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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).

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 complete the sale.

Selling at auction also widens the potential market, not only will there be buyers who want to

£64.9m raised, 75 Lots Sold, 83% sale rate

Commercial properties that sold for more than £1m were again prominent at Acuitus’s latest auction which raised £64.09m with a success rate of 82%.

Acuitus Chairman, Richard Auterac, commented: “Many of the lots offered at prices of sub-£1m through to £3m+ were in the ‘sweet spot’ for High Net-Worth private investors and offered good income streams based on current rental values. The retail sector investment  is particularly benefitting from new sustainable rents and retailers with strong trading results”.

A Sainsbury’s convenience store let on a new

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

A tenant has decided to end the tenancy and wants to make sure that they get all their deposit money back. However, there are a variety of issues that can allow a landlord to deduct money from a tenant’s deposit to pay for repairs and cleaning.

A new independent study has highlighted a few common issues that are cited by landlords when deducting funds from a tenant’s deposit:

·         29% of tenants have experienced a deduction due to broken chairs, tables, door handles and other items

·         24% of tenants have been penalised due to marks on the walls, this includes finger marks

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Leading Merseyside-based auction house, Sutton Kersh, has compiled a useful 10 point guide, especially helpful if you're new to auctions:

1. Explore your options

Obtain a catalogue of possible lots to bid for and choose what you like.

2. See the property for yourself

By seeing the lot with your own eyes, you really understand what you might potentially get at the end.

3. Get the legal advice

It is highly suggested for everyone, especially the first-time buyers to get the legal or professional advice from a solicitor or a chartered surveyor if needed.

4. Arrange a survey

Taking a precaution by

Auction House has announced a rise in year-on-year sales for 2017, despite a more challenging selling environment.

The award-winning property auctioneer has sold 2,420 lots so far this year, compared to 2,409 at this point in 2016, at a combined total value of over £300m (£300,104,374).

Commenting on the figures, Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “In the current climate, even to have matched last year’s number of sales would have been impressive. But to have exceeded it - despite the uncertainties of Brexit, political turmoil and future trading fears - is nothing short of

Network Auctions have achieved another auction high with the £2.6m sale of a Freehold block of 8 apartments in Elephant & Castle, London.

The block currently let and producing £180,024 per annum, benefited from planning consent to create two additional apartments.

Network Auctions surpassed their own sales record in March of this year with the sale of a Freehold block of nine flats in Surrey, which also sold for £2.6 million. The recent sale of the Elephant & Castle lot matches their current record, in a year that has seen some market uncertainty.

Toby Limbrick, Director at Network Auctions

A house priced at £20,000, half an acre of land starting from £12,000 and an £85,000 end terrace in the sought-after Stranmillis area are all up for grabs at an upcoming property auction.

The lowest priced lot in the October auction is over half an acre of land in Clough, Ballymena. Accessed via a laneway off the Glenleslie Road and priced at £12,000, the land was once approved planning permission for a house and garage. Potential buyers are encouraged to pursue further planning opportunities.​

The Osborne King auction, which will take place at 11am on 20th October at the Clayton Hotel, Ormeau

A huge former farmhouse standing in more than four acres of grounds near Coventry will go under the hammer at SDL Auctions Bigwood’s next auction in Birmingham on Wednesday 18 October.

The five bedroomed property on Bennetts Road North in Corley has been converted into three self-contained units called Grove Farm, The Annex and The Hayloft, and has a *guide price of £595,000 to £645,000+.

Gurpreet Bassi, head of residential auctions at SDL Auctions, said: “This is an exceptional property and could either be used as three units or could easily be converted back into a single dwelling.

“This

The lowest priced house in the West Midlands will go under the hammer at SDL Auctions Bigwood’s next auction in Birmingham on Wednesday 18 October.

The three bedroomed terraced house at 51 Leamore Lane in Walsall is said to need a complete refurbishment but has a *guide price of only £19,000 to £24,000+.

Gurpreet Bassi, head of residential auctions at SDL Auctions, said: “We believe this Walsall property is the lowest priced house currently on sale in the West Midlands.

“This lot would make an excellent opportunity either as an investment purchase or as a first home, and we expect strong

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