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OVER THE SEA TO SKYE
The dream of owning and running a guest house in a beautiful part of Scotland is becoming a reality for more and more people as house prices in many parts of the country have rocketed in recent years meaning that the sale of the family home can fund the purchase of a dream lifestyle. A great example if an opportunity currently available is Givendale Guest House situated on the beautiful Isle of Skye. This successful business is situated in Prortree and enjoys stunning views over Portree Loch. It has 5 letting bedrooms and a resident’s lounge. 3 of the bedrooms have en suite facilities and the property includes owner’s accommodation consisting of a lounge/ dining room and a double bedroom. Guest enjoy being served breakfast in the dining room and adjacent conservatory. This is a detached property which has a price tag of offers over £270,000 – a similar price to many 3 bedroom semis in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Derek Burgoyne, Director of Sales at Bruce & Co commented, “This is the sort of guest house that will suit a couple who may be thinking about an early retirement, maybe their mortgage is paid off and instead of working in their same old jobs for another 10 or 20 years before retirement decide to swap their home – for a home with income – leaving the rat race behind them and enjoying all the benefits that come from living in such a wonderful place as Skye”. There is no shortage of customers looking for rooms on Skye as it attracts a wide variety of visitors – young and old, active – with great hill walking and mountain biking opportunities, and the not so active with great scenic drives and wonderful restaurants. Derek concluded “Guest houses of this size and quality are few and far between at the moment – we would suggest interested buyers get a move on and arrange a viewing appointment sooner rather than later”.
 

NET GAIN FOR BUSINESS BUYERS
Bruce & Co were the first business agent in Scotland and probably one of the first in Britain to ever market businesses via the web. We are pleased to say that we have continued to lead the field in internet marketing and hope that prospective purchasers enjoy the latest changes we have made to our site. As well as the Bruce & Co website we now operate a sister site; www.businessbuyers.com which lists businesses not only in Scotland but throughout Great Britain. Make sure you give it a look --- you’ll find a link from our home page to the site. Recently we have included more photographs of our properties and included a slide show presentation. Coming very shortly is a first for business agents in the UK! Our clients will soon be able to have access to a “Clients Area” from within our website where they can get updates on the progress and marketing of their business. If you are a business owner thinking of selling and want to know more about this exciting innovation just get in touch. Some other company’s websites may look flashier than our site but we believe that ours is still the simplest to use and importantly one of the easiest to find on search engines. We are never complacent and are always looking for ways to improve the site therefore if you have any suggestions please do not hesitate to give us a call or send us an email.

ANYONE FOR TEA?
Tearooms and coffee shops are increasingly becoming one of our most sought after types of businesses for sale and we are delighted at the moment to have a good variety for buyers to choose from. One such opportunity is Gingham Tearoom situated in the village of Doune, Perthshire; this delightful property includes a 4 bedroomed owners flat with two of the rooms having en suite facilities and could be used for bed and breakfast. This business is on the market for offers over £320,000. In Edinburgh’s posh Morningside we are offering Sherry’s Café on a leasehold opportunity at offers over £30,000 whilst in the beautiful Highlands area of Aberchalder near Invergarry; the Thistle Stop Tearoom and Gift Shop is available at offers over £260,000 and includes 2 /3 bedroomed owner’s accommodation. In Bridge of Earn, Perthshire we are offering the Roost Coffee Shop & Restaurant at offers over £435,000 and this includes a beautiful and spacious owners house whilst in the south west of Scotland near Castle Douglas the Old School Tearoom is formed from an old village schoolhouse and has bags of character. This property is available at offers over £530,000 and includes a 5 bedroomed owner’s house. Please check our website for photographs and more details of these businesses; alternatively give us a call and we will be please to send you full sales particulars in the post.