Fancy a country house for £300,000? Built in the 1800s by Queen Victoria’s piper, this nine-bed pole in Perthshire is the ultimate refurbishment project
- House will appeal to developers for planning permission to split into apartments
- Real estate needs a plethora of work and needs a buyer with deep pockets
- It is called Dunolly House and is next to the river on the outskirts of Aberfeldy
A Perthshire town house is up for grabs for less than the average price of a London apartment.
However, the mansion’s price tag of £300,000 reflects the work to be done throughout the property.
It is in a state of disrepair and the buyer will need deep pockets to turn it into a modern – and comfortable – family home.
This nine-bed town house in the Perthshire market town of Aberfeldy is for sale for £300,000 through Thorntons estate agents
The property can be picked up by developers as it has planning permission to be split into five apartments.
The two- and three-bedroom apartments would range in size from 114 square meters to 140 square meters, and would include a balcony overlooking the river and a roof terrace.
The detached property was built in the mid 19th century by Duncan McDougall, a piper to Queen Victoria.
Called Dunolly House, it is located next to the river on the outskirts of Aberfeldy, a small market town in Scottish Perthshire.
The sale of the house is handled by Thorntons brokers.
The house has generous wraparound gardens – although much of it has become overgrown
The property can be picked up by developers as it has planning permission to be split into five apartments
There is an abundance of period features including decorative cornices and ceiling roses
There are nine bedrooms and large living rooms, with period features such as decorative cornices and ceiling roses.
There is also a distinctive turreted tower and generous wraparound gardens overlooking the River Tay.
The property in Aberfeldy is close to a golf course and within walking distance of amenities.
Aberfeldy was mentioned by Robert Burns in the poem The Birks of Aberfeldy.
The detached property was built in the mid 19th century by Duncan McDougall, a champion piper to Queen Victoria
The property is called Dunolly House and is next to the river on the outskirts of Aberfeldy
The average price of a property sold in Aberfeldy in the last 12 months is £387,517.
It’s slightly higher than the average retail price of £356,136 over the same period for Britain as a whole, according to Zoopla.
Rightmove says the average price of an apartment sold in London in the last 12 months is £492,421 – almost £150,000 more than the asking price of the nine-bedroom detached house in Aberfeldy.