New life for old buildings as former factory is set to be converted into flats
20th March 2020
A former factory in a Leicestershire village is ready to be transformed into 16 new homes – and is due to be sold by auction this month. SDL Auctions Graham Penny is due to sell the factory in 124 Countesthorpe…
Could auction catalogue be the key to your next property project?
13th March 2020
Investors, developers and private buyers looking for their next property project are urged to check out SDL Auctions Bigwood’s latest catalogue. Launched ahead of SDL Auctions Bigwood’s next auction at Villa Park, the 56-page catalogue is packed with 48 varied…
A coffee with Neal Hume, Residential Valuer at SDL Property Auctions
1st March 2020
I am a family guy with a brilliant wife and two boys who both enjoy their sport. I spend most of my time outside of work being a taxi service to cricket, rugby and hockey matches. What is your business…
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…