A LANDMARK property in Polperro sparked a bidding war at auction before selling for £402,000.

Smugglers Rest at Brackenside, Landaviddy Lane, smashed the lower end of its freehold guide by £150,000.

Auctioneers Clive Emson also report that bidders fought it out for a cottage in Looe before the hammer fell at £107,000.

Cornwall Council instructed the sale of three-bedroom Willow Green, at Downs View, with a freehold guide of £55,000 to £75,000.