The buyer of a two bedroom timber bungalow at Burrows Farm in Clifton Village which sold for £156,000 at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s Nottingham auction had an unusual surprise – the bungalow, with mooring and fishing rights, also included a classic gentleman’s motor cruiser within the price.

“Serenity of Hamble” is described as an elegant mahogany-hulled 37ft craft built in 1958 at Teddington on the River Thames by H.Gibbs and Son.

Vejay Pal, Senior Valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said, “This wasn’t your usual lot! I’m sure the addition of a fine gentleman’s cruiser can only have helped the property to sell for nearly double its guide price of £80,000.

The riverside bungalow was one of 44 lots offered at Nottingham Racecourse in an auction that raised £3.1 million – SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s highest Nottingham auction total so far this year.

Vejay said, “The result of our July auction belies any recent suggestions of a slowing market. There was strong interest and keen bidding and this bodes well for our next Nottingham auction.