Seven-bedroom home on beautiful UK island on sale for just £80k... but there's a VERY big catch

A secluded seven-bed spot is up for waste for conscionable £80,000 successful nan shape of 4 lighthouse keeper's buildings. 

The properties are located connected Copinsay, 1 of Scotland's Orkney Isles, which is an uninhabited land measuring a mere 0.28 quadrate miles. 

Described arsenic nan ‘renovation opportunity of a lifetime’, nan two-storey main building has 7 bedrooms on with two outbuildings, including a shed and tractor shed arsenic good arsenic 2 chopper pads for entree to nan mainland.

You besides get 2 quad bikes and a sailing dinghy included successful nan value to ‘enhance exploration and enjoyment of nan island’, according to sellers K. Allan Properties. 

However, you would besides person to return into information nan request to entree nan mainland, which tin only beryllium done by oversea aliases air. 

The lighthouse itself is besides not up for sale, arsenic it is owned and controlled remotely by nan Northern Lighthouse Board from its office successful Edinburgh.

Furthermore, pictures accompanying nan listing show that to move nan abode into a location would require extended renewal and refurbishment. 

The spot explanation reads: 'This spot wrong this uninhabited land is now disposable for those seeking an bonzer retreat. 

'Requiring renewal works, this spot presents nan cleanable opportunity for personification seeking a solitary manner pinch a blank canvas to create a abstraction they tin genuinely telephone their home.'

Anyone keen to unrecorded successful this beautiful, distant portion of Scotland would use from a afloat restored backstage well, complete pinch a generator-operated electrical pump, ensuring a reliable h2o supply. 

The spot is besides equipped pinch state heating and star panels - though nan second must beryllium fitted onto nan property. 

The abstraction did person previously-approved readying support - which has now lapsed - for a upwind turbine betwixt nan helipad and nan house, giving imaginable buyers an intriguing opportunity to create an eco-friendly home. 

However, location is nary connected telephone line, truthful gaining entree to nan net could beryllium tricky - meaning it could beryllium 1 to debar for anyone seeking a solitary spot successful which to activity from home. 

While location are plentifulness of shops located successful Orkney largest mainland municipality of Kirkwall, bringing backmost your groceries by vessel aliases chopper is not nan astir perfect measurement to scheme a play shop. 

Due to its cut-off location, however, it could beryllium nan cleanable spot for anyone looking for a alteration of scenery and lifestyle.