Fancy a former police house as your des res?
Taynuilt police house is up for sale, with offers of over £220,000 invited.
The two-storey stone villa in the heart of the village has two bedrooms and comes with the former police office in an extension at the side.
For sale signs went up recently but were not unexpected, said Taynuilt community council chairman David Sloss.
The village has not had a dedicated police officer permanently based in the property for more than a year. Instead it shares an officer with Dalmally.
‘The for sale signs only went up recently. I think the property is most likely to go as a house, probably another rental opportunity for someone. Unfortunately, as a community we were not in a position to look at taking it on as a community transfer option.
‘We would have had to have a business plan in place and be able to justify what we would be using it for, how we would sustain it and where we would get funds from. There just wasn’t time.
‘Taynuilt already has a village hall, a sports club and pavilion although some people were saying it would’ve made us a good pub,’ said Mr Sloss.
He added: ‘Fortunately, we don’t get much trouble here, mainly it is traffic issues and the ongoing occasional problems down at the pier. We have very little visible policing in Taynuilt now although the Dalmally officer has a good reputation.’
Anyone interested in viewing the police house has to contact Police Scotland’s estates office on 01786 895903 or 01786 895918 to arrange a time. Title deeds are available at the Legal Services Department of Police Scotland.
A closing date is likely to be set so buyers need to register their interest in writing with the Head of Estates, Police Scotland, 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, G40 4EH.