Lot number 10 for number 10 leavers

Clive Emson’s July auction saw a possible mobile property come up for auction, perfect for the mass exodus of Ministers leaving Downing Street. With a guide price of £30,000+, the fully fitted and insulated two-bedroom house near Ashford in Kent, is made from two shipping containers and can be placed anywhere, subject to consents.
James Emson, Managing Director, said: “Indeed, given the mass resignation of government ministers, the highest in 90 years, lot 10 might be of particular interest to politicians because you can conveniently take the whole house with you each time if job security is a constant issue.”
Another unusual lot up for grabs was Fort Gilkicker, a Victorian fort overlooking The Solent, with planning permission granted for 26 residential units with “outstanding views” and guided at £1.5m+.


James said, “Construction work started in 1863 and took eight years to complete, with the finished fort providing a semi-circular firing arc from 22 gun placements, over the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport. “This was to augment the other forts and defences constructed in the area by order of the then Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, and known as the Palmerston Forts amid sabre-rattling threats of a French invasion which never materialised.”
Staying in the 19th Century, former St Pauls Church in Penzance, Cornwall, was built in 1843, and has consent for three dwellings. It was guided at £180,000+.