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Bond Wolfe Auctions’ second auction of the year at The Holte Suite, Aston Villa FC, was another outstanding success with £11.4 million raised and 91 properties sold out of 108 offered.

Chief executive Gurpreet Bassi said the percentage sold at 85% was a very strong result with auctioneers Graham Carter and Philip Arnold working hard to achieve good results in another packed auction room.

Residential highlights included a two bedroom cottage in the highly sought-after area of Lapworth which sold for £232,000 from a guide price of £99,000+. There was fierce competition in the auction room for

Investors and developers filled the Auction House London saleroom last Thursday (9 May 2019), with a former library taking centre stage, putting Brexit to one side, with some furious bidding.

Bidding for the redundant library in Maple Road, Penge started at £585,000 with the hammer coming down at £652,000. There is planning permission to convert the first and second floors into flats with the ground floor remaining for educational use.

Director and Auctioneer at Auction House London, Andrew Binstock said, “Among auction buyers the chat over Brexit has subsided and the flavour of the room is

A pub near Walsall is due to go under the hammer in May – and a new investor could be just the tonic it needs.

With a guide price of £180,000-£200,000, The Cambridge, Cambridge Street, Caldmore, is to be sold by SDL Auctions Bigwood, the largest and most successful auctioneer in the West Midlands, at its 23rd May auction at Villa Park, Birmingham.

And, thanks to the transparency and speed of the auction process, the buyer could be raising a glass to a new future for The Cambridge within a month of the hammer falling.

Last orders have been called at the pub but it’s a building which serves up

FSS' May property auction in Harrogate has caught the attention of property developers across Yorkshire thanks to a broad range of refurbishment opportunities right across the price spectrum.

From a one bedroom town centre apartment to a riverside character property in Knaresborough with planning permission to create two homes, there is something to suit every taste and budget.

FSS Property’s May auction will be held at Pavilions of Harrogate on Thursday 23rd May at 3pm. Auctioneer Richard Smailes said the variety would attract new investors as well as seasoned property developers.

“It’s a

Three is the magic number for homebuyers looking to buy a bungalow at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s Derby auction later this month.

Bungalows in Alvaston, South Normanton and Swadlincote are due to go under the hammer at Pride Park Stadium on Friday 24 May and senior valuer Robert Stone is confident they will quickly be snapped up by bidders.

He said: “Bungalows tend to do well at auction because they are always in demand. Our population as a whole is getting older, so one-level living accommodation is a practical choice and, with more and more people renting into retirement, many landlords are

A rare opportunity to buy a fully operational equestrian site will be one of the more unusual lots on offer in Bond Wolfe’s 9th May auction at Villa Park.

The land and stables at Watery Lane, Alvechurch in Worcestershire sits on a 4.5 acre site between the junctions of Lilley Green Road and Weatheroak Hill Road.

Jonathan Hackett, consultant director at Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “This is an ideal site for someone that is serious about riding or would like a site on which to run a small livery business.

“It’s an unusual lot to go under the hammer, but we are expecting a lot of interest from

Surrounded by open fields and farmland, a pair of traditional semi-detached homes in rural Leicestershire offers an excellent long-term investment opportunity, according to auctioneers.

Carl Finch, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, which is selling the properties at its auction in Leicester next month, believes 1 & 2 Bull Hill, Osgathorpe, would make a good addition to a property portfolio.

“With a guide price of £250,000+ for the pair, these houses are ideal for investors looking for long-term capital growth,” he said. “The large plot means there is the potential to extend or

There are residential properties across the Black Country to suit every pocket at Bond Wolfe Auction’s upcoming event at Aston Villa Football Ground on Thursday 9 May.

 New house-hunters and those building up their own buy-to-let portfolios have a chance of picking up bricks and mortar for a fraction of normal prices when scores of lots from across the region go under the hammer.

A selection of two, three and four-bedroom homes, and everything from penthouse apartments to detached houses feature in the auction brochure, with guide prices* as low as £9,000 and £14,000 for one home.

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A recently-built nine-hole golf course at Essington, near Wolverhampton, is set to go under the hammer in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ May auction at Villa Park.

The 70-acre course, with a club house under construction, is listed with a *guide price of £455,000.

Wood Farm Golf Course, on Bursnips Road, Essington, comes with another three acres of potential development land.

Ron Darlington, consultant director at Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “While the course itself is complete, only the footings have been laid for the clubhouse so far. That means a new owner would have some flexibility in being

A two bedroom cottage in the ultra-desirable village of Lapworth near Solihull will go under the hammer in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ May auction at Villa Park.

 The white rendered traditional-style freehold property has a reception room, kitchen and bathroom/WC on the ground floor and two bedrooms on the first floor.

 Jonathan Hackett, consultant director at Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “This is a property with potential in a great location. It has mature gardens and subject to planning permission, may have development opportunities.

 “Lapworth is one of the most popular residential and commuter