TWO Dawlish shop units have been sold at auction.

The adjacent properties in The Strand went under the hammer a few weeks ago and were quickly snapped up.

The sales to investors will not affect the current tenants who will remain operating in the premises.

The properties in The Strand were available separately in the first sale of 2025 being held by Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

The first, at 18 The Strand, with a ground floor unit and first floor storage space, went for a leasehold price of £110,000.

It is currently let to The Mix, at £14,000 a year.

The property was sold with the remainder of a 999-year lease from January 2006.

Ten Green Bottles at 20 The Strand, had a leasehold guide of £80,000 but sold prior to auction.

Currently let at £10,500 a year, the property was sold with the remainder of a 999-year lease from 2008.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: ‘There was keen interest in both of these properties.

‘One sold in the mid-range of its guide and the other sold prior to auction.

‘Occasionally this can happen when an interested party wishes to purchase a lot before it comes to auction and the sellers is comfortable with the offer.’