News from the Auction Rooms - Martin Roberts

I talk to some of the leading Auctioneers in the UK to get their views, opinions and recommendations in today’s uncertain yet extremely exciting market.

“In the last 15 years there’s never been such a good time to fill your boots with properties at knocked down prices. For example, in Honiton, Devon, in summer 2007 we sold a house in a ‘Coronation Street’ type setting for £124,000 at auction. A house in the same road, in the same condition sold by auction last week for £66,000."

Graham Barton, West Country Property Auctions

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Forthcoming Auction Dates - October 2010 Sep 16, 2010

Forthcoming Auction Dates - September 2010 Jan 13, 2010

Forthcoming Auction Dates - October 2009 Sep 17, 2009

The Pitfalls of Buying Property at Auction Sep 17, 2009: Clearly, I am a huge fan of buying property at auction since it avoids all of the normal lengthy purchasing procedures that you usually have to endure, with the risk of everything falling through at the eleventh hour. At auction, as soon as that hammer falls, that's it - the property is yours. However, there are some pitfalls that anyone considering bidding at auction should be prepared for.

Forthcoming Auction Dates - Sept 2009 Sep 1, 2009

Top 10 mistakes people make when buying a property at auction Aug 19, 2009: Buying at auction is an incredibly exciting and potentially profitably way of buying property. But don't be a muppet and go in like the proverbial 'Bull in a China Shop'. Read here the 10 most common mistakes people make when buying at auction.

Forthcoming Auction Dates - July 09 Jul 1, 2009

Forthcoming Auction Dates - June 09 May 13, 2009

Forthcoming Auction Dates - May 09 Apr 15, 2009: View dates and locations for property auctions taking place around the country during May 2009.

Forthcoming Auction Dates - Apr 09 Mar 5, 2009: View dates and locations for property auctions taking place around the country during April 2009.