Bargain home for first-time buyers

A family-sized home needing a little TLC – and at a price that’s well below valuation – awaits new owners, writes Susan Welsh

Getting on to that first rung of the property ladder can be tricky for young, first-time buyers, as it can feel like properties are priced outwith their budget.

But if you don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to do a bit of upgrading, then there’s a good-sized family home for sale in Wick, at a price that may suit those starting out.

Toftingall, at 6 Sinclair Terrace, is on the market at offers in the region of £92,000, which is £10,000 less than the valuation.

It is a C-listed property in a nice residential area that’s close to all amenities, but in need of modernisation – which is reflected in the asking price.

With three bedrooms and a beautiful garden to the rear, it will make an ideal family home.

The accommodation begins with a hallway with handy understair cupboard filled with shelving and coat pegs.

The front-facing lounge has a gas fire with wood mantle and surround, and there’s a dining room and kitchen with wall and base units and fitted worktops.

This floor has a shower room with three-piece suite.

There are two bedrooms on the first floor, while the second floor has a further double bedroom and a handy storage room or study.

There is a beautiful mature garden to the rear laid mainly to grass with borders of flowers and shrubs and right at the bottom of the garden there’s a shed/workshop.

The house has mains gas central heating and uPVC double-glazed windows to the front with single-glazed windows to the rear.

Wick has a good range of amenities including a hospital, supermarkets, professional, medical and educational facilities.

■ Contact: Young Robertson & Co on 01955 605151.

The three-bedroom property in Wick is on the market for around £92,000