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Camelford property offers opportunities at auction

A double-fronted shop in a prime position in Camelford town centre is heading to auction in early May.

The ground floor property has a leasehold guide price of £30,000 plus in the third sale of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

Located at 14 Market Place, it most recently traded as a hairdresser’s and was previously let at £6,000 per annum.

Senior auction appraiser Katie Semmens said: “This attractive property is located in a prime position in Camelford.

“It offers a multitude of options going forward

A business centre in Kent is among 131 lots listed in Clive Emson Auctioneers’ latest auction which starts on May 2nd and ends on 4th May.

With a guide price of £2m-£2.2m, St Augustines Business Centre at Westgate-on-Sea generates £210,000 per annum (lot 34, pictured).

James Emson, Managing Director, said: “The premises are among 33 investment properties in our latest auction – this one has a 10.5% yield at £2m, with vacant spaces and potential for additional income.

“This is a large and attractive period property located on the A28 Canterbury Road, providing good access between

Leading property auctioneer Auction House has announced further record results for the first quarter of the year, at a time when the group has also welcomed its third female auctioneer to the team.

Between January and March this year, Auction House offered 1,385 lots and sold 1,058 of them (respective increases of 27% and 14% year on year) - a current success rate of 76% - and raising a total of £145,559,260 in the process (up 2% on the same period in 2022).

Managing Director Jeremy Prior said: “Other auctioneers around the country would give their right arm to see results like this

Detached bungalow in demand

A Torquay bungalow in the same family for more than 60 years has sold at the Clive Emson March auction for £335,000.

With three bedrooms, Burcot, in Veille Lane, was among the lots in the second sale of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. It was listed with a freehold guide price of £290,000.

Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “Strong bidding meant that this bungalow sold for a sum well in excess of its guide.

“The new owner has the opportunity to breathe fresh life into a much loved property which was in the same family for

Land and properties in Cornwall, which sold at the latest auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers include......

Redruth cottage snapped up

A ‘deceptively spacious’ cottage near Redruth sailed past its freehold guide price by nearly £20,000 at auction.

The three-bedroom property at 3 Lower Pennance in Lanner, fetched £181,500 when the auctioneer’s gavel fell.

It was among the lots in second sale of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. It carried a guide of £165,000 plus. 

Senior auction appraiser Katie Semmens said: “This deceptively spacious cottage drew strong

HIDDEN GEM: An artist’s studio, bottom right, at Golant, overlooking the River Fowey in south Cornwall. Pictured below, Lot 76 sold for £190,000, which was £15,000 above guide price. It was among 141 lots listed in England in the March auction of Clive Emson Auctioneers.

From riverbeds to redevelopment sites across England, Clive Emson Auctioneers generated more than £16 million for clients in the March sale.

James Emson, Managing Director, said: “Despite, or because of, the latest economic travails, including an unexpected increase in inflation driven by the highest food prices

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