Fancy a mansion for £300k? This Perthshire nine-bed pile built in the 1800s by Queen Victoria’s piper is the ultimate renovation project
- House will appeal to developers due to planning permission to divide into flats
- Property needs plenty of work and a buyer with deep pockets
- It is called Dunolly House and sits next to the river on the edge of Aberfeldy
A Perthshire mansion is up for grabs for less than the average price of a flat in London.
However, the mansion’s price tag of £300,000 reflects the work that needs to be done throughout the property.
It is in a state of disrepair and the buyer will need deep pockets to transform it into a modern – and comfortable – family home.
This nine-bed mansion in Perthshire’s market town of Aberfeldy is for sale for £300,000 via Thorntons estate agents
The property may be snapped up by developers as it has planning permission to divide into five flats.
The two and three-bedroom flats would range in size from 114 metres square to 140 metres square, with features including a balcony with river views and a roof terrace.
The detached property was built in the mid-to-late 1800s by Duncan McDougall, a champion piper to Queen Victoria.
It is called Dunolly House and sits next to the river on the edge of Aberfeldy, a small market town in Scotland’s Perthshire.
The sale of the house is being handled by Thorntons estate agents.
The house has generous wraparound gardens – although much of it has become overgrown
The property may be snapped up by developers as it has planning permission to divide into five flats
There is an abundance of period features, including decorative cornices and ceiling roses
There are nine bedrooms and large living rooms, boasting period features such as decorative cornices and ceiling roses.
There is also a feature tower with turrets along with generous wraparound gardens overlooking the River Tay.
The property in Aberfeldy us close to a golf course and is 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 to late 1800s by Duncan McDougall, a champion piper to Queen Victoria
The property is called Dunolly House and it sits next to the river on the edge of Aberfeldy
The average price of a property sold in Aberfeldy during the past 12 months is £387,517.
It slightly higher than the £356,136 average sold price during the same period for Britain as a whole, according to Zoopla.
Rightmove says the average price of a flat sold in London during the past 12 months is £492,421 – almost £150,000 more than the asking price on the nine-bedroom detached house in Aberfeldy.
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