Archive for the 'UK Property' Category

Florida Online Property Auction Aimed at British

Monday, October 13th, 2008

In order to help British property buyers get to grips with the growing trend in online property auctions an Orlando-based mortgage company British Homes Group (BHG), will hold internet auction seminars on October 21st at 19.00 GMT.
The purpose of the British Homes Group “webinars” is to explain the process and answer all the questions potential [...]

UK Property Auction Prices Drop 23%

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Liberal Democrat party treasury spokesman, Lord Oakeshott, said the average price of the 3,993 homes sold at property auctions in the United Kingdom between June and August was ÂŁ130,400 , down 23% from ÂŁ170,300 in the same period a year ago.
“Auctions are the sharp end of the housing market where real deals show the prices [...]

Fred Dibnah House Fails to Sell at Auction

Friday, September 5th, 2008

The three-bedroom property in Radcliffe Road, Bolton, UK, had a guide price of ÂŁ250,000 to ÂŁ300,000.
Alan McNaughton, from Miller Metcalfe estate agents, started the auction at ÂŁ200,000 but then dropped to ÂŁ130,000 to try to get the bids going.
After the auction, Mr McNaughton said: “I am very surprised about Fred’s house not selling today, the [...]

Wiltshire Farm for Auction

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

A 500 acre farm near Pewsey, Wiltshire is to go for for public auction at the end of September.
Chris Boreham of Dreweatt Neate auctioneers of Newbury, who is handling the sale, says: “Down Farm is a good commercial arable farm, with good-sized fields and chalky soil. It has been run as part of a bigger [...]

Uri Geller loses out in eBay Elvis Presley’s house auction

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Uri Geller has failed to get a court to uphold an auction bid he made on Ebay for Elvis Presley’s house.
Geller sued the former owners of Elvis Presley’s pre-Graceland house after they went back on their commitment to sell it.
But owners Cindy Hazen and Mike Freemen insisted their decision to pull out of the deal [...]

UK Property Auction Success

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Three of Fisher German LLP’s offices have once again held very successful auctions over the last month, showing no slowdown in the search for prime rural land and agricultural properties.
The Market Harborough office recently acquired the exceptional Grange Farm in South Lincolnshire following a competitive telephone auction involving at least five other bidders. On behalf [...]

Luxury Estate Homes Overlooking Lake Marble Falls for Auction

Monday, June 9th, 2008

AuctionFirst (www.auctionfirst.com) will conduct an auction of twenty-two acres of Texas hill country property located in the heart of Marble Falls, according to Linda Mardi, president of AuctionFirst Central Texas, Inc.
“The owner has had these properties on the market for over a year without any offers. At this point, he’s extremely motivated and has set [...]