Catalogue heralds launch of 2020’s property auction season
31st January 2020
Leicester’s property auction year has officially begun with the launch of SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s first catalogue of 2020. Hot on the heels of a successful 2019 – which saw SDL Auctions Graham Penny retain its position as the top…
Catalogue launched ahead of Birmingham’s first property auction of the year
31st January 2020
The new property auction season officially begins with the release of SDL Auctions Bigwood’s first catalogue of the year, ahead of its Villa Park auction on Thursday 13 February. And the auctioneer is hoping to repeat its 2019 success, when…
Should you sell your property before Capital Gains Tax changes take effect?
28th January 2020
Landlords selling their properties could find themselves with a heftier Capital Gains Tax (CGT) bill than they expected, due to changes to the system coming into effect in April. Andrew Parker, auctioneer and managing director at SDL Auctions, explains the…
Rare opportunity to buy character cottage in exclusive Derbyshire village
16th January 2020
As one of Derbyshire’s most exclusive villages, it’s rare to find a property for less than half a million pounds in Quarndon – but now there’s an opportunity to buy a cottage there with a *guide price of just £125,000+.…
Land sale provides opportunity to build seven new homes near Wirksworth
14th November 2019
The sale of a plot of land is an excellent opportunity to build seven new homes in the Derbyshire Dales with views across the Ecclesbourne Valley. The land to rear of 14 & 20 Bolehill Road, Bolehill, in Wirksworth, is…
Renovation projects are the pick of the properties at Derby auction
1st November 2019
Property proved as popular as ever at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s sixth auction of the year, which raised over £5 million for sellers. From terraced homes requiring full renovation to grand country residences, homes for all budgets went under the…
Houses, cottages and flats among the homes under the hammer in Leicester
25th October 2019
Houses and flats in Leicestershire and beyond attracted bidders from far and wide to SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s sixth Leicester auction of the year at the King Power Stadium. First on the bill was a three bedroomed mid townhouse close…
TV crew captures the action as a variety of homes goes under the hammer
18th October 2019
The Homes Under The Hammer TV crews were in the auction room for SDL Auctions North West’s fifth visit of the year to Manchester. Filming for the popular BBC TV series, the crew were at the AJ Bell Stadium to…
A coffee with… Chris Theocharides, Valuer at SDL Property Auctions
26th September 2019
I studied Real Estate at Birmingham City University and have worked in property ever since. I originally worked at a cost consultancy firm based in the Jewellery Quarter valuing affordable housing units, after which I moved to a company based…
Escape to your own woodland and smallholding on a Welsh hillside
24th September 2019
The auction of a Welsh smallholding is giving property buyers the opportunity to escape to the country and live the good life. With half an acre of landscaped gardens and seven acres of woodland, Craig Yn Sholyn, Ffordd Bryniau, Prestatyn…
Imposing Victorian care home could become exclusive new homes
16th August 2019
An imposing Victorian former old people’s home in Long Eaton is due to be sold at auction, providing a developer with the opportunity to turn it into new housing. The former Southlands Home for Older People, 21 Main Street, will…
Former Doveridge home of distinguished Cavendish family to go under the hammer
16th August 2019
A four bedroomed home once occupied by the distinguished Cavendish family is to be sold at SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s Derby auction next month. One of the most impressive homes in the village, 2 East Lodge, Cavendish Close, Doveridge, Derbyshire,…