More Details about the Property

The total constructed area is 298 square metres. The ground floor of the main house totals 176 square metres. Upstairs is another additional 25 square metres which is currently used as an office but with minimal effort and cost can easily be converted into a self contained apartment, in fact it was designed to be as such, and various parts of the construction are done to facilitate the ease of conversion.The rest of the property consists of a further 56 square metres of buildings comprising of a garage, additional outdoor kitchen/BBQ. This gives a total constructed area of 298 square metres.

The construction of the property started in May 2000 and although the main house was finished in 2001 (and lived in since) the rest of the property was constructed in the the following 3 years and finished in 2004. Recent discussions with the architect state that a further 144 square metres of land area can be constructed on (up to 4% of the total land size), plus there is a further 120+ square metres available on the 2nd floor should anyone wish to extend the property. In fact up to 800m2 of constructed area is allowed on both floors. However, this is subject to the laws at the time of writing and may change in the future.

All the plans, permissions for construction etc are all legal and paid for. The architect responsible for the plans is EA Architectos situated in Campello.

The property enjoys panoramic views of the Mediterranean sea, countryside and mountain views, every view you could possibly wish for yet so close to Campello, San Juan and Alicante!

The Utilities Connected to the Property.

As stated previously the property benefits from free electricity via a state of the art solar power installation that supplies more power than we need, the system powers upto 8 kw of electric at any one time, which is way more than double the average Spanish house, which typically has a poor 3.3 kw installation, at best you'll only find 5.7 kw in Spain so you can see the benefits solar power already!

Should solar power not be your "thing" then mains electricity is also available as next door have it installed so it's just a matter of requesting it should you prefer to have it instead of solar. Having said that the Spanish electricity companies are legally obliged to pay the solar power owner 5 times more for any excess electricity produced that is put back into the national grid should you decide to have both the solar and mains complimenting each other. A real chance to earn some extra income! Again, this is correct at the time of writing and I have no say on any law changes that may happen in the future.

The property also benefits from having mains water, however, although the pipe work for the mains is all connected we actually currently have a massive water deposit of 84 cubic metres and purchase water via a water tanker. This we do for 2 benefits. 1. It is vastly cheaper than the mains and 2. We never go without water, even when pipe maintenance is being carried out as happens frequently in Spanish towns. The water tanker is owned and operated locally and it's no problem. To have mains installed is just a matter of requesting it as all the relevant paperwork to obtain it is in place on this property. Really it is just a matter of choice.

Having said this, if it is any prospective purchasers wish to have mains water instead then it is no problem to have switched on by the company. The meter box and all the pipe work is installed. All that is required is the company to install the meter, half a days work!

Also as mentioned we have broadband two way satellite internet and also use a Vodafone USB" dongle" modem which comes with a free phone and free calls, in most cases, both of which work perfectly. The two way satellite isn't included in the price but can be purchased seperately for half its value for €1,000. We understand that Telefonica installed fibre optic cables for broadband internet into the village sometime during 2005, so this is an added advantage, so the choices are numerous theseday so communications are not a problem.The phone company also have the main phone lines installed next door (approx' 100 metres away) so again as with the electric and water the installations are available close by

The Land & Additional Construction Prospects.

The land of the property consists of 10,000 square metres of which has been pegged out and recorded by a topographer and is set out as such on the plans. The land is partially flat and partially sloping. The immediate area surrounding the property is all flat and level. There is also a further large area (approx' 2000 metres sq') of flat land ideal for an extra building plot should anyone wish to take advantage of this in the future, we have actually considered having 3 wooden cabins built on the land and renting them out as an additional income, which would be allowed under current regulations as they are movable property.

Please note, that as of the time of writing this the law states that only one "immovable" house is allowed on 10,000 square metres, although this is true the law is expected to change in the near future. However, as I mentioned "movable" houses are allowed.

The Property.

The property is entered directly from the main road (CV775) onto a 100 metre long driveway. The property was built by a builder as his own home and consists of 4 bedrooms (1 bedroom is actually used as the upstairs office and can be converted into a self contained apartment), 2 large full bathrooms (1 en-suite) both bathrooms are fitted with walk in showers, sink, bidet, toilet and bath. There is a large kitchen, large 25 sq metre lounge, dining room, utility room, walk in wardrobe in the master bedroom. The master bedroom consists of a very large 25 sq metre room plus 6.25 sq metre walk in wardrobe and a 12.5 sq metre en-suite bathroom. In addition to this there is a 30 sq metre sun lounge that is south facing and enjoys the sun all year round. This generates so much warmth in the winter it heats most of the property, thus saves on heating costs!

The Pool.

The pool is 10 metres by 5 metres, the depth is 1.2 metres sloping to 1.9 metres and was constructed in 2004. The pool is constructed of 550 millimetres thick concrete walls (well above average), and finished in glass mosaic tiles and not the cheap plastic versions that are not as good. On the bottom of the pool is situated 2 handmade dolphins, if you bought these today they would cost in excess of 1,000 euros! The terracing at the end of the pool is constructed on top of the pump room and another water deposit, which is plumbed to collect the water from the roof. This is currently sealed off and not in use as we have no water problems with our existing arrangements, but it can be accessed via a manhole cover should the need become required. The water deposit also has a tube to allow a water pump to be connected if so desired, it is also plumbed to allow water to be taken from the water deposit with just the turn of a valve, no hoses required to fill the pool.

The Gardens.

The gardens are a mixture of matured flower beds, which surround the immediate area of the house. Away from the house are numerous matured citrus trees, and lots of ornamental trees. Further from the house the remaining ground has been left to regenerate as natural countryside. Due to the fact that the property is fairly new and saw a lot of earth movement during construction the gardens away from the main area of the house look a little bare, this in time will re-grow back to its natural state over a couple of years, in actual fact much of it has already regenerated back to countryside. During 2010 / 2011 a lot of landscaping has been undertaken to continue the beauty of the natural area with the addition of many plants.

No expence has been spared on the necessities during the construction of this property.

Disclaimer:

Any laws quoted in this document were to the best of my knowledge correct at the time of writing. I cannot or will not be held responsible for any alterations in laws that differ to those quoted. This is beyond my control as you understand.