A private island with two houses has gone on the market with a lower asking price than many London flats.
Poole Island, located in the Whitsundays off Queensland, Australia, has been listed for $995,000 Australian dollars (£530,000) after a previous deal fell through.
About 20 hectares in size, the island has two separate properties on it - one built in the late 19th century, and another more modern home from the 1980s.
It also has a handmade rock swimming pool, which offers stunning views from a high vantage point out into the surrounding sea. A private slipway provides access to down to the beach, with a shed used to house machinery.
The island comes complete with a 215-metre runway, which is designed for small aircraft or helicopters coming from Airlie Beach or Bowen back on the mainland.
Private Islands Online Australia’s Richard Vanhoff told 7NEWS.com.au that a contract to buy the island collapsed after they lost touch with the bidder.
He said: "I can confirm that we have not been able to contact the purchaser,”
“We have tried ourselves, and we are also going on advice from the purchaser’s solicitor, who has also not been able to contact him.”
A nearby private island in the Whitsundays recently sold for $1.5 million (£830,000).
Paradise Bay Island - which boasts 10 luxury bungalows on the beachfront - was also sold by listed by Private Islands Online Australia, a branch of the global sales and rentals firm.
Last year most property sales back in London involved flats, says Rightmove, which sold for on average £550,475.
Just this week, a wrecked home which was described as 'unmortgageable' because of its decrepit state has been sold for £1 million at auction.
The tiny ruined property, which is attached to a grand Victorian house, is sat in a prime spot in Belsize Park, north London - one of the priciest areas of the capital.
Photographs show water pouring through the ceiling, paint peeling off the walls and large amounts of grime in the kitchen.
Would-be buyers were told that what they see on the pictures will be what they get, as a listing warned: "The property is sold as seen."
