Bidders flooded in to SVA Property Auctions’ latest sale, which saw six out of seven lots sell on the day.
Scottish Water had three lots on offer but it was a former pumping station building in Lochboisdale, South Uist, that generated the most interest. Guided at £10,000, the property, which sits on a plot extending to 3,600 sq ft, located two miles north of the ferry port, sold for £12,000.
A former office and storage premises on Main Street, Loans, near Troon, also attracted enthusiastic bidding. Offered by QLTR, the detached, single-storey property was in poor condition, but its refurbishment potential made it a popular lot and it eventually sold to a local builder for £86,000 from a guide price of £50,000.
A residential development site with a previous consent for 37 houses did not find a buyer. Located at Spruce Gardens, Cupar Muir, just a mile from Cupar, the site was the location of a sawmill until 2000 and in 2007 planning permission was obtained for the development of 37 houses across the 7.48-acre site.
Vigers said: “While the previous consent dating back to 2007 may still be live, it is unlikely a developer would adopt the same scheme and will need to make a fresh application. However, given the fact that there is an allocation for housing in the local plan, I am confident that a buyer would have a reasonable expectation of achieving new planning consent for a re-imagined scheme.”
The first auction in autumn will take place on 21 September.
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