auction Catalogue october 2013 DaY 1 LONDON tuesday 22nd october at 1.00pm DaY 2 GLASGOW thursday 24th october at 1.00pm SpeCial one lot aUCtion LIVERPOOL tuesday 29th october at 6.30pm auction Calendar 2013 Regional & national Jan Feb Mar apr May Jun Jul aug Sept oct nov Dec Birmingham 15th 4th glasgow 5th 25th 11th 24th london 30th 19th 30th 6th 16th 10th 22nd 10th Manchester 14th 16th 3rd 5th nottingham 14th 4th 6th Closing Date 7th Jan 7th Jan 15th Feb 22nd Mar 15th apr 8th May 11th Jun 5th aug 23rd Sep 7th nov WeStCoUNTRY Jan Feb Mar apr May Jun Jul aug Sept oct nov Dec exeter 20th 18th 19th 12th 31st 12th Closing Date 23rd Jan 20th Mar 15th May 7th aug 2nd oct 15th nov all CorreSponDenCe: HeaD offiCe LOnDon offiCe WeStCoUntry OffiCe 80–86 new london Road, tel: 0207 963 0628 tel: 0870 241 4343 Chelmsford, essex CM2 0pD email: [email protected] email: [email protected] tel: 0870 240 1140 email: [email protected] Venues BirmingHaM Auction glaSgoW Auction lonDon auction aSton Villa FootBall Club SWalloW Hotel tHe paRk la ne Hotel trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6He 517 paisley Road West, glasgow g51 1RW piccadilly, london W1J 7BX MancheSteR auction nottingHaM auction ExeteR auction HaYDoCk paRk RaCeCourse nottingHaM RaCeCourse Sandy paRk ConFeRenCe CentRe newton-le-Willows, Merseyside Wa12 0HQ Colwick park, nottingham NG2 4Be Sandy park Way, exeter eX2 7NN auctioneer’s note on behalf of the auction team i would like to extend to you my warmest wishes and i hope i will see you at one of our forthcoming sales taking place in london and glasgow in the latter part of october. the housing market continues to go from strength to May this positive outlook continue! strength ,activity has picked up significantly in 2013 and You will also note that we are holding a very special looks sustainable! Mortgage lending , house prices and one-off auction in liverpool on 29th october, where we volume of transactions are all showing signs of life , even will be offering 9 newcastle Road, liverpool; which as all outside the bright lights of london and the South east. you Beatles aficionados will know, was the first house of a nationwide have reported that house prices are up by 4.1% certain John lennon! the auction takes place at the iconic MaRk TANTON over the year...and transactions are at their highest since Cavern Club in liverpool at 6.30pm; it’s sure to be a hard Director & principal 2008.Undoubtedly, government measures are having a day’s night! auctioneer positive effect on the housing market too. the new “Help to Buy” scheme which was launched in april has loosened the Happy hunting! grip on funding and boosted reservations on new homes. enjoy the Sale. Mark Tanton B.Sc (Hons) MRICS Director and Principal Auctioneer the team anDReW BRoWn MaRk TANTON MaRTIN HaRDY anDY GENT RiCHaRD JONES Managing Director Director & principal Sales & operations auction process auction Surveyor auctioneer Manager Manager STEPHANIE MELISSa KENNEDY Jo CUNNINGHaM KATY DALLY Sarah nixon JoHnSON auction administrator accounts Manager auction administrator auction administrator auction administrator 3 general important notes general important notes Legal Packs a legal pack will be prepared for each property by the Deposit When you buy a property, you will be asked to come to the seller’s solicitors. it will generally consist of the Memorandum of Sale, settling desk to sign the Memorandum of Sale in duplicate. at that time you Special Conditions of Sale, the local Search (if and when available), the will be asked to provide a deposit. this will be 10% of the purchase price land Registry Search, the epitome of title and a copy of any lease affecting or a minimum of £2,000 (i.e. properties sold for less than £20,000 will have the property. the pack may be inspected during normal office hours at the a minimum deposit of £2,000). Some variations to these figures may occur auctioneers’ offices from the date it is received by them. it may also be to accord with individual vendor’s requirements. Check with the auctioneers inspected in the auction room on the day of the auction. it is important that before you come to the auction as to the deposit required regarding the either you or your solicitor inspects this pack prior to auction. property of your choice. Deposits can only be paid by a Bankers Draft, all legal packs can be viewed and downloaded free of charge by visiting Building Society Cheque, Company Cheque or personal Cheque. Cash will our website, www.countrywidepropertyauctions.co.uk or alternatively a not be accepted. photocopy of the pack is available from the auctioneers (if received by Administration Charge in addition to the deposit payable upon exchange them more than 2 days prior to the auction). the cost of this service is £25 of contracts, buyers will be required to pay an administration charge of (including VAT), or more if the pack is particularly large. this charge is not £800 (inclusive of VAT) paid by cheque. a full VAT receipt will be issued at recoverable. to use this service telephone the auctioneers on 0870 240 the auction or the day after exchange of contracts with pre or post-auction 1140 with your credit card details. sales. Plans and Photographs the plans and photographs published in the The Contract once the Memorandum of Sale has been completed, you catalogue are there to aid identification of the property only. the plans are will be asked to sign two copies, one will be given to you, together with not to scale. a copy of the legal pack, which you must then take to your solicitors. the Guide Price this represents the lowest price the seller may accept for the second copy and deposit are retained for the seller’s solicitors. Completion property prior to the auction, or a range within which a sale prior to auction will usually take place in 20 working days, but this date can vary depending may be achieved. it is not a valuation and, as such, should not be relied upon the seller’s requirements. upon by prospective purchasers who should obtain their own professional Auction Conditions of Sale it is important that you read the Common advice on values. the guide price may be amended prior to auction. auction Conditions of Sale printed towards the end of this catalogue. there Reserve Price each property will be sold subject to a reserve price. this may be several sets of these conditions and you should take care which set is a confidential figure agreed between the auctioneer and the seller prior applies to the property you are interested in. to auction, and is a figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell the Addendum the particulars of any property included in the auction may property. require amendment or alteration and this information is contained in an Bidding by Proxy or by Telephone if you are unable to attend addendum which will be available at the auction, and which will be referred the auction for any reason you may care to make use of our special to by the auctioneer prior to the commencement of the auction. purchasers arrangements for bidding by proxy or by telephone. please see the bidding will buy on the understanding that they are fully aware of the information form and conditions at the end of this catalogue. contained in the addendum. Pre-Auction Sales offers made on property included in this catalogue Post Auction Sales if a property you are interested in is not sold at may be accepted by the seller before the auction. it is therefore important auction, you may talk with the staff at the auction and make an offer. this that you register your interest in any particular property. We are obliged by will be put to the seller for his decision and, if you are successful, you will law to inform the sellers of any offers made prior to the auction. be asked to complete the Memorandum and pay the required deposit. there are occasions when properties will be sold or withdrawn before Countrywide Property Auctions will keep your personal data on file and auction. neither the auctioneers nor the seller will be liable for any may pass this information on to other organisations which are part of, claim for compensation from a prospective buyer arising out of a sale or or connected with, the Countrywide Group. If you wish to withdraw your withdrawal of a property prior to auction. consent to this at any time, you can do so by writing to the auctioneers at 80–86 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PD. Do ring us on the day before the auction to check whether the property that you are interested in is still on offer. at the same time you may ask for SCOTLAND AUCTIONS ONLY any modifications that there may be to the information in the catalogue. this information will be available on the day of the auction as a Catalogue Legal Packs all legal packs can be viewed and downloaded free of Supplement. charge by visiting our website www.countrywidepropertyauctions.co.uk. alternatively, a legal package is available on any property at a minimum Attending the Auction it is always wise to give yourself plenty of time cost of £25 (including VAT). this charge is not refundable. the package to get to the auctions, which start promptly. important announcements are contains copies of the title deeds, any leases, articles of Roup, Minutes of made at the start of the auction which could relate to the property you preference and enactment, together with any other relevant documentation.