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Paignton property heading for auction

A ground floor flat and shop in Paignton town centre have a freehold guide price of £75,000 plus at auction. (THURS 12 JUNE)

Located in Hyde Road, they are among 166 lots in the fourth sale of 2025 being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Auction Appraiser James Lofthouse said: “Both components of this property are located on the ground floor, and include a good sized rear garden with potential.

“Both require completion works which will make them suitable for owner-occupation, letting or

New calling for former telephone hut

A former BT hut near Taunton with planning permission for conversion into a holiday let is going to auction. (THURS JUNE 12)

The building at Croford, Wiveliscombe, and its land have a freehold guide price of £43,000 plus.

It is among 166 lots in the fourth sale of 2025 being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

Senior Auction Appraiser Audrey Smith said: “This is a rare opportunity to acquire an area of freehold land with a brick built former BT hut with planning consent for change of use to

Auction stations across Essex

Houses, flats, cottages, bungalows and land across Essex are coming up for auction next month.

They are among is among 166 lots in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers which ends on Thursday 12 June.

A mid-terrace house needing improvement in Romford, three-bedroom 17 The Drive in Collier Row is offered jointly with Hilbery Chaplin with a freehold guide price of £375,000-plus and vacant possession. 

Auction Appraiser Paul Wood said: “This property offers a practical layout and

This month's property auction saw 234 bids for a former youth hostel in the South – with the hammer coming down on £600,000.

the images shows a brown building of an irregular shape. There is a large window with brown frames in the centre of the property. It sits in the background with the bottom two thirds of the image showing green grass with a tree without leaves in the top right. The sky is pale blue.

The building in East Dean Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, was among 168 lots listed by Clive Emson Auctioneers across southern England in the firm’s May auction (lot 77).

More than £22m was raised for clients in the auction, the third of eight this year.

Clive Emson Auctioneers’ next auction concludes on June 12, with bidding live from June 10. Lot entries close 19 May, with the catalogue live from 22 May.

James Emson, Managing Director, said: “We were instructed by

Four houses needing improvement in Essex have been sold at auction on 1st May.

They were among is among 168 lots in the latest auction held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

A bidding war erupted over an extended end-terrace house needing improvement in Purfleet-on-Thames before it was sold. 

the image shows an end terrace brown brick house with white framed windows on the first floor. There is a white framed front door on ground floor and the property sits behind a brick wall. On the left of the property is a white house adjoining. There is a grey tarmac road in front of the houses and a brown brick wall on the right side of the image indicating the end of the road. The sky is blue.

Three-bedroom 51 Joslin Road offered jointly with Northwood, finally went under the gavel at £353,000.

Regional Director & Auctioneer Paul Bridgeman said: “This one really took off and sustained bidding took the sale price to £113,000 above the

Houses, flats, mixed use properties and land across Essex are coming up for auction next month.

They are among is among 168 lots in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers which ends on Thursday 1 May.

An extended end-terrace house needing improvement in Purfleet-on-Thames, three-bedroom 51 Joslin Road is offered jointly with Northwood with a freehold guide price of £240,000 to £260,000 with vacant possession. (Pictured).

the image shows an end of terrace brown brick house at the end of a road. There are 3 sets of white framed windows on the first floor and a door partially covered by foliage on the ground floor. The property has a pavement and road frontage and is attached to a white mid terrace house. There is a brown brick wall along the right side of the image and a green waste bin on the pavement. The sky is blue.

 

Regional Director & Auctioneer Paul Bridgeman said: “The house is in need of improvement

Mine’s a double – two pubs in Crediton at auction

Two pubs in the Crediton area are going under the hammer at auction - the Cross Hotel at Copplestone and the White Hart Hotel in Bow.  (THURS MAY 1)

They are among 167 lots in the third sale of 2025 being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers.

The Cross Hotel is in a dilapidated condition but has planning permission for conversion of part of the site into three residential properties. It has a freehold guide price of £100,000 plus.

the image showsa dilapidated grey stone building in the middle right with a white building under a grey pitched rood to the left. There is a road in the bottom half of the image with a DISABLED marking in white. The sky is blue with some white clouds. The property us a former hotel requiring renovation and is for auction on 1st May with Clive Emson Auctioneers.

Auction Appraiser Steve Appleby said: “While the main

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.

the images shows a modern building on two floors, for auction on 1st May with Clive Emson. The property in Ventnor and the first floor comprises floor to ceiling windows and a curved roof. There is a small patch of grass in front.

 

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

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