Auctioneer goes solo on property front

NEWLY out on his own as an estate agent, but with 15 years national agency experience behind him, is Bandon and Cork city auctioneer Mark Kelly — whose early sales listing is a place particularly close to his heart. It is his former family home and childhood stomping ground.

He is overseeing a severe price cut on Summerhill, a pristine period 2,700 sq ft house owned by his parents for almost 30 years.

Hoteliers Tom and Nora Kelly of the Kingsley Hotel fame, as well as other hotel interests, are his folks, and they’ve built a new, modern home close to Summerhill itself for their future retirement.