The Dealer was intrigued by the description of a small farm for sale on the border recently. The farm has good-quality land, is well-fenced and has road frontage.

Now land agents are well known for their ability to draw out all the positives of a property when describing it to prospective buyers, but it was the last line that really caught my eye.

“The area was once a smuggler’s paradise, where fortunes were made – maybe Brexit will provide a chance to relive those romantic times,” it read.