A property in Queensland has gone on the market with a warning that successful buyers won't be able to live in it.

The pink stone cottage on Tamborine Mountain, South East Queensland is one of six cottages located on the grounds of a castle originally built by a British expat.

In a nod to the expat's home country, the cottages in the Lisson Grove Estate fit perfectly with the aesthetic of an English village, complete with a castle and an abbey.

The one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage on a 93 sqm patch within the 0.71ha estate comes with a strict warning that buyers interested in the property cannot live in it.

"This property is STR (Short term rental) zoned," the listing of 8/274 Main Western Road, Tamborine Mountain states.

"This means that it cannot be your permanent residence and a

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