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Land with planning permission goes at Clive Emson auction

A parcel of land with planning consent for two detached four-bedroom homes near Martock has sold for £380,000 at auction.

The rectangular shaped site in Stembridge was among the lots in the second auction of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

It went for £20,000 above its freehold guide price of £360,000 plus.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “There was keen bidding for this land.

“Its location to the rear of Island House in a quiet cul-de-sac was a clear draw to bidders along with its

Auction House London continues to deliver top results for a second month in a row at its March 2023 sale.

Auction House London raised more than £30m at its recent livestream auction (Wed 15 March 2023) where Lots with potential stole the show despite continuing reports that the property market remains cool.  

The sale took 11 hours with 163 lots out of 194 sold raising £30,275,450.

After a gruelling sale and finishing his day

Realism, not pessimism about the UK property market may yet prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy, says Auction House

The boss of the country’s largest property auctioneer has called for “realistic but not pessimistic” commentary about the UK property market, to prevent it from talking itself down in a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Jeremy Prior, the Managing Director of Auction House says that despite the testing conditions in which the

Following on from Friday, here are some more properties to whet your appetite, under the hammer with Clive Emson Auctioneers on 22nd March.

PURFLEET

 Four is the magic number for flat sale

A rare chance to acquire a four-bedroom flat at a bargain price in Purfleet-on-Thames is being offered at auction later this month.

First floor 10 Riverview Flats in London Road is listed with a leasehold guide price of £150,000-plus and vacant possession at the firm’s auction which ends on Wednesday 22 March.

Senior Auction Appraiser Russell Hawkes said: “Four bedroom flats are relatively rare and

A selection of properties under the hammer with Clive Emson Auctioneers on March 22.

Clacton bungalow with potential for auction

A bungalow needing modernisation on the outskirts of Clacton-on-Sea is coming up for auction later this month. (weds 22 march)

Detached 59 St. Johns Road is among 138 lots in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Offered jointly with Paveys, the bungalow is listed with a freehold guide price of £240,000-plus and vacant possession at the firm’s auction which ends on

WAT-ER LOCATION: An artist’s studio, bottom right, at Golant, on the west bank of the River Fowey in south Cornwall. Lot 76, with a guide price of £175,000-plus, is among 139 lots listed across southern England in the March auction of Clive Emson Auctioneers, the second of eight this year by the 34-year-old firm. The auction ends on Wednesday, 22 March, with bidding opening 48 hours beforehand.

Clive Emson Auctioneers steps into the spring auction with 139 lots across southern England, with guide prices of £850,000-plus to nil reserves.

James Emson, Managing Director of Clive Emson

The first Acuitus commercial property auction of 2023 raised £13.3m with a success rate of 88%.

Highlights from the auction include a City of London retail & office ground rent investment which sold substantially over the guide price; as well as a landmark development opportunity near Salford Quays, Manchester.

Acuitus Chairman, Richard Auterac, commented: “A number of lots attracted considerable attention from the very outset of our marketing, especially in much sought-after sectors such as development and ground rent investments. However, we have also seen sustained transactions across

Eddisons has strengthened its presence in South Yorkshire with the acquisition of long-established Sheffield-based surveyors and auctioneers, Mark Jenkinson & Son.  Read more.....

How to bleed a radiator: bleeding a radiator in 7 simple steps

Be honest - how often do you bleed your radiator...if at all? Yep, we thought so, and you’re not the only one. Unless the pipes are making a real racket, few of us think to do it. However, bleeding your radiators is one of the easiest ways to cut your energy bills, all whilst keeping your home toasty and warm during the winter. A win-win.

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Auction House London auctioneers are celebrating a record-breaking sale this week (Wednesday 8 February 2023) with the highest number of lots ever to be listed and the greatest number to sell in a single day. 

The 12 hour long marathon livestream auction saw 178 lots sold, out of 208 offered, raising more than £30m (£30,191,000).

Auctioneer and Director of Auction House London, Andrew Binstock said, "Despite an extremely challenging market there was little let up from bidders with 86% of Lots selling. It was an epic first auction of the year and our success has to be down to an