A mid-terrace cottage in Glastonbury sold for more than £100,000 above its freehold guide price at auction. (THURS 12 JUNE)
‘The Armoury’ was among 166 lots in the fourth sale of 2025 being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.
It went for £175,000 when the auctioneer’s gavel eventually fell after 90 separate bids. It had a guide of £65,000.
Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “The Armoury was in the same ownership for many years and it certainly gained a great deal of interest when it was placed on the market.
Houses, cottages and bungalows across Essex have been sold at auction this week
They were among 166 lots in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers, which ended on Thursday 12 June.
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A roomy detached house needing improvement in a residential area of Billericay, four-bedroom Bali Hai in Crays Hill was offered jointly with Hilbery Chaplin and went under the auctioneer’s gavel at £401,000.
Auction Appraiser Paul Wood said: “We had strong interest in this deceptively spacious four-bedroom detached house is ideally
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