I believe that the house had fallen into disrepair under the laird, Stephen Lockhart (Murray's son) and he was at the time a British diplomat stationed overseas. The house went through a period of being available for rent.
One might presume that Japanese celebrity who bought the house was in the market for something like this and property agents were able to do the necessary introductions.
In the last year or two the property has been acquired by a Scottish family and a new, rather elegant, home has been built on this site.
