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On the instruction of Severn Trent Water, Lambert Smith Hampton is selling seven former covered reservoir sites suitable for alternative use. These will be sold using the LSH online auction platform with the sale closing on 5th October.

The sites, which are located in Gloucestershire and Leicestershire, are up to 1.1 acres in size and boast a variety of views of farmland and open countryside and proximity to village settlements.

Guide prices for the sites are between £1,000 and £20,000 and, subject to planning permission, they would be suitable for conversion to residential use. All planning

Those looking for a competitively priced property in the Berkshire area, will find there will be ‘lots’ on offer at Romans’ upcoming auction which is being held on 27th September at Green Park Conference Centre from 1:30pm where 10 out of the 16 lots have an RG postcode.

Romans Auctioneer and Director, Simon Clayton comments: “Buyers will be spoilt for choice as our September catalogue contains some excellent houses and flats suitable for both investors and those seeking a home for themselves.

With the majority of the lots on offer having an RG postcode, we are expecting a great deal of

Two period cottages in a secluded rural setting are being offered as one lot at an auction in Derby on Thursday 21 September.

Middle Cottage and The Bungalow, at Robin Hood, Whatstandwell, near Matlock, have a guide price of £200,000+ at what will be SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s biggest auction in the city for over a year.

Both are two bedroomed properties, with Middle Cottage let on an assured tenancy at £6,240 per annum, while The Bungalow is let on a regulated tenancy at £3,952 per annum.

Robert Stone, senior valuer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said: “This is an interesting and rare

Auction finance is a great way for property developers to secure a below-market-value property, often from a motivated seller. It could even be suitable for first-time developers too, if you've got the right expectations from the beginning.

Putting up your hand and bidding on a property worth hundreds of thousands of pounds is a daunting prospect, even for experienced auction-goers. If you make the winning bid, you'll usually have to pay a non-refundable deposit on the day, and you'll have 28 days to pay the balance.

That means that the timeframe for auctions is much shorter than the

A rare chance to buy an attractive detached, stone-built house in the historic Derbyshire village of Milford, near Belper, is expected to draw huge interest at an auction this month.

Green Bank at 28 Sunny Hill is appearing at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s next auction in Derby on 21 September with a *guide price of £250,000+.

The four-bedroomed house is based on a mature plot extending to more than 0.29 acres near the River Derwent and enjoys far-reaching views over the countryside.

The village of Milford itself falls within a World Heritage site and boasts a primary school, numerous public

Leading land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a dramatic cut to stamp duty across all property price brackets.

In recent days, calls for a reduction in the levy paid by those buying property have come from a Cabinet minister, a special advisor to David Cameron, and North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Aston Mead Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse said: “Not only is stamp duty a tax on moving, it also reduces the supply of new homes. This in turn further contributes to Britain’s housing affordability crisis.

“All the benefits of brand new properties make them very attractive to those

The UK’s number one property auctioneer Auction House has offered more lots so far this year than any other year up to August in the group’s ten-year history.

The multi-award winning auctioneer has offered a massive 2,533 auction lots so far this year (up from 2,480 in 2016) at 125 sales around the country, with a healthy success rate of 74.9%.

Commenting on the encouraging picture, Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “These figures prove that auction properties are still in great demand and the appeal of auctions as the quickest method of sale is strengthening. Auctions have been

A rare opportunity to buy up to five flats in Port Glasgow for as little as £6,000 each is coming up at auction next month.

Four of the Renfrewshire flats were each previously let at £4,200 per year, and one is still rented out at that rate.

The one-bedroomed flats are all based on residential roads in Port Glasgow, within the Clune Park Regeneration plan.

They are just five of a total of 150 lots at SDL Auctions Bigwood’s next auction at Villa Park, Birmingham on Wednesday 6 September.

The flats include: Flat 2/3, at 2 Caledonia Street, a second floor flat currently rented out; Flat 1/1, 1

Five former bank branch offices from across the Midlands will excite the market at SDL Auctions Bigwood’s next auction in Birmingham on Wednesday 6 September.

With just over a month to go before the auction, four NatWest properties in Leicestershire and another in Shropshire are already listed for sale.

Ian Tudor, head of commercial auctions at SDL Auctions, has invited more properties to join what he has predicted will be one of the busiest property auctions of the year, with buyers expected from across the country.

He said: “These are excellent, large properties in prime locations across

If you need to sell your house fast with a guaranteed sale, auction could be for you.

Selling property at one of our future auctions will be cost effective, simple, fast and stress free. If you feel that this method of sale might be right for you, why not get the ball rolling and get in touch for a FREE VALUATION via our PROPERTY ENQUIRY FORM.

Selling at auction also widens the potential market, not only will there be buyers who want to make it their home, there'll also be investors, developers and property dealers interested in buying. In many cases an auction could prove to be the best

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