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28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform helps investors grow portfolios - claim](/upload/images/4%20PropTech1-400x310.png)
A platform for property investors and landlords has launched a suite of features which it claims will “help property investors to...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why can't you use crypto to buy property in the UK?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lessons we have learned from the pandemic](/upload/images/library/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
A crisis as serious as the pandemic is not just a test of survival for businesses but a valuable learning opportunity. At...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – normalising auctions, MMoA and more valuers needed](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction houses – are they returning to in-room now that society's reopened?](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctionBidders-400x310.jpg)
At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – a rare opportunity and the best auction house hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ‘rare opportunity’ for buyers to purchase a former Edwardian school, the...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The pandemic - has it made property sales less personable?](/img/default/pit.png)
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what happens at an online auction?](/img/default/pit.png)
Online or live-streamed auctions have become the go-to for auction houses up and down the country since the onset of the...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will auction houses be returning to traditional in-room auctions?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, major auction houses up...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new ventures, league tables and the stamp duty race](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – making a move and the largest portfolio for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – record results and the cure for stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property auction terminology unlocked](/img/default/pit.png)
When dealing with property auctions in any capacity, you will likely be faced with some unfamiliar words, phrases, acronyms and expressions. To shed...
15 February 2021
From: Property Auctions
![Season’s greetings – after a year like no other](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – ending 2020 on a high note!](/img/default/pit.png)
With tighter Covid restrictions throughout the UK, concerns surrounding the pandemic spike once again. However, property auctions continue to prevail during...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Going, going…gone: has Covid killed off the traditional auctioneer?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like many other sectors, auction houses have headed exclusively online during the pandemic - and have made a huge success of...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Traditional and online auctions – what’s the difference?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...
30 October 2020
From: Property Auctions
![Auction Roundup – remember, remember, the sales in November](/img/default/pit.png)
As we reach the end of October, Property Investor Today looks at how auction houses have been preparing for November auctions -...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 3 – what will property auctions look like in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent days we have been exploring the future of property auctions with a number of major auction houses across the...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 2 – what will property auctions look like in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one, we spoke to a number of high-profile auction houses about how they see the sector’s post-lockdown future. Here,...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup: Weekly summer sales and a huge save for buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
As lockdown continues – although steadily easing as we adapt to a new normal – online auctions continue to thrive. Here...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 1 – what will property auctions look like in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every single part of the property market in some shape or form, but some parts were...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - how are auctions adapting to the lockdown?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus crisis has led to a rising interest in selling at auction, with this industry more prepared and better-equipped than...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup: Positivity as online auctions become the go-to](/img/default/pit.png)
While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all industries, including the property sector, auction houses continue to remain positive, with buyers and...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![SDL Auctions: Property auctions will go ahead behind closed doors](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the growing Covid-19 pandemic creating a number of challenges and logistical issues for auction houses, the team at SDL Auctions...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how is coronavirus affecting auctions?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a drastic impact on all parts of life, and that includes the auction process. Here, we...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Going once, going twice, sold - what does being an auctioneer involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
Auctions are becoming an increasingly popular way for people to buy and sell homes, but the process behind them - and...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Catalogue for Strettons’ first sale of 2019 now available](/img/default/pit.png)
The catalogue for Strettons’ February national property auction is now available to view online. The sale, which takes place on February 6,...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Strettons achieves £13 million at December sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Strettons raised £13 million at its 10th December auction, selling 70% of the properties on offer. This strong performance amidst difficult market...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Together joins forces with Bamboo Auctions to finance online acquisitions](/img/default/pit.png)
With more investors than ever before now buying property online, specialist lender Together has teamed up with Bamboo Auctions, one of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Strettons marks 80th anniversary by raising £13.5m at London property auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Claim your free ticket for the Property Investor & Homebuyer Show](/img/default/pit.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Join us at the Property Investor Show](/img/default/pit.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL next week – 28 &...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Book your free ticket for the Property Investor & Homebuyer Show](/img/default/pit.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, gets underway tomorrow at London ExCeL and is free to enter. However, all...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Free landlord and property investor event comes to London this October](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...
23 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Real-time online property auction bidding platform launched](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson, one of the largest land and property auction houses in the south of England, has launched a new online...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Auction market sees house sales activity remain firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property auction sales remained relatively firm in April despite the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge, according to official...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Time for auction buyers to put their thinking caps on](/img/default/pit.png)
As we move into spring and the majority of auction houses have now had their first events of 2016, now is...