MANY of us fancy taking on our own Grand Designs-style project to refurbish a property and create our dream residence.

And some took the first step on the road to reno during a recent property auction, snapping up properties in need of a makeover.

The Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH) November sale, at Sedgemoor Auction Centre, saw a number of residential renovation lots sold.

Among them were 2 and 4 Chandos Street, in Bridgwater, a pair of period terrace properties in need of full renovation.

With a guide price of £70,000, spirited bidding online and in the room saw them eventually sold for £144,000.

The House of Antiquity, in St Mary Street, Bridgwater, a period residence in need of complete refurbishment at the foot of the Quantock Hills, also sold above its guide price of £175,000, with an online bidder securing it for £225,000.

Another exciting redevelopment opportunity, Old Wells Road, Glastonbury, guided at £210,000, sold to an in-room bidder for £285,000.

Finally, 29 & 27 Lyde Road, Yeovil, two Victorian terrace houses in need of complete modernisation, attracted great interest from both online and in-room bidders. The lots eventually sold to the same online bidder for £148,000 and £130,000.

While the residential properties dominated this month’s auction, an attractive block of pastureland at Nythe Road, Henley, Langport, in total extending to 15 acres, sold to an in-room bidder for £99,000.

GTH’s final auction for 2025 will be held from 2pm on Wednesday, December 17, at Batch Country House, Lympsham, near Weston-super-Mare.

For more information on selling or buying at auction, contact the auctioneers on 0117 203 5577 or 01935 423474 or email farms.redhill@gth.net or farms.yeovil@gth.net.

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