Could this be the ultimate garage sale?

Painted in a garish shade of green it is fair to say this humble double garage has seen better days.

But appearances can be deceptive.

Although it might not look like much from the outside, the garage, in the heart of Brighton’s Kemp Town, is set to become one of the most expensive in the South East when it goes under the hammer next month where it is expected to sell for £110,000.

But that princely sum might prove to be something of a shrewd investment as the plot, in Church Place, already has planning permission for a two-bedroom house, which experts estimate would sell for at least £300,000 and would make a perfect city pied-à-terre.