Former Lairg police station withdrawn from online auction sale after reserve price not met

A FORMER Sutherland police station has been withdrawn from an auction sale after its reserve price was not met

Police Scotland instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to auction the redundant Lairg police station.

The building was one of 35 commercial properties and development sites across Scotland to go under the hammer in an online, live-streamed auction last Thursday. A guide price of £145,000 was set.

But, Linda Cameron, a surveyor from Shepherd's Inverness office said the property did not sell.

"It just did not reach the reserve price," she said. " However we are aware that we have received some interest in it, so it may go post auction or into our next auction sale."

The attractive two storey detached property with detached garage and on site parking occupies a prominent position immediately adjacent to Lairg Fire Station on Main street where it joins Davidson Terrace, which forms part of the main A839 running through the village. The accommodation comprises mainly cellular space on the ground and first floors.

Sellers said that the property was being sold with vacant possession and offered a "rare opportunity for redevelopment which, subject to planning, may be suitable for residential use".

Police Scotland announced in December last year that the station, which has been mothballed for some time, was to be sold along with a further 29 stations and police buildings across the country deemed to be "surplus to requirements", with officers and staff moved "to other locations".

Online auctions involve the posting of various lots on the internet for which the auctioneer invites pre-authorised buyers to place bids via a live broadcast.

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