pack
For each lot there are Special Conditions of Sale and other documentation provided by the vendor's solicitors. If you wish to receive the Legal Pack, you will be able to register for this via the link on our website. You will receive notification by email once the Legal Pack is received from the solicitor. The documents may not tell you everything you need to know about the property and you are required to complete your own due diligence before bidding.

Guide prices
Guide Prices are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a lot will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each lot will be offered subject to a Reserve, (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the lot during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range, or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide Price.

Additional fees
A buyers charge of £1,650 including VAT is payable on each lot that you buy, in addition to the sale price. Please be aware there may be other additional fees, including disbursements contained in the legal pack payable on completion. Please ensure that you check the legal pack for each lot that you are interested in, prior to bidding.

Deposit
If you are the highest bidder when the auction ends, contracts are exchanged between you and the seller. Both parties are legally bound to complete the transaction as per the special conditions in the legal pack. Your card will be automatically debited for the bidder security amount of £6,000 and we'll require the remaining balance for a 10% non-refundable deposit. We will contact you after the auction has finished to make these arrangements.

Pre-auction offers
These must be made in writing and will only be considered if the Legal Pack has been inspected and proof of funding has been supplied to the auctioneers. Pre-auction offers are only considered on an auction basis in accordance with the “Terms & Conditions - Unconditional Auction".

Mortgage finance
We advise all bidders who require a mortgage to confirm with their Financial Advisor as to whether or not the lot you are interested in would be suitable security to borrow finance against, prior to bidding. If you need to arrange a mortgage it is important that you obtain an offer from your lender before the day of the auction. Most building societies and banks will instruct a surveyor to prepare a valuation report before making a mortgage offer.