LORD DERBY’S FORMER HUNTER LODGE FEATURED IN NEXT SMITH AND SONS PROPERTY AUCTION

Smith and Sons has revealed its latest property auction catalogue featuring 29  lots, including Lord Derby’s former hunting lodge on Merton Road in Bootle, Liverpool.

The online auction will take place on the 4th December with viewings already underway. Of significant interest is Lot 10 the Grade II listed, double fronted, eight bedroomed property, a former hunting lodge owned by Lord Derby and reputed to be the oldest property in Bootle dating back to the 18th Century, guided at £340,000 - £360,000. 

There are also a number of terraced and semi-detached properties throughout the Wirral, several of which require modernisation and improvement with guides starting as low as £10,000.  

Semi- detached houses in Castle Rd Wallasey and Kinnaird Rd Wallasey both offer great potential to refurbish as a lovely family home and sandstone cottages in Lake Place Hoylake and Irby Rd Heswall are ideal projects for upgrading either for owner occupation or investment.

 Three substantial apartments on leafy St Aidans Terrace in Oxton having been refurbished to a high standard and which are currently let are guided at £400,000 - £450,000 for the three.

Several commercial lots feature in the auction, including a former children’s nursery on Eastham Rake that has permission  to convert back to a single residential dwelling and is set in large grounds with some development potential and include a large chalet suitable as a home office/summer room and guided at £360,000 - £400,000.

Mixed use commercial investments provide an excellent income and yield, vacant commercial space in Birkenhead and Rice Lane Liverpool offer versatile accommodation for a range of uses and apartments in Priory Wharf overlooking the riverfront, and Bidston Court are attractively priced.

Chris Johnson, Auctioneer at Smith and Sons commented: “This is an exciting auction that features some really interesting properties, several being offered at large discounts from previously advertised prices and offering huge scope for potential and improvement either for investors, developers or owner occupiers.”