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![Upcoming Stamp Duty Change may spur sales in short term](/upload/images/shutterstock_1435998920.jpg)
An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bargain Hunt expert joins agency](/upload/images/2%20LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Nick Hall, one of the antiques experts appearing on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, has joined south coast agency, Henry Adams. He has taken...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Auction House sales rise as it tracks down ‘elusive buyers’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Auction House has sold a fifth more properties this year than the same period in 2022 despite the wider market slowdown. The...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction house market is booming – but for how long?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929449678.jpg)
The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer: Don’t put unsuitable homes under the hammer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hammered! Celebrations begin for property firm’s 10th anniversary](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week. Auction House...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - The good, the bad…and the ugly](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Interesting news from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) this week when they revealed sales figures across the group for June. Nationally, sales figures...
08 July 2023
From: Features
![Sellers head to auction houses to combat cooling market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction House celebrates record activity in May](/upload/images/shutterstock_290998670.jpg)
Auction House is reporting its most successful May in the 16-year history of the group, despite a decline in bidders. The month...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Major northern auction houses to combine lots](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
Two of the north’s largest property auction houses, North-West based Pugh and South Yorkshire based Mark Jenkinson, are combining their online property auction listings from...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Historic agency unveils new flagship office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. The Midlands-based land and property...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Under the hammer! Auctioneer reports 10% sales boost](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
Auction House UK has reported a 10% annual rise in sales under the hammer despite the challenging market. The brand said its...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![As HMRC reveals almost half of those falling foul of AML regulations are property firms, estate agents are urged to get their compliance in order or face the consequences](/upload/images/Back-link-images/EAT%20-%20August%20Sponsorship%20Image%20360%20x%20280.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...
17 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Hammer time! Auctions could benefit from tougher property market, says firm](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctioneerGavel-400x310.jpg)
The auction industry could end up taking advantage of the upcoming downturn in the property market, because it provides the quickest...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Auctions on the Rise – Five Common Property Auction Misconceptions](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Too late for agents and vendors to complete sales by Christmas - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time is running out for legacy customer checks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor4-400x310-min.jpeg)
As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Hammer time! London agent launches auction brand](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![40% of property firms fined For AML breaches had 'refused help'](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Under the hammer! Auctioneer marks record start to the year for agent sales](/upload/images/Auctions/Online-Prop-Auction-400x310.jpg)
Auction house iamproperty is marking a record start to the year with landmark sales and fees raised for partner agents. The brand...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC shows its teeth with bumper AML fines for agents](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer slams ‘outdated’ partner agent contracts](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction service hits agent milestone](/upload/images/library/OnlineAuction-400x310.jpg)
Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ukraine Crisis helps property retain status as safe investment](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Time for agents to grab the gavel as market slows](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency to move from High Street to ‘digital first’ operation](/upload/images/library/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Momentum builds for specialist website winning more agents](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlinePropSearch-400x310.jpg)
Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hammered! Young people moving towards auctions - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Masks: Agents should wear them even if public not in branch - call](/upload/images/Coronavirus/Coronavirus6-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present. Paul Offley,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid Reminder - Face masks legally required in all agents’ offices](/upload/images/Coronavirus/CoronavirusImage-400x310.jpg)
Face masks are legally required in estate and letting agents from today according to new government guidance released overnight. The guidance makes...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Livestreaming - is this the way to sell homes in future?](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctionHouseLogo-2019-400x310.jpg)
Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Modern Method of Auction is fast, transparent and the future](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features
![Best And Final Offers “do massive disservice to sellers” - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Under the hammer! Auction house basks in record summer for sales](/upload/images/library/OnlineAuction-400x310.jpg)
Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech during Covid has attracted younger property buyers - claim](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction house brings back physical events](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctioneerGavel-400x310.jpg)
Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New regional agency group formed as independent companies merge](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Virtual auctions set to remain despite restrictions being relaxed](/img/default/eat.png)
Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Video: why should agents have auctions in their arsenal?](/img/default/eat.png)
Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...
26 June 2021
From: Features
![Hammered! Auction sales total hits new high](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m. The firm sold 397 properties...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is flexibility key in auction partnerships?](/img/default/eat.png)
Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features
![Covid Crisis: No physical auctions this year for top auctioneer](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...
19 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Online auction fees controversy: One operator to publish all charges](/img/default/eat.png)
An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agency and auction house links with Mortgage Advice Bureau](/img/default/eat.png)
99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla to promote online Modern Method of Auction to agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents stay open in future local lockdowns but auction houses shut](/img/default/eat.png)
Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online Auctions Why Estate Agents Are Joining LetsBid](/img/default/eat.png)
Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Don't give in to buyers wanting viewings, agents told](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction houses shut their doors and use PropTech to keep going](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction houses are the latest part of the residential sector to seek PropTech help to attract business during the Coronavirus crisis. For...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer building agent contacts ahead of first sale by new branch](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House, which says it’s the largest property auctioneer in the UK, is opening a new branch in Kent, with its...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction House reveals record month and says agent sales 'won't deliver'](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Is PropTech about to burst?](/img/default/eat.png)
There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![One of country’s oldest independents snapped up by fast-growing agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Viewber now undertakes viewings for over 50% of auction houses](/img/default/eat.png)
Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech v Traditional: Auction houses fight for market share](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction companies have issued statements boasting of their own performance as old school companies and new entrants vie for market share. Firstly...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![130 jobs at risk as agency and auction firm appoints administrators](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been reported that a Cheshire estate agent and auction house has gone into administration putting 130 jobs at risk. Around 40...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over 150 agents link with 'Modern Method' online auction firm](/img/default/eat.png)
An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Express estate agency’ says it beats auctions for sellers stuck on market](/img/default/eat.png)
A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hammered! Auctioneer hits best sales in firm’s 12 year history](/img/default/eat.png)
A national and regional property auction firm has delivered its best ever first quarter sales in the 12 year history of...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![First online-only auction for company results in 100% sales rate](/img/default/eat.png)
The first online-only property auction held by a large provincial auction house resulted in a 100 per cent sale rate. The residential...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: Auctioneer says many vendors want to sell before March 29](/img/default/eat.png)
The auctioneer Auction House has reported sales up 6.9 per cent in 2018, raising a total of over £455m – a...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![High guide prices failing to capture buyers' imagination - auction boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House London raised more than £15m in its latest auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Another agency teams up with online and in-room auction house](/img/default/eat.png)
Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sequence auction house amends advert after watchdog intervenes](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online and traditional auction houses slug it out for dominance](/img/default/eat.png)
The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online auction house proves cynics wrong - and says more will follow](/img/default/eat.png)
An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Auctions big themselves up despite challenging sales market](/img/default/eat.png)
Major auction companies continue to claim successes despite the challenging housing market. Auction House says a recent auction of London properties produced...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![A dreary housing market? Not for this auctioneer...](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent figures from the mainstream housing market may suggest a disappointing performance so far this year but Auction House, the UK’s...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online auction houses claim bumper start to the year](/img/default/eat.png)
New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Auction firm says first quarter sales show improvement on 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Irish online auction firm names the date for first UK sale](/img/default/eat.png)
Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Disruption in agency industry will push more sales to auctioneers - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Top auction house to become part of mixed online/traditional service](/img/default/eat.png)
Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New website allows agents to sell properties via online auctions](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![High-end international agency aims to resume London operations](/img/default/eat.png)
John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Firm’s record month in increasingly-competitive auction market](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House says it sold more properties in October than during any other month in the company’s 10 year history. The firm...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer bucks market and Brexit with improved business](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House says it has enjoyed a rise in its volume of lots sold this year, despite what it admits is...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auctions market round-up Q2 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features
![Online agencies seen as threat to 'quick sale' buying firms](/img/default/eat.png)
A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Another 19 estate agency branches link with growing auction house](/img/default/eat.png)
Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year. They include three offices of Chaffers...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Auction sector 'leading post-referendum sales recovery' - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A series of strong sales performances at recent auctions has led one firm to claim the sector is leading the residential industry’s...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide stock helps Auction House hit new sales record](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House London is celebrating selling the largest number of lots it has ever sold in a single auction, along with...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: London auction homes to be sold via outside firm](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide’s London properties are in future to be sold via the Auction House UK company - and the Countrywide-branded auction which...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Auction House claims record high number of lots](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House claims it has set a new UK auction record, after entering 703 lots into its February auctions. The number instructed...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Auction House claims sale within seven hours of winning instruction](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House London claims it has sold a £1m property for its full asking price within seven hours of receiving the...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Market flux as agencies expand, contract and restructure](/img/default/eat.png)
A series of announcements offer an insight into the market flux at the moment. Firstly the franchise giant Hunters has added three...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Going, going, gone through the roof – sky’s the limit at auction](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features
![Auctioneer launches online selling platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction house Clive Emson has launched a digital service through which vendors can sell land and property via an online auction. Clive...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Online auction house launches pioneering partnership with lender](/img/default/eat.png)
LOT11, an online auction house, is teaming up with short-term lender LendInvest in the first alliance of its kind. LendInvest will ‘pre-qualify’...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer upbeat after only small dip in first post-referendum event](/img/default/eat.png)
Allsop’s latest residential auction in London - its first since the EU referendum - raised £51m, less than 10 per cent...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auctions market round-up Q2 2016](/img/default/eat.png)
With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features
![Brexit uncertainty hitting the housing market, warn agents and auctioneers](/img/default/eat.png)
Political and economic uncertainty caused by the upcoming EU referendum is beginning to hit the housing market according to two different...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Auction House says stamp duty surcharge worries will force sellers its way](/img/default/eat.png)
London-based Auction House says the new stamp duty surcharge rules will encourage more sellers to use auctioneers. The additional homes three per...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![High-end agency to open new prime London office despite market worries](/img/default/eat.png)
Strutt & Parker is to open a new agency office in South Kensington on June 1, despite ongoing uncertainty over the...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty responsible as largest auctioneer issues record results](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK’s largest property auctioneer has announced that February was the best ever sales month in the company’s nine-year history. Auction House...