A commercial investment and development opportunity in the Backwater Estuary town of Maldon is coming up for auction with Clive Emson Auctioneers later this month. (wed 1 may).

Offered on behalf of the executor is 144/144A, 144B High Street, as well as cottages to rear.

The lot is listed with a freehold guide price of £400,000 to £425,000 at the firm’s auction which ends on Wednesday 1 May.

Regional Director & Auctioneer Paul Bridgeman said: “This commercial investment and development opportunity is within close proximity of other shops, bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as recreational

Quarry offices for auction

Bidders may be able to dig up a gem of a property at auction when a former quarry office goes under the hammer. (WED MAY 1)

The detached building – with a freehold guide price of £230,000 plus - has views of Mounts Bay from its secluded location in Fore Street, Newlyn.

Known as The Old Quarry Office, it has eight rooms on its ground floor and a large open plan room with a door to a flat roof area on its first floor. Its site extends to about 0.09 hectares (0.23 acres). It formerly served Penlee Quarry.

It is among 149 lots listed in the

A total of 149 lots are listed across southern England in the latest auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

 Bidding by the regional land and property auctioneers opens on Monday, 29 April, with the auction ending on Wednesday, 1 May.

 The firm, in its 35th year, is just one auction away from its 250th auction milestone.

 James Emson, Managing Director of Clive Emson, said: “On behalf of private clients, companies, institutions and public bodies, we have auctioned many hundreds of millions of pounds worth of land and property since my father, Clive, founded the business in 1989.

“Key to

Investment properties in London and Leicester saw strong competitive bidding at the Acuitus live-streamed online auction held on 27th March.

Two prime landmark buildings in Leicester city centre were sold at the auction with strong competitive bidding on both assets. The freehold of a recently refurbished HSBC bank on Gallowtree Gate, which generates annual rental income of £200,000, sold for £2.07m. In addition, the freehold of a well-known Italian restaurant, operating as San Carlo at 38-40 Granby Street, sold for £840,000 at a yield of 6.63%.

David Margolis of Acuitus comments: “Location

BIDS OVER WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER: 83 bids were made for the former Lighthouse Inn at Capel-le-Ferne, a village on the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent. With uninterrupted sea views, and with residential redevelopment potential, it fetched £797,000 in a bidding war, selling for £197,000 above guide price. The property was among 147 lots listed across England in the March auction of Clive Emson Auctioneers. The firm’s next auction ends on Wednesday, 1 May; bidding opens 48 hours beforehand.  

Properties across Kent proved in particular demand in the March auction of Clive Emson

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Seafront ‘loos with a view’ in Penzance listed for sale at £20,000 have fetched £169,000 at auction. (WED MARCH 20)

Cornwall Council instructed the freehold sale of the detached block of former public conveniences in a ‘truly spectacular position’ overlooking the famous St Michael’s Mount.

Extending to 0.05 hectares (0.12 acres), the site at Long Rock included both men’s and ladies’ facilities and surrounding land.

It was among 145 lots listed in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the

Character cottage sells at Clive Emson auction

A character cottage sitting on a plot of more than an acre in a village setting north of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, went under the auctioneer’s gavel last week. (wed 20 mar)

Dale Brow in Thorpe Road, Weeley was among 147 lots in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

It was sold for £340,000 freehold at the firm’s auction which ended on Wednesday 20 March after being listed on instructions from the executors.

Regional Director & Auctioneer

AUCTION NEWS: A substantial four-bedroom house near Langport triggered strong bidding when it went under the hammer on 20th March.

Orchard Rise fetched £461,000 when the gavel fell at the auction, significantly above its freehold guide price of £380,000 plus.

The detached house in North Street, Drayton, was among 145 lots listed in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “Orchard Rise sits on a superb plot with large mature gardens in a sought

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Homes going to auction with Clive Emson

A substantial four-bedroom house near Langport with potential as a ‘stunning family home’ is heading to Clive Emson auction on 20th March.

Orchard Rise is a detached house in grounds extending to 0.13 hectares (0.33 acres) in North Street, Drayton. It has a freehold guide price of £380,000 plus.

It is among 145 lots listed in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “Orchard Rise sits on a superb