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Symonds & Sampson’s successful autumn property sales continued when they held an auction in Devon on 3 October. Fifteen lots were offered for sale in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Hampshire with a success rate of over 85%.  

Auctions partner Meredith Wallis said “The run up to the auction could be best described as ‘interesting’ as legal questions dominated the sale of some of the lots. Luckily, sensible solicitors and clients with very good memories allowed for any wrinkles to be ironed out with stat decs.”  

Partner Ross Willmington was pleased to see land prices, in particular holding “we

Various commercial premises in Scotland are among 173 lots listed in the November auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

The firm has been given a record number of instructions in the country on top of the lots for southern England and Yorkshire.

“Our online reach, with a global audience of property investors and owner-occupiers, has struck a chord with sellers as well as buyers throughout the UK, from Lands End to Scotland.”

One of the highlights is a portfolio of part-let commercial premises at 23-49 High Street and 3-13 Cockburn Street, Falkirk (lot 77).

The images shows a pedestrianised road with shops and cafes on either side, some of which are for auction with Clive Emson Auctioneers. There is an old fashioned lamp post in the foreground. People are walking and carrying bags. There are a handful of people sitting outside a cafe. The sky is blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a guide

 

Property with potential at auction

A mixed-use property with a four-bedroom house and commercial unit is heading to auction. (FRI NOV 1)

Located in Walnut Road in Chelston, it has a freehold guide price of £230,000 to £240,000.

It is among 170 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.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “The property offers great potential for a number of schemes.

“It has a self-contained commercial unit which could be used as a shop or offices plus a separate four

 

Essex auction lots under the hammer next month

Properties and land across Essex are coming up for auction on 1st November.

They are among 170 lots in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers which ends on Friday 1st November.

A former gatehouse needing improvement in Brentwood is set to go under the auctioneer’s gavel.

Octagon Lodge in The Avenue is listed with a freehold guide price of £490,000 to £530,000 and vacant.

Exterior shot of Octagon Lodge and grounds in Brentwood, Essex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Director & Auctioneer Paul Bridgeman said: “This

Cornwall Auction stations

A high yielding, mixed-use property in Liskeard town centre is heading to auction with a freehold guide price of £190,000 plus. (FRI NOV 1)

It comprises a ground floor commercial unit with three self-contained flats above – all currently let at a total of £24,480 per year.

The property in Market Street is among 170 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.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “This is a well-located investment property located at heart of

 

Development opportunities in London led the way in the latest Acuitus auction with £28.0m assets sold at a success rate of 75%.

Acting on behalf of a major corporate, Dignity, seven development opportunities were sold in suburbs across London, with competitive bidding from investors wanting to develop, let or occupy these assets. A particular highlight was a property at 259 Kilburn High Road that sold for £1.4m comprising a ground floor commercial unit and two residential flats on the upper floors – all currently vacant, while another property at 141 South Ealing Road sold for £767,000

 

Cheffins' latest property auction sees an assortment of strong sales

Cheffins’ property auction on Wednesday 25th September saw a busy sale room, with several lots selling for above their guide prices, including The Old Dispensary in Ely which attracted multiple bidders and sold for over twice its guide price.

The Old Dispensary, a gothic style Grade II Listed former dispensary building dating back to 1865 and located in the centre of Ely, sold for £181,000 against a guide of £80,000, with 14 bidders eagerly trying to secure what had become one of the most popular lots in the catalogue

Treble sale at auction for yard

A yard and storage land with gated access in Totnes sold for nearly three times its freehold guide price when the hammer fell at £104,000. (WED SEPT 18)

The site was among 180 lots listed in the latest being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Located close to the town centre, via Mill Tail, it extends to 0.04 acres (0.01 hectares) and was listed at £35,000 plus.

Auction appraiser James Lofthouse said: “Lots of this kind in a good location with potential often generate keen interest at

Shelter sells at auction

A former bomb shelter – with its own parking space – has sold for £30,000 at auction. Located in Morweth Drive, Top Road, it was among 180 lots in the latest sale by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers. It had a freehold guide of £25,000 plus.

interior shot of former bomb shelter in Downderry, near Torpoint that sold at Clive Emson auction this month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shelter measures 13m by 3m inside, while its parking space is on a long lease in the nearby Morweth View car park.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “This bomb shelter certainly caught the attention at auction.

“Its location within the

A former salmon smoking distribution and retail business on the South Downs at Edburton, Henfield, West Sussex, and including woodland, sold for £653,000 in a bidding war. Lot 8 was among 180 lots listed across southern England in Clive Emson Auctioneers’ September auction. A total of 35 bids were made for the Edburton lot, with the final one at £78,000 above guide price.

A range of buildings located on the South Downs at Edburton sold at Clive Emson September auction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A purpose-built block of six flats in Kent fetched just over £1m after attracting 117 bids when it came up for sale in the latest auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

The property at Northfleet