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Commercial property continues to prove popular in auctions, and SDL Auctions Graham Penny is now inviting final entries from vendors looking to sell retail units, development land, industrial premises or investment properties at the first Derby auction of 2018.

Robert Stone, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said the auction on Thursday 22 February at Pride Park Stadium already had a strong selection of commercial properties.

“Interest in commercial property in auctions has been growing and we are pleased with the variety of properties already confirmed for our first Derby auction

Award-winning property auctioneer Auction House has maintained its number one ranking in the industry, successfully selling 3,485 lots last year – a figure which is up 4% on 2016 and over 1,250 (1,269) more than its nearest rival.

It’s the fourth year in a row that the group has passed the annual 3,000-lots sold milestone, offering 4,647 lots in 2017 with a 75% success rate, and raising over £440million (£443,969,384).

Responding to the figures, Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “2017 turned out to be another brilliant year at Auction House. Yet again, we sold a record number of

An East Midlands property agency says it has experienced a record year for the sale and acquisition of development sites – breaking the £100m barrier for the first time in its history.

Fisher German’s national planning and development team, based at the firm’s Ashby De La Zouch office, has released record results after advising on the sale and acquisition of multiple sites with a value in excess of £100m in 2017.

The sites, based across England, range from two to 160 acres and are capable of delivering more than 2,900 dwellings nationwide spanning across areas from Gloucestershire to Cheshire

Leading land broker Aston Mead Land & Planning says a change to the rules on affordable housing for smaller sites would have a devastating effect on the very business the Government is trying to support.

As the law stands, developments of 10 homes or fewer are excluded from the requirement to provide or contribute to affordable housing provision. But London mayor Sadiq Khan’s new draft London plan encourages boroughs also to contribute to affordable housing delivery for smaller sites when setting out their plans for development.

Aston Mead Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse said: “This move

One of Derbyshire’s landmark historic houses with a secret door and passageway is set to be the star of SDL Auction Graham Penny’s February auction.

The Homestead in Spondon village is understood to be the oldest of only three houses with Grade I-listed status in Derby.

An extra exciting attraction is a secret door concealed behind the left-hand fireplace alcove in the morning sitting room on the ground floor, opening into a passageway with private access to the basement wine cellarage.

The property, which is offered freehold with vacant possession upon completion, has a *guide price of £590

It's important that you view a property before you bid for it at auction. There are so many things to consider and often the most important questions are forgotten. Ensure you ask the relevant questions by taking our handy viewing checklist with you on your viewing.

If you're a buyer, you’ll probably encounter other potential buyers when looking around, which might make you feel pressured. Try not to let it affect your decision; it’s still important to inspect the property fully and not to be influenced by other parties when deciding how much the property is worth or whether it's right for you

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more sites for housebuilding.

Rory Daly, chief executive officer of SDL Auctions, said he was pleased the Minister was focusing on all land in public ownership but urged him to put particular focus on the thousands of smaller plots of land currently sitting in local authority ownership.

“Over the past 15 years, we have sold many such sites for local authorities such as Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Sandwell through our auctions and many of these sites now have owner-occupiers

As the team at SDL Auctions Graham Penny takes final instructions from vendors looking to sell properties in the first Leicester auction of 2018 on Thursday 8 February, it is a good time to reflect on 2017.

SDL Auctions Graham Penny held six auctions in Leicester last year, with competitive bidding and busy auction rooms resulting in more than £15m worth of property sold, with many outstanding results recorded.

And now the team is looking to collate more lots for each of the six Leicester auctions this year, and is keen to hear from potential vendors who want to achieve good prices in a fixed

As the team at SDL Auctions Graham Penny takes final instructions from vendors looking to sell properties in the first Nottingham auction of 2018 on Wednesday 31 January, it is a good time to reflect on 2017.

SDL Auctions Graham Penny held seven auctions in Nottingham last year, with competitive bidding and busy auction rooms resulting in more than £19m worth of property sold, with many outstanding results recorded.

And now the team is looking to collate more lots for each of the seven Nottingham auctions this year, and is keen to hear from potential vendors who want to achieve good prices in

Selling property at one of our future auctions will be cost effective, simple, fast and stress free.

If you feel that this method of sale might be right for you, why not get the ball rolling and get in touch for a FREE PROPERTY VALUATION via our ENQUIRY FORM (click on the link to be directed to a short form for you to complete and submit so that one of our auction team can call you back).

If you’re looking for a speedy sale and certainty that a buyer won’t bail on you then auctions are a good way to go. Once the hammer falls the buyer has to put down a 10% deposit, then they have 28 days to