HUNTLY HOTSPOTS FOR ONLINE PROPERTY AUCTIONEERS
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors have sold a quartet of commercial properties in Huntly, for £575,000, thanks to its recently launched virtual viewings and online auctions platform.
The first of these, a two-storey grade B listed traditional granite building trading as a café and restaurant known as The Bank, is located on a prominent corner position at the junction of The Square and Gordon Street.
With the purchaser based overseas, the initial interest was secured through a virtual viewing made possible due to Shepherd’s roll out of video tours for properties it is marketing.
Aberdeen Commercial Partner, Mark McQueen, said: “Our video tours marketing initiative has proven popular with clients where teaser video clips have been created to enable greater exposure to online marketing.
“This initiative has resulted in the ability to progress an interest in a property at a time when travel is problematic and the sale of The Bank would not have completed without it.”
The second sale comprised office premises with potential for residential conversion, located on Deveron Road, northwest of Huntly town centre.
Shepherd has also sold two former J&I Smith Baker’s properties in the town.
The first, traditional mid terraced retail premises with a two-bedroom flat above, occupy a central location on Castle Street.
The second is a large commercial facility comprising two retail units with potential to sub-divide, and a substantial commercial bakery to the rear on Gordon Street, part of the A97, a main thoroughfare through the town.
“Keen interest has been expressed in premises in our auction in the Northeast of Scotland with the majority of our lots being successfully disposed of in the first auction they appear in,” said Mr McQueen.
“And the values achieved have been at a level that matched or exceeded clients’ expectations.”
Shepherd is experiencing healthy activity in Huntly and the Northeast of Scotland in general with various transactions taking place in other towns such as Peterhead, Banchory, Inverurie and Turriff.
“While High Streets are perceived to be difficult at present, these towns continue to attract demand for opportunities that arise,” said Mr McQueen.
“There will be further voids in these towns to come, but the level of demand we are witnessing will also provide opportunities for new businesses in these locations.”
