Casa Piquena

The house is part of a Cortijo that contains 6 houses co-joined on various sides. Casa Piquena (small house in Spanish) is joined on two sides by one house. It is in a Cortijo called Cortijo Las Padillas and is approximately 5 Kms from the village of Algarinejo in the province of Granada. It is accessed from the main road between the villages of El Higueral and Algarinejo via a private dirt track shared with other tenants.

The village is full of restaurants and bars with very little English spoken. It has approx 3000 inhabitants most of whom are connected with olive farming in some way. The village is very lively in the summer months with regular saints day celebrations and fairs. There is a regular farmers market on a Saturday for fresh fruit and vegetables. there are several small supermarkets and artisan food shops along with several banks, a library, builders merchants, and a town swimming pools open in the summer months.

The house has undergone recent refurbishment works yet it has kept its character. It was first registered in 1928 but its actual age is not known. All papers are available for hand over to the next owner. 

The property comprises two bedrooms, a living room and dining room, a kitchen, and a bathroom equipped with a shower, a toilet, a bidet, and a sink all on the ground floor. The bathroom is accessed from the outside and is two steps from the front door. Upstairs there are two storerooms accessed by stairs from the living room. One of the storerooms could be converted to the main bedroom with en-suite quite easily. The washing machine is located in the bathroom.

As part of the refurbishment, the property has had new wiring, plumbing, new flooring, and plastering. The roof has recently been extensively repaired and the chimney has been taken down and replaced. A new wood-burning fire has been installed with a new steel flue through to the new chimney. There is a newly fitted kitchen with a recent fridge/freezer and a new gas-fired five-burner hob/oven freestanding cooker. The gas-fired hot water boiler has also been recently replaced. 

There is a small cupboard under the stairs for storage. 

The property has had a recent upgrade to the electricity supply and a new consumer unit with overload protection was recently fitted by the electricity supplier. The property has running water directly from the town mains and full size drains to reduce any risk of blockages.

At the front of the property is a small patio area for relaxing outside and socializing with friends and family.

The property is being sold fully furnished and complete with gas bottles, one for the boiler and one for the cooker, and two spares.