A rare opportunity to buy a semi-detached house which comes with a building plot for a separate detached house is appearing at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s auction in Leicester on 6 October.
The four-bedroomed property at 347 Thurcaston Road, just off Leicester’s outer ring road, has a *guide price of £195,000+ and includes a good-sized building plot of approximately 276 sq m.
The existing house was previously rented out for an income of about £20,000 per annum, and the neighbouring building plot has planning permission for a four bedroomed detached dwelling.
A fire-damaged bungalow in one of Chester’s finest villages has sold for nearly 60 per cent more than its *guide price at the latest SDL Auctions Cheshire and North Wales auction.
The attention of excited potential buyers was drawn to Briarcroft, a two bedroomed property on Church Road in Dodleston, and the hammer came down at £239,000, versus a guide price of £150,000+.
Edward Feather, senior valuer and auctioneer at SDL Auctions Cheshire and North Wales, said: “The property’s size and Dodleston’s popularity created strong interest despite the unfortunate fire damage.”
An unusual plot of land overlooking the River Dee estuary sold for more than three times its *guide price at the latest SDL Auctions Cheshire and North Wales’ auction in Chester.
The attention of excited bidders was drawn to land situated off Byrnford Hill, in Brynford, near Holywell in North Wales, and the plot ended up selling for £15,750 – 215 per cent higher than its guide price of £5,000+.
The fenced and gated plot of land, which contains a former water tank reservoir, enjoys lovely views out towards the Dee Estuary.
Edward Feather, senior valuer and auctioneer at SDL Auctions Cheshire
It’s a fair cop! The former Perry Barr police station was the stand out lot at SDL Auctions Bigwood’s auction at Aston Villa FC which raised over £16 million and saw 125 lots sold under the hammer.
Fierce bidding saw the hammer fall at a spectacular £820,000 after it was offered with a guide price of £275,000.
Warstock Neighbourhood Police Office also sold well for £300,000 from a guide price of £150,000.
Outstanding results included:
A semi-detached 3 bedroomed house at 42 Belton Avenue in Wednesfield which sold for £132,000 from a guide price of £50,000.
A semi-detached 3 bedroomed
Auction House is reporting a significant rise in the number of entries into its September auctions, as the holiday season gives way to a busy autumn.
Catalogues for the award-winning group’s sales during the month contain a total of 645 lots - which is over 100 up on last year.
Explaining the up-turn, Founding Director Roger Lake said: “More and more people are realising that auction is a speedier and more certain way to sell, enabling them to bypass the painful log-jams and delays so often associated with selling through estate agents. It is a proven and successful alternative that can
A flat carrying what’s thought to be one of the lowest prices in Manchester will go under the hammer at the next SDL Auctions North West auction.
The one-bedroomed flat at 92 Baguley Crescent, just off Heywood Old Road near Heaton Park and Middleton town centre, will appear at the auction on 12 October with a guide price of £36,000+.
The property, which has UPVC double glazing throughout, is already let out for £4,320 per annum – which equates to a high yield of 12% based on the guide price.
Andy Thompson, senior valuer at SDL Auctions North West, said: “We believe this property has one of
Would you like to live in the historical splendour of a luxury Georgian manor house, built on grounds once owned by the High Sheriff of Leicestershire in the 17th century?
Well now you can if your bid is successful at the next SDL Auctions Graham Penny auction in Derby on Thursday 21 September – the company’s biggest auction in the city in over a year.
Apartment 7, also known as The Dance, is a 2,500 sq ft luxury, two bedroomed pad within Coleorton Hall Estate on Constable Way, Coleorton, about two miles from the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It has a *guide price of £295,000+.
On the instruction of Severn Trent Water, Lambert Smith Hampton is selling seven former covered reservoir sites suitable for alternative use. These will be sold using the LSH online auction platform with the sale closing on 5th October.
The sites, which are located in Gloucestershire and Leicestershire, are up to 1.1 acres in size and boast a variety of views of farmland and open countryside and proximity to village settlements.
Guide prices for the sites are between £1,000 and £20,000 and, subject to planning permission, they would be suitable for conversion to residential use. All planning
Two period cottages in a secluded rural setting are being offered as one lot at an auction in Derby on Thursday 21 September.
Middle Cottage and The Bungalow, at Robin Hood, Whatstandwell, near Matlock, have a guide price of £200,000+ at what will be SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s biggest auction in the city for over a year.
Both are two bedroomed properties, with Middle Cottage let on an assured tenancy at £6,240 per annum, while The Bungalow is let on a regulated tenancy at £3,952 per annum.
Robert Stone, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said: “This is an interesting and rare
Auction finance is a great way for property developers to secure a below-market-value property, often from a motivated seller. It could even be suitable for first-time developers too, if you've got the right expectations from the beginning.
Putting up your hand and bidding on a property worth hundreds of thousands of pounds is a daunting prospect, even for experienced auction-goers. If you make the winning bid, you'll usually have to pay a non-refundable deposit on the day, and you'll have 28 days to pay the balance.
That means that the timeframe for auctions is much shorter than the
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