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Sales continue to go from strength to strength for Auction House London with 80% of the lots listed, selling at last month's auction (Wednesday 31 July 2019).

It was a packed saleroom at the London Marriott Regents Park Hotel, where bidding at times was fast and furious. Director and Auctioneer at Auction House London, Andrew Binstock said, “It was a stunning result and compared to the average sales of 71.2% in the property auction sector generally, our figures are utterly exceptional.”

A three bedroom semi in Wembley was one particular lot which attracted a lot of attention from bidders in

Regional local authority properties – including a garage site that went for more than four times guide price – drove sales of more than £5m at the biggest auction of the year for Mark Jenkinson and Son.

The number of telephone and proxy bids were at an ‘all-time high’ at the fifth and largest sale of the year so far, with 53 lots going under the hammer at the auction which lasted more than two hours.

All the lots offered by Hull City Council and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were sold, including the garage site at Silkstone in Barnsley which achieved more than four times initial guide

Hey peeps, I've spotted a rather funky fixer upper in Lincolnshire this time, and it's packed with character and quirky features throughout. With this one you're actually getting 2 in one, as it's made up of a pair of cottages... one with three bedrooms, and the other is a one bedroom.

Now, before we continue I should probably mention that while the floor plans of this one make clear that the arrangement is two clearly defined two storey properties, what hasn't been shown as clearly is their positions. The description declares that there may be potential to return these to a single dwelling

A stunning water tower in Nottinghamshire with approved plans to create 13 luxury apartments goes under the hammer at Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction in Birmingham on Tuesday 10th September.

The landmark art deco building stands 26 metres high and sits on an L-shaped site of approximately 0.37 acres of land on Goldstraw Lane in Fernwood, near Newark.

Permission has been granted for two apartments in the existing water tower, three new-build units within proposed “wings” to the tower, a further eight apartments in two courtyard blocks and 19 car parking spaces.

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West Midlands Police has put three of its former police stations up for sale in Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next auction at Villa Park on Tuesday 10 September.

The spacious properties in Birmingham and the Black Country are all freehold and are considered suitable for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission.

Ian Tudor, managing director of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “I have a longstanding working relationship with West Midlands Police and I am delighted to be instructed on these three cracking opportunities.”

Exhibit number one: a Victorian building that used to be Darlaston Police Station

Investors targeted properties occupied by some well-known business brands as Acuitus’s July auction saw the sale of £33.81m of assets and a success rate of 86%.

Three trade counter investments let to Travis Perkins sold for £1.45m, £1.12m and £800,000 at respective yields of 6.2%, 4.3% and 6.7%. A pair of B&M stores also attracted strong interest and sold for £900,000 and £740,000 at yields of 7.3% and 7.6% respectively.

Auctioneer, Richard Auterac, commented: “Investors are targeting assets which are well-let at sustainable rents to brands that they feel have resilience and have  good trading

It's that time of the year, when the auction houses take a well earned break.  There are a few auctions taking place this week and a handful in August.  Catalogues for September auctions will start to be released from mid August onwards, so keep checking back to see what's new!  There are also still plenty of unsold lots in our database from auctions that have taken place in July, with more to be added as and when the final auctions before summer take place.

 

Fancy a new life by the sea? The sale of a farmhouse, holiday cottage and campsite on the coast of North Wales has been described as “an exciting business opportunity” by auctioneers.

Ynyshir Farm Campsite, Picton Road, Picton, Holywell is due to be sold by SDL Auctions North West with a *guide price of £1.5-£2 million at the AJ Bell Stadium, Manchester, on Wednesday 7th August.

And the company’s head of auctions North West, Andy Thompson, can’t wait to see it go under the hammer.

He said: “This is a unique property with a huge amount to offer and represents an exciting opportunity for

The UK’s largest property auctioneer, Auction House, says that its record results for the first half of 2019 indicate the continuing attraction of room auctions.

Between January and June this year, the group sold 1,733 lots from 2,275 lots offered – an increase of 10% on the same period in 2018 – and with a success rate of 76.2% (up from 75.0% last year).

Commenting on the figures, Founding Director Roger Lake said: “Not only have we sold more lots than at any other time in the 12 year history of the company, but we’ve done so when the latest indications are that nationally the sector is down

Auction House North West have broken another one of their records selling 76 Quay Street, a rare City Centre Freehold Opportunity in Spinningfields for £1,650,000 at their 4th July Auction!

This substantial vacant freehold office building provides accommodation over four floors and is prominently positioned fronting Quay Street at the junction of Young Street and Gartside Street, on the fringes of the Spinningfields district within Manchester City Centre. Spinningfields is now the dynamic financial quarter of the city centre, becoming Manchester’s leading business destination and a place to

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