A chapel and church hall attracted an eager congregation at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s busy auction in Derby, where the total prices raised were the best for a year.
And the bidder who sang the highest notes for the former Methodist chapel and church hall at 10-14 West Street in Swadlincote got the keys to God’s house for £200,000.
It was one of 57 lots sold during the auction on 21 September which secured a success rate of 85 per cent and raised a total of £6.4m.
Andrew Parker, auctioneer and managing director at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said: “We were really pleased to have such an
Unmodernised houses are continuing to be the 'backbone' of sales for Mark Jenkinson and Son following a busy £2m auction in September.
Mark Jenkinson and Son sold 34 out of 43 lots at the firm’s recent auction including a four-bedroom unmodernised terraced house in Alexandra Road, Heeley with a guide price of £100,000 which sold for £136,000.
A two-bedroom property in Walkley also in need of modernisation and with a guide price of £75,000 sold for £106,000, while a three-bedroom inner terrace at Fanshaw Road in Dronfield achieved £124,000 against a reserve less than the guide of £90,000.
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A single parking space next to London Gatwick Airport bringing in annual rent of £2,000 will appear at the next SDL Auctions North West auction in Manchester on 12 October.
Car park space G41 is based within a secure, airport-approved car park on Bonnetts Lane in Ifield, near Crawley, a largely rural area close to Junction 9 of the M23 Motorway, about one mile west of Gatwick.
The leasehold parking space would bring a rental return of well over 10 per cent, based on the guide price of £15,000 to £18,000+, or could be an efficient purchase for an individual or company making regular flights
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
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