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![Investors' Paradise - 175 lots at milestone auction coming up this month](/upload/images/24%2006%2006%20%2005.jpg)
A total of 175 lots across southern England has been unveiled by Clive Emson Auctioneers for the firm’s milestone 250th auction...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Darling Bids of May! - investment opportunities at auction](/upload/images/24%2004%2023%20%2003.jpg)
A total of 149 lots are listed across southern England in the latest auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers. Bidding by the...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How to transform property ‘hidden gems’ in your area](/upload/images/24%2004%2018%20%2004.jpg)
With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another boost for Auctions as investors come out in force](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2004.jpg)
There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions - often seen as the property investor’s favourite...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Near-bankrupt council to sell property portfolio at auction](/upload/images/24%2001%2018%2005.jpg)
Birmingham council, which last autumn declared itself effectively bankrupt, has instructed retained auctioneers Bond Wolfe to put 29 disused properties, investments,...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Flat previously listed as the cheapest in Edinburgh, is a hot lot at auction](/upload/images/Cheapest%20property%20becomes%20hot%20lot%20at%20auction.png)
There was fierce competition from bidders for a one-bedroom flat in the Dalry area of Edinburgh at Auction House Scotland’s recent...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Inflation-busting yields the highlight of Clive Emson's latest auction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
A six-bedroom HMO in Portsmouth, with a rental income of £63,480 pa, was one of the purchasing highlights of Clive Emson Auctioneers’...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction House London warns the property market is cooling off](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/bid400x310.jpg)
Auctioneers at Auction House London recently highlighted that the number of bidders taking part in auctions have dropped. These changes are said...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – Lots to talk about after a successful September kicks off](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
If our auction roundups are any indication, it is no surprise that selling a property via online auction continues to rise...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – live auctions return and a landmark mansion for sale](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In this week's roundup, PIT looks at the latest auction news, from a landmark auction up for sale with Strettons and Bond...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new auctioneer launches amidst a joyful June](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and this is no April Fools’…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Pinch, punch, it’s the first of the month! While it is indeed April Fools’ day, these record sales at auction are...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – auctioneer awards, charity work and expert tips](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
We’ve entered a new month, which means new beginnings and refreshed confidence as we navigate a post-Covid world. Quite aptly, this...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes could ease housing shortage - how could investors help?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, bridging loans and catalogue wins](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – from famous gym buildings to £1m farmhouses](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week is nothing but positive, with the release of Clive Emson’s diverse catalogue, impressive lots set to go under the...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – tree-mendous results ahead of Christmas Day](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – despite a dreary December…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and the good news continues…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, enormous sales and a Rapunzel tower](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![How a new sales feature will help make auctions the first choice for everyone](/upload/images/library/OnlineAuction-400x310.jpg)
Private treaty property sales are fraught with pitfalls and at SDL Property Auctions we believe change is long overdue. We believe...
27 October 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 roundup – a bumper September to wrap up the summer](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...
24 September 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 – from public toilets to historic wineries](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup sees record toppers from Bond Wolfe Auctions and Strettons, a particularly unusual lot on sale via Pugh, and...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – a slice of Pye, quaint cottages and July sales](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest goings-on for the UK’s top auctioneers, from John Pye’s brand-new...
09 July 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
![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 – strong alliances and online endeavours](/img/default/pit.png)
This week Property Investor Today takes a look at SDL’s recent partnership with Scotland-based Shepherd, and Regional Property Auctioneers’ switch to...
05 March 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
![Auction roundup – Record-breaking results to round off January](/img/default/pit.png)
With a broadly positive outlook for the housing market in 2021, Property Investor Today takes a look at the auctioneers who...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – record results and PropTech partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
As we settle into 2021, Auction House and iamsold reflect on last year’s record sales, while Pugh announces new technology designed...
15 January 2021
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
![Auction Roundup – the guaranteed success of auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
October was a fruitful month for auctioneers, with iamsold, Auction House and Strettons seeing good results from their most recent sales....
13 November 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 – a month of firsts and record breaks](/img/default/pit.png)
The property auction world continues to boom, with multiple auctioneers claiming sales success through the Bamboo platform, SDL Auctions holding its...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – leading auctioneers and major milestones](/img/default/pit.png)
From SDL Auctions’ continued success since March, to iamsold contributing to a major sales achievement, Property Investor Today delves into the...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and it’s a big one!](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s positive news all around in the auction world. Below, Property Investor Today takes a closer look… Bond Wolfe powers ahead with...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Three major auctioneers return to SDL Auctions for August sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Three established auctioneers will be combining their talents to sell SDL Auctions’ biggest catalogue yet, with more than 200 properties set...
21 August 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
![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: Sales success across the board despite corona woes](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today profiles Seel & Co’s first online auction, SDL Auctions’ upcoming national property auctions, iamsold’s resilience in...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup: Auctioneers remain positive, yet cautious](/img/default/pit.png)
In this week’s auction roundup, we look at SDL Auctions’ success at its 100th Derby auction, Bond Wolfe’s cancellations of its...
10 April 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
![Clive Emson achieves more than £20m in sales in first 2020 auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers generated sales worth over a whopping £20 million at its first auction of the year...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![The ‘QVC’ equivalent of the auction world introduced by auction firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Connect UK Auctions – the property and land auctioneers who cover London and the Home Counties – insists it has tailored...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson prepares for its largest auction of 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is cataloguing a bumper 170 lots for its February 2020 auction – the largest auction...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![New partnership between Humberts and Whoobid Auctioneers](/img/default/pit.png)
Whoobid has announced its partnership with Humberts to support its ongoing expansion. Humbers, an established agent with extensive coverage across the UK,...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit worries? Not according to Loveitts director](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s impending exit from the EU does not appear to be affecting property auction sales in Coventry and Warwickshire, according to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson sees explosive results at autumn sale](/img/default/pit.png)
While Guy Fawkes Night went off with a bang this week, Clive Emson Auctioneers reported sales in excess of £17 million...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Here comes the 2019 Novice Auctioneer of the Year…](/img/default/pit.png)
The NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year was awarded to up-and-coming property auctioneer David Henwood of Clive Emson Auctioneers. Henward takes...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Who will be crowned the next NAVA Property Novice Auctioneer of the Year?](/img/default/pit.png)
The NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year competition is returning to crown the top budding auctioneer of 2019. The competition –...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tower property sale reached new heights at auction](/img/default/pit.png)
A disused water tower near Stevenage was the subject of a bidding war at Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers’ biggest...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the Modern Method of Auction one of property’s fastest-growing sectors?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Modern Method of Auction (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in property, according to online auction service LetsBid...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Multiple investment projects up for sale at Bond Wolfe’s summer sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Bond Wolfe Auctions will feature 140 lots at its next sale, making it one of the largest auctions in the Midlands...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson gets ready for biggest sale of the year](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Auctioneers is cataloguing a bumper 170 lots for its September sale, making it the auctioneer’s biggest event of the...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over £8 million raised at Strettons’ July auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Strettons has announced that it raised £8 million at its national property auction on 16 July. The highest price in the room...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property with stunning sea views on sale for the first time](/img/default/pit.png)
A stunning property with magnificent sea views, Garden Lodge, is being offered for the first time ever through Clive Emson Auctioneers. Located...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup: A range of investment opportunities in the Midlands](/img/default/pit.png)
At Property Investor Today, we like to keep our readers updated with the latest happenings at the various auctions taking place...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![John Pye reveals top five properties sold over its 50 auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
A hotel in Manchester has taken the crown as the most popular lot sold by John Pye Property as the auctioneer...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The hammer goes down again – here’s the latest auctions roundup](/img/default/pit.png)
At Property Investor Today, we regularly like to keep our readers updated with the latest auction goings-on. Here is our latest...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson set for a bumper spring auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is cataloguing a bumper 138 lots for its spring 2019 sale. The auction, which is the...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Allsop defies Brexit blues with £57 million achieved at residential sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Allsop’s latest residential auction achieved a total of £57 million, with 258 lots offered and 192 lots sold. The auction was held...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![TV crews and historic banks – a good start to the year for auctioneers](/img/default/pit.png)
It's been a buoyant start to the year for the auction market, with SDL Auctions’ sales being accompanied by TV crews and Clive Emson...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson kicks off 2019 with 155 lots in first sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson’s first sale of 2019 is cataloguing 155 lots as the firm enters its 30th anniversary year. The first one of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![On the first lot of Christmas, Clive Emson gave to me…](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is preparing for its final auction of the year, where it will offer a host...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson raises £28 million at autumn sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £28 million from 180 lots catalogued for its autumn auction. Its penultimate auction of 2018...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer of the Year award won by a woman four years running](/img/default/pit.png)
NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year 2018 was recently awarded to a woman for the fourth time in a row. Debs Latham of...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson records highest number of lots](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers has seen a record 180 lots listed for its autumn sale. The seventh of eight sales...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson raises £16 million in September sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction. The auction – the sixth...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Auction House outperforms sector by 10%](/img/default/pit.png)
Auction House has seen sales figures increase by 7.3% on its performance last year while the sector overall has dropped by...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Pattinson Auction continues to expand](/img/default/pit.png)
Pattinson Auction has announced that it aims to double in size by the end of 2018. Having significantly increased the areas they...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Variety is key for achieving high sales, says auctioneer](/img/default/pit.png)
Almost £20 million was raised at a sale by Clive Emson Auctioneers, revealing that variety remains the key during uncertain market...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![The National LIS Awards urges companies to enter](/img/default/pit.png)
The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson announces lots for June auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Auctioneers has revealed that it is cataloguing a year-high 175 lots at its June auction. The sale, which begins on...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Idyllic countryside home featured in Loveitts’ next auction](/img/default/pit.png)
A four-bedroom home in the lush countryside of Warwickshire is set to go under the hammer at Loveitts May auction. Nestled in...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show heads to the Midlands](/img/default/pit.png)
The National Landlord Investment Show returns to the Midlands for its second show of the year next week. Investors will be...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson’s landmark auction achieves £22m](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Auctioneers sold land property worth £22 million at its landmark 200th auction. The firm achieved a 74% success rate after...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Record February for Auction House despite Storm Emma](/img/default/pit.png)
UK property auctioneer Auction House sold 471 lots during February and raised a total of over £61 million – making it...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson celebrates its 200th auction milestone](/img/default/pit.png)
This month marks the 200th auction of Clive Emson Auctioneers, the independent regional land and property auctioneer which first launched in...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Andrews & Robertson raise over GBP 10m from first auction of 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
UK auctioneers Andrews & Robertson raised over £10 million from their first auction of 2018. Held at The Montcalm Hotel in Marble...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson set for busy festive auction season](/img/default/pit.png)
There are some, ahem, real Christmas crackers on offer for the festive auction season from Clive Emson Auctioneers, with 163 lots...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Firm’s biggest auction of the year raises £23 million](/img/default/pit.png)
Over £23 million of land and property was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers at its autumn auction. Achieving a sale rate of...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Christie’s auctioneer receives NAVA Propertymark award](/img/default/pit.png)
With just four sales under her belt, Georgina Hilton, a novice auctioneer at Christie’s in London, was awarded the NAVA Propertymark...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson Auctioneers sells land and property worth over £18m](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s largest independent regional land and property auctioneer, Clive Emson Auctioneers, sold land and property worth over £18m at its September...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 4th-10th September](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for September 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in September 2017. 05/09/2017 Great North Property Auction - IAM Sold County...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![More investors turn to commercial property as residential sales dip](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are starting to shun residential property, deterred by recent tax hikes, and are opting instead to...
29 August 2017
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
![Property auction calendar – 24th-30th July](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK property auction sale rates ‘remain consistently healthy’](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK property auction market saw very little change in terms of overall performance in June, despite the fact that only...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 17th-23rd July](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Safe as houses still holds true in uncertain times](/img/default/pit.png)
American investor Howard Marks once said about investing in uncertain times, “move forward, but with caution”. The past 18 months or...