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SDL Property Auctions double shortlisted for Negotiator Awards 2024
1st October 2024
Leading UK auctioneers SDL Property Auctions is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s prestigious Negotiator Awards. Celebrating excellence in the UK residential and commercial property industry, the Negotiator Awards has recognised SDL Property…
Historic former Dunoon hotel and Lipton Tea residence goes up for auction
24th September 2024
The former Hunters Quay Hotel in Dunoon, a 10-bedroom Victorian-built property with sea views that was once owned by tea magnate Sir Thomas Lipton, is to go up for sale by auction this month. The hotel closed in 2020 during…
Newark’s former Wetherspoons to go up for auction
23rd September 2024
The former Wetherspoons pub in Newark, the Sir John Arderne, which closed in August 2023, is to go up for auction later this month with a guide price of £300,000-£350,000. The 14,000 sq ft, two-storey Georgian building near the town’s…
Stoke former children’s home to go up for auction
20th September 2024
The former Hollybank House children’s home in Stoke on Trent is to go up for sale by auction this month with a £150,000-£200,000 guide price. The former council-run facility, which is made up of a two-storey, detached, late-Georgian house and…
‘Blue lagoon’ stunning Welsh reservoir near Port Talbot that went viral on TikTok goes up for auction
18th September 2024
Brombil Reservoir, near Port Talbot, a historic former deep colliery that was flooded in the 19th century and is known for its striking turquoise water, is to be put up for sale by auction this month. SDL Property Auctions will…
The best areas for HMO investment in the UK in 2024/25
11th September 2024
If there’s one thing that investors all have in common, regardless of sector, it’s a shared priority for profitability – and property investors are no different. While they may be putting their money into a physical property rather than a…
How TV property shows don’t give the full picture
27th August 2024
The UK’s TV viewers can’t get enough of property auction shows, from the grand successes to the biggest failures, we are obsessed with watching sellers auction their homes to see if they can achieve the price they’re after and watching…
Chesterfield Methodist church to go up for auction – with £115,000+ guide price
18th August 2024
The Victoria former Methodist church and its adjoining assembly hall on North Wingfield Road in Chesterfield is to go up for sale by auction this month. The 3,000 sq ft Grassmoor Methodist Church will appear in the next live-streamed sale…
Historic village school buildings near Crewe go up for auction
17th August 2024
The Victorian former ‘British School’ and its original headmaster’s house on a 0.3 acre site in the village of Buerton near Crewe are to be auctioned this month. The historic red-brick buildings, constructed by an educational charity in 1871 to…
North York Moors farmhouse renovation project with a quirky history goes up for auction for £185,000
16th August 2024
A large and secluded farmhouse set on the coastal fringes of the North York Moors at Littlebeck, near Whitby, is going up for auction with SDL Property Auctions next month with a guide price of £185,000. Bleach Garth Farm, a…
Do you pay council tax on an empty property and how much does it cost?
8th August 2024
There are over a quarter of a million empty residential properties across the UK which contribute to a wider housing crisis. Giving these properties back to the market could have a significant impact, whilst also ensuring that the owners save…
Guide to investing in mixed-use property
8th August 2024
Investing in property, regardless of type, size or location, is an exciting and rewarding process – especially when you make the most of the more unique opportunities available to you. While many investors will look towards traditional property types to…
