Property Summary
· 4 BEDROOM HOUSE - Bills included package as an option. In the heart of the city, and within easy walking distance to all university buildings.
· Modern fitted kitchen - The fully equipped (and recently fitted) modern kitchen
· Comfortable living room - Within a quiet location, this house offers a real homely feel - this is enhanced by the comfortable sofas, TV/DVD and Freeview box.
· Internet Connection - Telephone point and broadband connection available.
· Patio area and car parking - A sunny, bright patio/yard to the rear, a maintained garden and private car parking at the front of the house.
Property Description
4 bedroom house situated in a quiet Claypath location, close to St Bede and St Hild Colleges and is within easy walking distance of the city's shops, bars, cafes, restaurants and bus/train stations. Fully furnished to a high standard, the property has a communal living room, comfortable sofas; a TV/DVD, dining table and chairs. It is a proper home from home.
Fully fitted modern new kitchen with gas cooker and hob, fridge and freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and microwave, the kitchen is fully equipped and has all the pots, pans, crockery and cutlery you could need - we even supply a corkscrew!
There is one main bathroom (with a bath/shower, wc and handbasin) and one of the bedrooms also has an en suite shower room.. All of the bedrooms are fitted with a bed, wardrobe/cupboard, office desk and chair.
The gas central heating is operated with a combination boiler (so there is no shortage of hot water) and the property is fully double glazed.
There is a small garden to front (maintained by the landlords) and a pleasant sunny patio/yard to the rear - patio chairs and a table are included for those al fresco nights.
There is private parking to the front of the property, and the house is equipped and connected to Broadband.
Safety standards are to the highest order. D & J Franks are well respected landlords for some 30 years in Durham City. Owners of a Gas Heating Engineer and Building Services business, our properties are all maintained to a high standard. They are fully compliant with DSU Codes of Standards, have Gas and Electrical safety (CP12) full certification (6 monthly and 12 monthly checks) have hardwired smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, fire blankets and hard wired burglar alarms. We operate a genuine 24/7 emergency call out service for our students.
This is a great house and is not to be missed. Situated in a great location, warm and quiet; this is a real home from home and is a popular choice with our students. (References are available from previous tenants.)
Letting Costs
As private landlords and not Agents, we do not charge letting fees. Rents are due on a monthly basis, 52 weeks of the year. This means you have use of the property even out of University term times - great if you want to use the house in the summer - and good to know you don't need to look for storage for your belongings!
Rent & Deposit Information
We require the deposit to be paid at the time of exchange of the lease. We will also require a completed standing order or posted dated cheques in our favour to cover the period of the lease. We have a very large inventory in the properties and therefore charge a realistic deposit but your money is protected by law and registered with Tenancy Deposit normally arrange a pre-surrender inspection about 3 weeks before the end of the lease and go through what is missing based on the inventory we do when you move in. We prefer that anything broken is replaced rather than deduct money from the deposit but we give you plenty of time to do this. Remember, you are dealing with local landlords not faceless institutions; we will help you in any way we can and, unlike estate agents, we do not charge a signing on fee or key money.
