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Tote, Scorrybreck, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9HX

Scotland

£430,000

Listed on 20/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
1722 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Lealt Falls is a three-part property beside Lealt Falls on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula. It comprises a two-bedroom house and two self-contained holiday-let units, Lealt Falls House and Lealt Falls Apartment, while Lealt Falls Cottage is currently used as the owner’s accommodation. The annexes have operated as seasonal short-term lets and have an STL licence in place. Income and expenditure information is available to interested parties after a viewing, and a valuation report and Home Report can be requested from the agent. The accommodation is arranged across the three units. Lealt Falls House has an open-plan kitchen and lounge, shower room and two upstairs bedrooms. The cottage includes a kitchen/dining room, lounge, two bedrooms and shower room. The apartment has an open-plan living area, bedroom and shower room. The property was built around 1900 and extends to approximately 160 square metres. The listing states that double-glazed windows and doors have recently been replaced, and that the oil central-heating boiler was replaced in February 2026; heating is controlled by a Hive system. The EPC rating is E. Outside are garden grounds, a timber shed and parking for residents and visitors. The property is around 12 miles from Portree and approximately eight miles from Staffin, with local amenities in both areas. Mains electricity is connected, with a private water supply and septic-tank drainage. The listing also notes possible further commercial or garden-ground development, subject to the necessary permissions and consents; planning feasibility would need to be verified.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

The standout here is the combination of a striking Skye setting, maintained grounds and an established holiday-let operation, with two self-contained annexes and a separate cottage. The photographed interiors look clean and usable, so the £5,000–£12,000 refurb range is more about selectively refreshing older finishes—most notably the shower-room decor and one kitchen’s cupboard style—than tackling a major overhaul.

The price is the main constraint: at £250 per sq ft, the £430,000 asking price is above the local £219 average. Adding the stated refurb range also leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the property’s value after works. The setting and existing letting use give it a distinctive proposition, but the numbers call for careful scrutiny.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the older shower-room finishes and one kitchen’s dated cupboard style while retaining the clean, functional presentation elsewhere.
  • Build on the existing short-term letting setup, including the two self-contained annexes with STL licences in place.
  • Make the most of the maintained garden grounds, parking and water-and-mountain setting beside Lealt Falls.

Key risks

  • The asking price is already above the local £/sq ft average, and purchase plus the stated refurb range remains stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.

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Tote, Scorrybreck, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9HX
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,624
Based on a loan of £322,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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