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The auction room at the AJ Bell Stadium was a little quieter than usual which was to be expected in the final few weeks of summer.

Featuring over 60 residential and commercial properties from across the North West, Edward Mellor's line-up attracted the attention of developers, investors and homebuyers.

It was clear every buyer in the room had their eye on a particular property, which led to some incredible sale prices last month.

Reddish Lane in Gorton was the first lot to go under the hammer. This property is a fantastic buy-to-let investment which is currently pulling in a rental income of

SDL Auctions Graham Penny will be offering the “Pigeon Factory” for sale in its next Leicester auction at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday 9 October.

The former hosiery factory at 41-43 Canal Street in South Wigston is one of the oldest buildings in the area and has been abandoned for more than 25 years.

Carl Finch, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny said: “We are very pleased to have been asked by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council to sell this historic site in our next auction.

“The site is only available at all because the council used its compulsory purchase powers to bring this

Auction House London raised more than £15m (£15,081,850) in its recent auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go under the hammer.

116 lots out of 152 were sold during the auction on Wednesday 12 September 2018, giving a success rate of 73%.

This month saw fierce bidding at the auction room with particular interest from prospective buyers for a seriously fire damaged property in Harlesden, London. The three bedroom Victorian mid terrace house in Tubbs Road which also had structural problems sold for more than double its guide price of £275,000 at £570,000.

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A detached turn of the century former Coach House, in the exclusive “Duchy” area of Harrogate, will go under the hammer at FSS Property’s October auction.

Estate agents FSS, who specialise in selling homes by both auction and private treaty, are currently arranging viewings of this substantial property, which is on a mature plot down a private road off Cornwall Road.

Auctioneer and residential sales expert Richard Smailes said: “It’s in such a private location, tucked away from the main road and backing onto the Pinewoods, that most people won’t even know it’s there.” Yet it is within walking

A range of prime investment properties caught the eyes of keen bidders at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s Nottingham auction at Nottingham Racecourse, raising a total of more than £2.6 million.

The first lot attracted one of the best prices, with the hammer coming down at £127,000 for a detached, two bedroomed bungalow which needed full modernisation at 21 Freda Avenue in Gedling. It had a *guide price of £45,000+.

Another impressive price was gained for the second lot, a two bedroomed, mid-terraced house also in need of improvement works at 31 Knighton Street, in North Wingfield, Chesterfield

Birmingham residential properties that need a little tender loving care are as popular as ever and that was clear at the September auction of SDL Auctions Bigwood which raised over £17 million.

In one of the best results for an auction held in the city in years, bidders in a busy auction room in the Holte Suite at Aston Villa FC competed fiercely for the best buys in a 133 lot catalogue that saw a success rate of 85 per cent.

Gurpreet Bassi, head of residential auctions at SDL Auctions Bigwood, said: “From total redevelopment projects to properties that just need a little TLC, buyers were

The UK’s number one property auctioneer Auction House has published sales figures which are not only up by 7.3% on its performance last year, but at a time when the sector as a whole has dropped by 3.5%.

Between January and September, the group sold 2,156 properties (up from 2,009 in 2017) from 2,839 offered (2,668 last year) leading to a success rate of 75.9% (75.3% in 2017) and raising a total of almost £275m (£274,488,639) compared to £249.3m last year.

Commenting on the figures, Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “To outperform last year’s figures is one thing, but to do so

Most people visiting Sherborne will know about the connection to Sir Walter Raleigh. For a modest fee people walk around the splendid gardens and lake at Sherborne Castle which was built in 1594 by Sir Walter.

By then he was a national treasure, landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was also, more importantly, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth 1 who knighted him and gave him the estate in Sherborne in 1592 but after her death in 1602 he was arrested for treason as it was believed he had plotted against her successor James 1. He was eventually

43 lots are to be offered at Smith and Sons Autumn property auction at the Village Hotel in Bromborough on 19th September.

This is one of the largest catalogues on offer for some time and comprises a range of houses for refurbishment, residential and commercial investments, building land and some delightful properties ready for immediate occupation.

A number of investments produce yields in excess of 13% return. 

A double fronted five bedroomed house in Curzon Road, Prenton offers huge potential to upgrade to a lovely family home and a former nursing home at Abbeyfield House, also in Prenton

A record number of properties will once again go under the hammer this September at Loveitts latest auction.

It will be Loveitts biggest ever auction with an incredible 45 lots on offer. Properties include a diverse range of properties such as garages, parcels of land, family homes and investment properties throughout Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton.

One particularly intriguing prospect is a potential-rich residential workshop property in Coventry's Stratford Street. The mixed residential and commercial renovation opportunity has four bedrooms plus a large workshop at the rear and a guide