South Molton, Devon, EX36

LOCATION
Overlooking pastureland to the rear this property is located just off the North Devon Link Road around 14 miles south of Barnstaple and 4 miles south of the market town of South Molton.
The business is ideally placed for clients’ to drop off their pets en-route to a holiday in the UK or with an easy link to airports at either Bristol or Exeter.
Likewise is equally suitable for incoming clients visiting the South West.

THE PROPERTY
Comprising of a modernised and extended chalet bungalow with 3 bedrooms (one has an en-suite upstairs as well as having a dressing area).
The ground floor has two lounges, two bedrooms, a fully fitted kitchen, dining room, a shower room/WC as well as a utility room. There is an extensive decked outside patio with timber framed glass panel railings and a hot tub, covered BBQ and storage area with lighting. The bungalow has oil fired central heating and overlooks private gardens with a pond and the fields opposite where often deer are seen to roam.
The property also provides a detached self-contained one bedroom annexe which would be ideal for an elderly relative or as presently used as a separate let generating a useful income.
It has also been used as staff accommodation and as an Air B&B holiday home. The gravelled driveway opens up to the 7 reception kennels with an open plan area as well as a dog grooming centre. In addition there is a large garage with isolation kennel run adjoining.
To the north of the property is the secure enclosed dog exercise area and two rows of kennels, 10 on one side and 12 on the other. The boundary fence between the private gardens and exercise ground has recently been part re-clad (2022) as has the front lower part of the kennels. In all the business is registered for up to 50 dogs. There is also a kennel kitchen with staff facilities and laundry area.

THE BUSINESS
This is a very popular boarding kennels operated by a husband and wife team and is available due to genuine retirement reasons. The owners are Kennel Club Assured Boxer breeders.
We have been verbally advised by the vendors that the turnover is around £144,000 per annum.
Details of accounts can be made available to those seriously interested parties who have inspected the premises, subject to owners’ approval.