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Leading property auction network SDL Auctions Bigwood is helping to clear the air in Wolverhampton.

It has been instructed by the trustee in bankruptcy to auction two properties in Wolverhampton that have formerly been involved in the local drug trade. One contained a cannabis farm and the other was used for the supply of drugs.

Gurpreet Bassi, head of residential auctions at SDL Auctions Bigwood in Birmingham, said: “We are conscious that both of these properties have been the focus of significant disruption in the neighbourhood and so we are working to bring them back into lawful and

Have you ever dreamed of owning a residential property near to the lights and funfairs of Blackpool?

Now’s the chance to live that dream with three competitively priced flats going under the hammer in the next SDL Auctions North West auction in Manchester on 12 December.

Flat 2, Flat 5 and Flat 6 are all one bedroomed properties on the ground, first and second floors respectively on 40 Milton Street in Fleetwood – just eight miles up the Lancashire coast from Blackpool – and each one comes with a *guide price of £15,000+.

Andy Thompson, senior valuer at SDL Auctions North West, said: “These

A rare bungalow that could make an ideal investment for a serious developer will go under the hammer in the next SDL Auctions Graham Penny auction in Nottingham this Thursday (7th December).

The semi-detached dormer bungalow at 16 Barton Road in Long Eaton has been partly renovated and comes with a competitive *guide price of £59,000+.

The property currently has a spacious bedroom upstairs which could easily be converted into two bedrooms and an extra bathroom, subject to planning consent.

Vejay Pal, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said: “Bungalows are becoming a rare commodity on

Leading land broker Aston Mead Land & Planning has hit back at a theory that landowners should be forced to sell potential building plots to councils at drastically reduced rates, in the event of compulsory purchase by the state.

Director Adam Hesse was responding to a suggestion made by the Editorial Director of Civitas, Daniel Bentley, who was putting forward an idea to “fix the broken housing market”, in The Daily Telegraph last week.

In the article, Mr Bentley writes: “In simple terms, councils would be allowed to purchase land that doesn’t currently have planning permission at something

Christie’s Estate Agents, partner agents with Network Auctions, have entered the First Church of Christ, Scientist, a freehold site of 0.32 acres occupying a prominent position on Cheam Road, Sutton, Surrey.

Guided at £750,000+ and set to go under the hammer on December 7th, the lot has drawn early interest from eager bidders. Located close to Sutton station the site comprises modern two-storey church buildings with a car park and landscaped grounds to the front, side and rear and offers development potential.

Being sold with vacant possession by order of the trustees, the site and buildings

Ten Manchester properties complete with tenants already paying healthy rents are going under the hammer in the next SDL Auctions North West auction at the AJ Bell Stadium on 12 December.

The houses in Moston, Harpurhey, Gorton, Openshaw and Newton Heath are all offering yields of around 9 per cent or more, based on their guide prices which start from £65,000+.

There are eight terraced properties with two bedrooms and two terraced properties with three bedrooms included in the auction catalogue, most of which are fitted with double glazing and gas central heating.

Andy Thompson, senior valuer

Award-winning brand Auction House has been joined by Coventry & Warwickshire-based auctioneer Loveitts, increasing the company’s total number of auction rooms nationwide to 41.

Formed in 1843, Loveitts carried out its first auction over 100 years ago, and is now the most successful auctioneer in the area, supported by branches in Coventry, Nuneaton, Leamington and Southam.

Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake, said: “We are delighted to welcome Loveitts to our ranks. They are a significant player in the industry with decades of auction experience behind them. This move gives Auction

Romans clients celebrated the sale of their property in style with a dinner at the French Horn in Sonning after Romans sold their family home for £205,000 more than its guide price at their November auction.

After seeking advice from Romans local office the executors of their deceased father estate chose to sell the property they had inherited by public auction. Due to the large size of the plot and the non-standard construction of the property Romans identified the potential for replacement with a larger new dwelling and recommended an unconditional route to sale as the best method to

Cheers sounded throughout the saleroom for Auction House London at its upbeat auction on 31st October, as the hammer came down on its first lot of the day at almost £100,000 above the guide price.

More than 500 people witnessed the tense bidding on a three bedroom terrace property in Edmonton, London, which started at £250,000 and sold for £344,000. The house in Montagu Road needed total modernisation and clearly appealed to a lot of buyers.

Director and auctioneer, Andrew Binstock, said, “This was an exciting sale and the bidding was fierce from start to finish. It was a highly charged

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