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SDL Property Auctions has invested in the next generation of industry experts by taking on three apprentices.

Ella Scott, Genevieve Cooper and Eleanor Carty, all aged 19, are receiving vocational training in all aspects of the business while working towards NAEA Propertymark qualifications.

Commercial director Louise Moss said: “There are many different opportunities in the business so we don’t want to pigeonhole them into one particular role; we want to play to their strengths to find a place in the business for their unique talents so that hopefully they will be with us for many years to

The newly-appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Bond Wolfe Auctions first started in the business as an office junior in 1992.

Sue Randell has been promoted from operations and marketing director to COO at the fast expanding national auction business.

She began her career within the Bond Wolfe group of companies at the age of 16 and worked her way up the residential and commercial agency team before moving into the auctions department in 1999.

She said: “I have worked with the current team at Bond Wolfe Auctions since 2007, when the auction department merged with Bigwood which was

As a business, email marketing is a significant tool in order to build a relationship with clients, customers and consumers. It's measurable, affordable, dynamic and effective.

HOWEVER, did you know it's just as important to receive these types of emails as it is to send them?

Hands up if you have a habit of going through your inbox and deleting every email you do not recognise or realise you have subscribed to? We are all guilty of it, to some extent.

Why? Simply because we are ruled by lifestyle pressures and restrictive work routines and passive marketing must be extremely engaging to

SDL Property Auctions ended 2020 on a high note after achieving extraordinary results in the face of the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. 

As Timed Auctions continued uninterrupted on the company’s website, the National Property Auctions calendar came to a successful conclusion with another live-streamed Auction Event. 

The final National Property Auction of the year was conducted by auctioneers Andrew Parker and Rory Daly from the company’s head office auction studio, with enthusiastic bidding over the telephone and internet – as well as proxy bids – for a catalogue of more than 150

With a set of results no one could have predicted at the start of the year, Bond Wolfe Auctions has finished 2020 with a flourish.

Despite concerns over Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, the Birmingham-based auction business finished its second year 36% up, offering 1,135 lots, raising £111.3 million in sales (2019 - £81.4 million) with an average success rate of 94%.

Chief executive Gurpreet Bassi said: “We started 2020 with real optimism following the success of our first year in which we raised over £81.4 million. 

“In February, we held the largest-ever Midlands auction, raising over

As part of its continued drive to keep its auctions transparent and accessible to all, SDL Property Auctions has introduced a summary sheet of fees for all of its lots, and is urging other auction houses to follow suit.

The information, which is in each property’s legal pack, details exactly what fees are payable by the buyer, so they have a clear understanding of any extra costs before bidding, helping to avoid any surprises upon completion.

The auctions industry has seen rapid growth as a result of the pandemic, as both buyers and sellers seek speed, certainty and socially distant

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that you all keep safe and well.

The team at UK Auction List are taking a break now, as it's been a pretty exhausting year, with adapting to the "new norm" and the launch of our new website (which we hope that you like!). 

Auctions have finished for 2020, and auctioneers will start releasing their new catalogues of 2021 from early-mid January onwards. We will start uploading properties into our database as soon as these catalogues are sent to us!

Hopefully as the new year progresses, we will see auctions slowly return to the room, so that every

Bond Wolfe Auctions is celebrating completing its second year in business by donating £6,000 to the Bond Wolfe Charitable Trust to distribute to well deserving West Midlands charities.

Despite concerns over Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, the Birmingham-based auction business finished its second year 36% up, offering 1,135 lots, raising £111.3 million in sales (2019 - £81.4 million) with an average success rate of 94%.

Chief executive Gurpreet Bassi said: “Despite the business challenges posed by the pandemic, the team at Bond Wolfe Auctions has achieved remarkable successes by pulling

Bond Wolfe Auctions had their final sale of 2020, raising over £17.5 million and seeing 158 lots sold from the 175 offered for a success rate of 91%.

The run up to the livestream online auction on Wednesday 9 December, saw the now customary strong interest with 573,045 website page views, 94,617 video tours watched and 21,777 tuning in to watch the auction live on the day.

Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “This shows that interest in our live streamed auctions and demand for well-priced property continues. With a minimum of seven auctions in 2021, plus the launch

On Thursday 10th December Sutton Kersh Auctions held their final auction of the year and sold over 88 properties, in total worth over £7 Million.

They sold 29 properties worth £2.2 Million prior to auction, including a £10,000 guide price property in Newsham Park which sold for considerably more.

This brings their annual total for 2020 to over 550 properties sold at a value of £53 Million, which equates to them selling  85% of the lots they have offered, with these numbers set to rise with post-auction sales.

Cathy Holt, Associate Director, comments ‘What an incredible way for us to finish