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Record numbers attend Bond Wolfe Auctions’ September auction

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Bond Wolfe Auctions’ astonishing run of results continued with an 87% success rate seeing over £16.1 million raised in their September sale at Aston Villa FC in Birmingham.

Over 2,000 people attended the auction throughout the day and in the run up to the auction, Bond Wolfe Auctions staff conducted over 3,600 viewings resulting in over 36,000 legal documents downloaded.

The firm, which was launched only in January this year, has now offered 490 lots in 2019, raising £55 million with an average success rate of 85.5% against the national average of 72% - making Bond Wolfe Auctions the most

Five homes with a guide price of less than £30,000

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Property affordability is never far from the headlines so you may be surprised to hear that five homes are going under the hammer next month with a guide price of less than £30,000.

The terraced houses – four in County Durham and one in Grimsby – are due to be sold by SDL Auctions Bigwood at its Birmingham auction on Thursday 12 September and are among 87 lots featured in the latest catalogue from the largest and most successful auctioneer in the West Midlands.

Four of the homes are currently let to tenants. They are:

108 Oxford Road, Hartlepool

With a guide price of £22,000+, this two

Nil reserve price for three-bedroomed house near Lake District at auction

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A family home on the edge of the beautiful Lake District has a rare reserve price of nil at Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction in Birmingham on Tuesday 10 September.

The unusually priced lot is a three-bedroomed, mid-terraced house at 97 Wellington Street in the old iron industry town of Millom in Cumbria, around 20 miles south-west of Coniston Water.

The freehold property has a nil reserve price because it is currently vacant and needs renovation, although a house just three doors away sold for £39,500 back in March 2015.

Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “It’s

Auction offers rare £1 guide prices for houses in Liverpool and Oldham

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Two north-west houses are up for sale with guide prices* of just £1 each at Bond Wolfe Auctions next auction in Birmingham on Tuesday 10 September.

 The first of these unusually priced lots is a two-bedroomed, mid-terraced house at 9 Meldrum Street in Oldham, Lancashire – where a house two doors away was sold for £62,000 in September 2018.

It’s been given the rock-bottom guide price because it’s fire-damaged and needs serious renovation.

 The other lot with a £1 guide price is a three-bedroomed, semi-detached house at 10 Primrose Court in Huyton, Liverpool – where a nearby property sold for

Neighbouring cottages in rural Leicestershire for auction

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A pair of cosy cottages next door to each other in rural Leicestershire are appearing in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction in Birmingham on Tuesday 10 September.

The auction will be the largest seen in the Midlands this year, with 140 lots going under the hammer.

Lilac Cottage and Rose Cottage are both two-bedroomed, terraced properties at 40 and 42 Hinckley Road in Burbage village near Hinckley.

Both lots have gas central heating and UPVC double glazing and each have guide prices of just £50,000+, which reflect the need for improvement works.

Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe

£20k guide price for Black Country home in Midlands’ largest auction of the year

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A two-bedroomed end-of-terrace house in Pensnett with a guide price* of just £20,000+ is going under the hammer at Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction at Villa Park on Tuesday 10 September.

 

The auction will be the largest seen in the Midlands this year, with 140 lots going under the hammer.

Competition is likely to be fierce among the bidders for the property at 71 Chapel Street, just a couple of miles from the Merry Hill Shopping Centre at Brierley Hill.

The house is in need of some renovation but offers two bedrooms with a shower room/WC upstairs, a kitchen, reception room and cellar

Exclusive £4 million homes opportunity in Sutton Coldfield up for auction

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A rare plot of land with detailed planning permission for five new homes in the exclusive location of Four Oaks in Sutton Coldfield is up for auction next month.

The development opportunity at 194 Hill Village Road will appear in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction at Villa Park on Tuesday 10 September.

The lot has a guide price* of £1.1 million+, although the resulting executive detached homes have a potential gross development value in the region of £4 million.

The land will go under the hammer at what will be the largest auction seen in the Midlands this year, with 140 lots going under the

Bungalow with guide price of £5k in Midlands’ largest auction of the year

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A bungalow near country lanes in south Birmingham with a guide price of just £5,000+ is appearing in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction at Villa Park on Tuesday 10 September.

 

The auction will be the largest seen in the Midlands this year, with 140 lots going under the hammer.

Strong bidding is expected for  the one-bedroomed property at 5 Larkhill Walk in Kings Norton, a short drive from the semi-rural village of Hollywood.

The mid-terraced bungalow has gardens, a sloped front pathway suitable for wheelchairs, a hall, reception room, kitchen, large storage cupboards and a wet room/toilet

Former Victorian school and small factory in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next Birmingham auction

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A former Victorian school and a small factory are among the star lots appearing in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction at Villa Park on Tuesday 10th September.

The school buildings at 35 Wilson Road, just off the A34 Birchfield Road in Lozells, Birmingham extend to some 1,341 sq m across three floors and have a guide price of £100,000+.

The double fronted property, which has off-road parking, was until recently occupied by Kinder Palace Nursery and Platinum People, an employment advice and training business.

Ron Darlington, consultant director of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “This spacious

Auction House reports record July results, despite Brexit uncertainty

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The UK’s largest property auctioneer, Auction House, is reporting another record month, with its July sales being the best ever recorded.

 In a busy month for auctions and prior to the holiday slowdown, the group offered 592 lots through its room auctions, and sold 458 of them (compared to 427 in 2018) – at a strong success rate of 77.4% and raising an impressive £51.8 million. Meanwhile, the results for 2019 so far sit at 2,195 lots sold which is nearly 8% ahead of last year, after 7 months. 

 Explaining the buoyant figures, Founding Director Roger Lake said “Once again, the Auction House

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