Slater Hogg & Howison’s Clarkston office is marketing a jaded property that as it stands at present, would attract scant attention – but as North Hill O’Dripps Farm occupies a sizeable rural site off Waterfoot Road and within walking distance of the affluent village of Thorntonhall, it warrants closer inspection. The traditional four bedroomed farmhouse has planning permission for conversion into two semi-detached properties, while the two existing outbuildings also have planning consent for conversion, which includes provision for garages and stables. There is also substantial land available on either side. Suddenly the asking price of offers over £625,000 makes sense and it doesn’t require too much imagination to envisage what this property could be turned into – or what it could be worth next time.