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An architecturally designed house in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, with uninterrupted views of the English Channel is to be auctioned with a guide price of £195,000-plus.  

The unique property, called Moonshine, is among 167 lots listed by Clive Emson Auctioneers across southern England in the firm’s auction which ends on 1 May.

James Emson, Managing Director, said: “We’ve received scores of instructions from clients to sell all manner of property and land, including Moonshine with its distinctive copper curved roof and open-plan living space.

“Unfortunately, in common with the other properties

Hel’s belles

A former school now used as flats in Helston and a historic former chapel are going under the auctioneer’s gavel at £325,000 plus. 

The ‘substantial’ apartment property in Church Street is fully let on six tenancies, generating a total of £39,450 per annum. Each of the six self-contained flats has its own external access point.

The block is among 167 lots in the third sale of 2025 by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Auctioneer David Henwood said: “This is a substantial terraced building situated close to Helston town centre

The two largest lots selling at the Acuitus March auction vividly demonstrated investors’ diverse appetite for returns.

A mixed-use residential and retail investment in Enfield, North London producing annual income of £179,964 sold for £2.4m at a yield of 7.04%, while a retail parade in the Welsh town of Barry with current income of £373,550 sold for £2.43m at a yield of 14.45%.

David Margolis of Acuitus comments: “Given that these assets sold for almost the same price, they illustrate the current diversity of investor appetite.

“This is a positive signal for sellers and demonstrates our ability

Symonds & Sampson’s March auction was another great success with 15 lots under the hammer and some stunning results, raising £2.8 million for their clients.

Auctioneer Mark Lewis said, “We had an excellent mixture of commercial property, properties for improvement, building plots, and agricultural land and, even though the government’s spring statement the day before was gloomy, spirits were raised in the room with 90% of lots sold.”

Auction partner Meredith Wallis added “We had lots in Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall, and these attracted bidders from these counties, but we also had

Buyer swoops for town centre property

A mixed-use property in Liskeard with a commercial unit and three self-contained flats has sold through Clive Emson Auctioneers.

The town centre premises in Market Street were listed with a freehold guide price of £160,000 plus.

The property didn’t sell in the main sale of 145 lots but sold shortly afterwards for a sum close to the guide.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “Properties remain available after the auction for interested parties.

“Sometimes, as on this occasion, offers are made and accepted. The new owner of this property will

More than £18m has been raised for clients in the early spring auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

Listed were 145 lots across southern England in the firm’s second of eight auctions this year.

James Emson, Managing Director, said: “More than £18m of property and land were sold, with house buyers in particular keen to get in before stamp duty is paid on properties over £125,000 in April, compared to the current threshold of £250,000.”

A bidding war saw a countryside cottage at Lovedean, north-east of Portsmouth, and chalked for modernisation, fetch £295,000, nearly double its guide price

Care home snapped up

A ‘stunning’ Art Deco style former care home with 26 bedrooms in North Devon sold for £701,000 when the hammer fell at auction.

Woodtown House, set in 3.6 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland at East-the-Water, on the edge of Bideford, was among 145  lots in the second auction of 2025 by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Auction Appraiser Steve Appleby said: “This stunning Art Deco style former care home was one of the highlights of our latest auction.

“If offers the new owner numerous possibilities

An HMO, characterful gatehouse, detached buildings with potential, land with residential planning permission and a semi-detached house were among Essex lots sold at auction this week.

They were among is among 145 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 20 March.

A bidding war erupted before a vacant end-terrace house of multiple occupation (HMO) needing improvement in Romford was sold. 

End-terrace 73 Brentwood Road finally went under the auctioneer’s gavel for £679,000.

The 46-lot catalogue features 12 properties with auction guide prices over £1m.

One of the larger lots on offer is the freehold interest in Neville House in Birmingham, a substantial 10-story office building situated in the heart of the city centre. The office and development opportunity comprises 28,176 sq ft and is being offered at a guide price of £3.25m, currently offering flexible office accommodation and benefitting from planning for a 72-unit aparthotel.

Charlie Powter of Acuitus comments: “This prime city centre investment offers a unique opportunity in the heart of Birmingham’s

More than £8,000 has been raised for a city charity at the 103rd Annual Charity Dinner held by Portsmouth Property Association.

The beneficiary is Spark Community Space, which tackles loneliness and operates out of a welcoming, safe community space in Fratton.

Two hundred property professionals attended the sell-out black-tie event, held at the Village Hotel, Cosham, and sponsored by HW Conveyancing Searches.

Guest speaker Susie Dent MBE, resident wordsmith for Channel 4’s popular game show Countdown and comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats, was sponsored by residential property agency