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An historic canalside property in inner city Birmingham is bound to attract keen bidders at Bond Wolfe’s next auction later this month.

The former lock keeper’s cottage at 79 Deykin Avenue in Witton is a grade II-listed building and it is listed with a guide price* of £135,000+ in the livestreamed auction on 30 March.

James Rossiter, an auction valuer at Bond Wolfe, explained that the detached freehold building on the Tame Valley Canal has three bedrooms, and is being sold with vacant possession.

Mr Rossiter said: “This is a characterful building with frontages onto the canal

Auction House believes activity within the property market will remain strong in the coming months, despite the global uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer says that traditionally, in times of world upheaval, people invest in property rather than in the stock market.

Managing Director Jeremy Prior explained: “Of course the first thing to say is that our hearts go out to the Ukrainians and the horrific suffering they are currently going through. All of us want to see a speedy and safe resolution to the conflict, and an opportunity

A deceptively spacious former restaurant in the popular Worcestershire town of Upton upon Severn is coming up for sale at Bond Wolfe’s next auction later this month.

The Grade II-listed freehold property at 20 Church Street has been listed with a guide price* of £100,000+ in the livestreamed auction on Wednesday 30 March.

Most recently trading as Pasty World, the property has total space of approximately 1,355 sq ft with a dining area for around 40 covers, although it could be suitable for a variety of alternative uses, subject to planning permission.

Ian Tudor, Bond Wolfe’s

A hat-trick of live-streamed auctions plus daily Timed Auctions has meant another busy month for SDL Property Auctions, with lots of all types and across the country going under the hammer. 

Following the Shepherd Commercial Property Auction and the prestigious Knight Frank Auction, the National Property Auction ended the month on a strong note by getting great results for sellers across the country. 

Over the past two years SDL Property Auctions has grown from a successful regional auctioneer to a national market leader, while retaining roots in the East Midlands which are as firm

A former Methodist Church in the Black Country with a range of accommodation on a site of about one-third of an acre is set to attract competitive bidding at Bond Wolfe’s next auction later this month.

The former Moorlands Methodist Church, which fronts onto Hydes Road in West Bromwich has been listed with a guide price* of £175,000+ in the livestreamed auction on 30 March.

The vacant freehold property, which dates from the 1950s, has a gross internal area of about 4,334 sq ft and is located on about 0.34 acres of land.

Colin Totney, a land and development surveyor at Bond Wolfe

In a storming start to 2022, Auction House London has sold the highest number of lots in one sale in over a year, at its recent auction this month, on Thursday 10 February 2022.

A record 1,339 bidders were  to take part in the livestream sale which saw 90% of lots sold raising almost £25m (£24,866,699).

Auctioneer and Director of Auction House London, Andrew Binstock said: “The market continues to remain incredibly strong with demand for property extremely high. Imagine trying to fit more than 1300 people into one auction room! That’s why our livestream sales work so well, giving buyers

A Midlands investor is feeling in the pink after scooping a healthy £75,000 profit in under two months when he sold a former health Centre in Burntwood, Staffordshire, in the February auction held by Bond Wolfe.

A 5,400 sq ft complex sitting on almost a third of an acre of land, the former NHS medical centre in Hudson Drive has been empty since last year, when the medical practice moved to the new £3.4 million Greenwood Health Centre on nearby Lichfield Road.

The private investor acquired the site from a leading London-based auction house’s sale in December for £415,000.

It was

Movie-buffs could snap up their dream property purchase as a historic Lancashire Palladium Cinema goes to auction this week.

Located three miles from Blackburn, the 1930s Palladium Cinema and Bingo Club on Union Road in Oswaldtwistle is up for auction – promising a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone to restore a historic landmark in the heart of the town.

Once a 1,000-seater cinema, it then became a bingo hall but has been vacant for a number of years.

The building is expected to be converted into apartments or a mixed-use scheme, subject to the planning permission, and comes

Talk to most people about Ground Rents and they’ll look at you blankly. But for those property professionals in the know, Ground Rents are a lucrative and low hassle way to be a landlord and make money.

‘It’s a niche sector, but it’s highly regarded by those who understand it, and once people understand it, they can’t believe they’ve never done it before!’ says Toby Limbrick, auctioneer and director of Ground Rent Auctions, a specialist division from Network Auctions.

‘We’ve been thinking about setting up a specialised Ground Rent auction service for a while, and given the success of being

The first Acuitus commercial property auction of 2022 raised £21.82m with a success rate of 97%. Eight lots sold for over £1m, and the average sale price was £855,700.

Acuitus Chairman, Richard Auterac, commented: “This was an emphatic opener for our 2022 auction series and there was tremendous energy from investors with retail parades, trade counters and asset management opportunities generating a particularly high level of bidding.”

A parade of five shops with residential above at 288-306 High Street in Harlington, West London was sold for £2.46m - £800,000 above its initial guide