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Birmingham residential properties that need a little tender loving care are as popular as ever and that was clear at the September auction of SDL Auctions Bigwood which raised over £17 million.

In one of the best results for an auction held in the city in years, bidders in a busy auction room in the Holte Suite at Aston Villa FC competed fiercely for the best buys in a 133 lot catalogue that saw a success rate of 85 per cent.

Gurpreet Bassi, head of residential auctions at SDL Auctions Bigwood, said: “From total redevelopment projects to properties that just need a little TLC, buyers were

The UK’s number one property auctioneer Auction House has published sales figures which are not only up by 7.3% on its performance last year, but at a time when the sector as a whole has dropped by 3.5%.

Between January and September, the group sold 2,156 properties (up from 2,009 in 2017) from 2,839 offered (2,668 last year) leading to a success rate of 75.9% (75.3% in 2017) and raising a total of almost £275m (£274,488,639) compared to £249.3m last year.

Commenting on the figures, Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “To outperform last year’s figures is one thing, but to do so

Most people visiting Sherborne will know about the connection to Sir Walter Raleigh. For a modest fee people walk around the splendid gardens and lake at Sherborne Castle which was built in 1594 by Sir Walter.

By then he was a national treasure, landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was also, more importantly, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth 1 who knighted him and gave him the estate in Sherborne in 1592 but after her death in 1602 he was arrested for treason as it was believed he had plotted against her successor James 1. He was eventually

43 lots are to be offered at Smith and Sons Autumn property auction at the Village Hotel in Bromborough on 19th September.

This is one of the largest catalogues on offer for some time and comprises a range of houses for refurbishment, residential and commercial investments, building land and some delightful properties ready for immediate occupation.

A number of investments produce yields in excess of 13% return. 

A double fronted five bedroomed house in Curzon Road, Prenton offers huge potential to upgrade to a lovely family home and a former nursing home at Abbeyfield House, also in Prenton

A record number of properties will once again go under the hammer this September at Loveitts latest auction.

It will be Loveitts biggest ever auction with an incredible 45 lots on offer. Properties include a diverse range of properties such as garages, parcels of land, family homes and investment properties throughout Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton.

One particularly intriguing prospect is a potential-rich residential workshop property in Coventry's Stratford Street. The mixed residential and commercial renovation opportunity has four bedrooms plus a large workshop at the rear and a guide

A rare four bedroomed bungalow with an unusual Japanese garden is for sale in SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s next Derby auction on Thursday 13 September.

The large property known as The Paddock is on Swarkestone Road in the highly sought-after South Derbyshire village of Weston on Trent and has a *guide price of £375,000+.

The bungalow is surrounded by well-stocked and landscaped gardens, with a Japanese ornamental-style garden to the rear complete with pergola, decking and ponds.

Robert Stone, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny in Derby, said: “This is a very attractive bungalow that

Leading land agent Aston Mead is calling for government intervention to prevent the death of the UK High Street.

The company says that many town centre premises are crying out for redevelopment, but without action by the local authority nothing will ever change because not all asset-holders share the same objectives.

Aston Mead Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse said: “The grim truth is that many of our High Streets are no longer fit for purpose. Companies which are failing to move with the times are going under, not helped by the boom in internet shopping. But leaving these business to their

152 property lots - the highest number of monthly entries in the history of Auction House London - are being sold in the capital on Wednesday 12 September 2018.

Two of the highlights at the sale include a two bedroom first floor apartment close to the shops and restaurants of Marylebone. There is just 7 years left to run on the 48 year long lease which is reflected in the price. Bidding on the flat will be starting at £150,000.

In Harlesden, another property which could prove a canny investment is a three bedroom mid terrace house in Tubbs Road which needs total refurbishment and structural

The vendor of a high-spec office building in Peterlee, County Durham has decided to risk the vagaries of the UK property market by placing his building at auction with NO RESERVE. That means the block built in 2006, with a potential rental value of £186,384 per annum, could be snapped up for just a few pounds, if nobody else bids.

“Our vendor has instructed us to sell this property with NO RESERVE because he is happy to let the market dictate the price they’re willing to pay,” said Toby Limbrick, Director of Network Auctions.

The modern block, which in a valuation report dated 13/10/17 states

A Grade II listed property in the idyllic rural Derbyshire countryside which dates back to Elizabethan times is one of the star lots in SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s Derby auction at Pride Park Stadium on Thursday 13 September.

Wildersley in WIldersley Road in Belper is an attractive farmhouse which requires full renovation and comes with a wide range of outbuildings on a site of approximately two acres. It has a *guide price of £645,000+.

According to Robert Stone, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny in Derby, it is one of the most attractive and alluring lots to be offered in a