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Symonds & Sampson’s first auction of the year was a resounding success with a 90% success rate and a full room of buyers.

Auction Partner Meredith Wallis was delighted with the results “Momentum has been building during the last week as people started to register to bid,  and we were increasingly confident that there would be competitive bidding on all lots.

“Land sold well with a half-acre site at Ansty, mid-Dorset, selling for £38,000 and pasture and woodland at Nether Compton selling for £10,000 per acre. Properties for renovation proved as popular as ever: a delightful cottage at Blandford

More than £27m raised for clients in Clive Emson Auctioneers’ first auction of year

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HOLE LOT: Named after a previous owner’s love of golf, a house with structural movement at the seaside resort town of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, called Puttas End, fetched £138,000, which was £13,000 above guide price following 17 bids (lot 166). PICTURED ABOVE, the cul-de-sac property was among 177 lots listed in the first online auction of eight this year by Clive Emson Auctioneers, regional land and property auctioneers covering southern England; more than £27m was raised for clients.

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Auction stations across Essex

Properties and land across Essex have gone under the auctioneer’s gavel this month. (weds 11 feb)

They were among 177 lots listed across southern England in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Auctioneers, which ended on Wednesday 11 February.

A mid-terrace house currently let as a care home in Ilford was sold in the firm’s first auction of 2026. The property at 71 Wellesley Road was offered jointly with Moverightnow, and sold under the gavel at £628,000 freehold. The property is currently let for £38,400 per

Bids fly in for offices

Former St John Ambulance offices in Penzance town centre were in demand at auction. 

Located in Guildhall Road, the detached property had a freehold guide price of £95,000 plus but went for £122,000 when the auctioneer’s gavel fell.

It came with a car park which is let out on a 10-year lease, from March 2025, at an annual rent of £5,750 per annum.

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The building was among 177 lots listed in the first auction of 2026 by Clive Emson Auctioneers, which is one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “There was keen interest in this

We are delighted to hear that our auction partner, Clive Emson Auctioneers, had a hugely successful first of auction of the year. The Devon results are now in, with the highlights from the 11th February auction sale shared below. 

Seaside flat sells at auction

A top-floor holiday apartment with sea views of the north Devon coast has been snapped up for £40,000. 

The two-bedroom flat at Westbeach Holiday Resort, Westward Ho!, Bideford, was among 177 lots listed in the first auction of 2026 by Clive Emson Auctioneers, which is one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK.

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Historic properties in London, Bradford and Norwich and were among the lots which saw Acuitus raise £17m from its first auction of the year with a 90% sale rate.

In Bradford, the ground rent interest in the Grade I-listed Wool Exchange on Market Street was sold on behalf of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council for £771,000 at a yield of 6.15%. The current annual ground rent of the 30,947 sq ft building is £50,000 and is geared to the total net occupational rent paid by the property’s retail and office tenants.

In Norwich, a freehold Grade II*-listed office investment at 18 Colegate

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Offices on offer

Former St John Ambulance offices in Penzance town centre offer fresh opportunities at auction. (FEB 11)

Located in Guildhall Road, the detached property – with a total floor area of 159 sq m – has a freehold guide price of £95,000 plus.

It comes with a car park which is let out on a 10-year lease, from March 2025, at an annual rental of £5,750 per annum.

The building is among 177 lots listed in the first auction of 2026 by Clive Emson Auctioneers, which is one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “This is a substantial detached

A substantial mixed-use building with a guide price of £700,000-plus is among 177 lots listed across southern England in the first auction of the year by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

The freehold property, pictured, at 10, 14 & 14A Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-Sea, near Hastings in East Sussex, comprises a commercial unit arranged over four floors, a three-bedroom maisonette, a one-bedroom lower ground floor flat, a warehouse unit arranged over two floors and a row of six terraced garages (lot 37). 

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“We anticipate keen interest – there are a lot of bricks and mortar here for the price,” said

Coastal Property for Auction

A top floor holiday apartment with sea views of the north Devon coast is heading to auction. (FEB 11)

The two-bedroom flat at Westbeach Holiday Resort, Westward Ho!, Bideford has a leasehold guide price of £45,000 plus.

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It is among 177 lots listed in the first auction of 2026 by Clive Emson Auctioneers, which is one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK.

Auction Appraiser Steve Appleby said: “This modern holiday apartment offers sea view. It is close to Westward Ho! beach as well as nearby shops and amenities.

“It would make a perfect holiday bolthole but also