mansion after struggling to understand the auctioneer's 'strong Scottish accent'. Cal Hunter and Claire Segeren thought they were bidding on a flat in Glasgow's Southside for £30,000 after planning to start a new life in Scotland.
But the pair had actually bought a 120-year-old crumbling property in Dunoon after failing to understand the auctioneer's 'strong Glaswegian accent' in a bid mix-up.
Auction bids in Scotland are legally binding, which meant the couple had to go through with their £10,000 purchase of the 'rotting' six-bedroom Jameswood Villa.
Cal, from Hull, and Claire, from Canada, who had visited Scotland just once before, rolled up their sleeves and are now transforming the property into their dream home.
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