Thursday 12th March 2020 2.00pm Bolton Wanderers Football Stadium Platinum Suite De Havilland Way Bolton BL6 6SF AUCTION VENUE CAR PARK MAIN RECEPTION CAR PARK HOW TO FIND US The University of Bolton Stadium is positioned at the heart of the North West motorway network on the M61 at junction 6. We are within easy reach of Manchester (city centre and airport). The stadium is serviced by a rail station, Horwich Parkway, situated 300m away. There is ample parking for in excess of 2500 vehicles. Auction attendees are to visit the Main Reception at the ground and take the lift to the Platinum Suite. Thursday 12th March 2020 - 2.00pm Bolton Wanderers Football Stadium Platinum Suite, De Havilland Way, Bolton BL6 6SF Residential: [email protected] Commercial: [email protected] Residential 0800 050 1234 Commercial 0161 830 7477 AUCTIONEERS Oliver Adams Jamie Rogers Michael Marks Residential Auction Director Auction Manager Sales Manager Lynsey Panter Stephanie Bowman Steve Miller Hannah Rayns Office Manager Auction Administrator Viewer Auction Administrator Stuart Cooper Julie Bickerdike Lesley Doherty Andrew Kerr Commercial Auction Director Office Manager Auction Administrator Auction Valuer A very warm welcome and thank you for attending our second auction of 2020 With over 90 lots catalogued you’re sure to find plenty of bidding market for three months at £150,000, with little or no interest. We opportunities and something of genuine interest. offered it in an online sale with a guide price of £120,000 – and after 126 bids it sold for an astonishing £182,750. Such is the power of competitive Auction House sells over 3,800 lots in a record year – the highest bidding! total ever recorded by a UK property auctioneer. Without doubt, we are witnessing a resurgence in demand. Buyer reticence Last year’s official results have now been published by the Essential has been replaced with eagerness and a new urgency. There’s a fresh wave Information Group (EIG), and the final total at Auction House confirms a of interest from many buyer groups and now we need more listings to record annual achievement, with sales of room auction lots standing at satisfy those increased activity levels. 3,810. The market now favours sellers, as there is strong demand and a shortage Last year’s figures represent a rise of 2.7% year on year – at a time beset of lots. Without doubt, now is a great time to sell surplus assets, vacant first by Brexit uncertainty, then a General Election, and a reported auctions properties and tenanted investments which landlords want to offload sector decline of 7.1%. There is no better way to sell a vacant property or from their portfolios. And with the largest network of UK sales rooms, one that is tenanted, and land and commercial lots are becoming more Auction House is perfectly placed to provide the quickest route to securing sought-after too. the best price. Another positive trend is the growth of Auction House Online – after sales If you need some advice or have a property to sell, please call Auction of 141 lots last year, and entries continuing to grow this year. House on 0800 050 1234 or email [email protected] One of these sales has been absolutely spectacular – the 3 bedroom Oliver Adams detached house in Bury which had previously been placed on the open Director Auction House NW NEXT AUCTION DATES 16th April 2020 • 12th May 2020 • 18th June 2020 • 14th July 2020 AUCTION INFORMATION Administration Charge Purchasers will be required to pay an Pre Auction Sales Offers made on property included in this auction may be administration charge of 1.2% inc VAT of the purchase price subject accepted by the Vendor prior to the auction. In such instances all buyer to a minimum of £1200.00 inc VAT or the fixed figure stated in the charges will be payable including the Administration Charge, any Buyers property details, in addition to the deposit. A VAT receipt will be issued Premium plus all other payments detailed in the Special Conditions of Sale. after the auction. Some lots may carry additional charges, please If you are intending to bid at the auction for a specific lot, we recommend check the catalogue description and legal pack. that you keep in contact with the Auctioneer's office.. The Auctioneers or Vendors cannot be held responsible for costs incurred in Attending the Auction It is always wise to allow sufficient time to respect of any lot which is withdrawn or sold prior to auction.. get to the auction. Legal packs for most of the properties will be available for inspection. It is important you read these and the final Post Auction Sales If a property you are interested in is not sold during the addendum/amendment sheet which will also be available as any auction please speak to the Auctioneer and make an offer at, above or below the Guide. Your offer will be put forward to the Vendor and if accepted, you purchase will be subject to these. will be able to proceed with your purchase under auction rules. Offers should Bidding Each property will be offered individually by the Auctioneer. Ensure take into account the Administration Charge, any Buyers Premium plus all that your bids are clear and noticed by the Auctioneer. If you are successful other payments detailed in the Special Conditions of Sale as all of these are in bidding for the property you will be approached by a member of Auction still payable irrespective of the circumstances. House staff who will request your personal information and identification. Proof of Identification In order to comply with Anti-Money Laundering You will then be guided to our administration area and then the cashier desk regulations we ask that all prospective purchasers provide Proof of Identity for payment of the deposit. and Residence. Please bring your passport or photographic UK driving licence Bidding by Proxy or Telephone If you are unable to attend the auction you and a recent utility bill, bank statement or council tax bill to the auction. If are invited to contact us to discuss special arrangements for bidding by proxy purchasing on behalf of a company you will also need a letter of authority or telephone. A Non-Attending Bid or Telephone Bid form and conditions on company letterhead. We will carry out Electronic AML checks on successful are included in auction catalogues or can be downloaded from the Bidding buyers and remote bidders. It will include a search with Experian who may Form links on our website. check the details you supply against any particulars on any database (public or otherwise) to which they have access. They may also use your details in Buyers Premium Purchasers of some lots will be required to pay a Buyers the future to assist other companies for verification purposes. A record of Premium to the auctioneer in addition to the deposit - see individual the search will be retained. property details. Insurance On some properties the seller will continue to insure through to Deposit When you sign the Memorandum of Sale you will be asked to completion. Others will need to be insured by the purchaser, and auctioneers pay a deposit of 10% of the purchase price subject to a minimum advice to all purchasers is that they should consider insuring from the date deposit of £5,000. Deposits can only be paid by electronic bank of exchange. transfer, bankers draft, personal cheque, credit or debit card or Plans, Maps and Photographs The plans, floorplans, maps, photograph’s building society cheque. Cash will not be accepted. Please note, should and video tours published on our website and in the catalogue are to aid the cheque have to be represented, a processing charge of £60.00 identification of the property only. The plans are not to scale. (£50.00 + VAT) will be charged by deduction from the deposit. Solicitors Details The name, address and telephone number of the solicitor Disbursements Some disbursements may become payable by the purchaser who will be acting for you in any purchase will be required before you leave on completion, these will be detailed in the Special Conditions of Sale within the auction room. the property’s Legal Pack. The Catalogue Details of the property and land to be sold are set out in our catalogue and on our website auctionhouse.co.uk All lots are sold subject to Disclaimer Particulars on the website and within our catalogue are believed Special Conditions of Sale. It is important that prospective purchasers satisfy to be correct but their accuracy is not guaranteed. Information relating to themselves as to the location, boundaries, condition and state of the lots Rating matters has been obtained by verbal enquiry only. Prospective before the auction. purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries of the appropriate The Contract The Memorandum of Sale will be signed in duplicate. One Authority. All measurements, areas and distances are approximate only. copy will be given to you, which you must give to your solicitor. The second Potential purchasers are advised to check them. copy will be retained by the Vendors’ solicitor. Completion usually takes place Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) Where required we include EPC after 28 days but this date can vary. The legal pack of each property will state ratings within Full Details and on the lot page within our catalogue. When the completion date due. The date may also be announced immediately prior available EPC Graphs can be viewed online at auctionhouse.co.uk. to the commencement of bidding of each lot.