by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Insider Secrets: I am not quite sure whether it is out of pride or pure habit that in the speech I give before every auction I record its number in the sequence of auctions that I have run. As it happens, the one where I took the rostrum was my 185th. Perhaps you will...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Dear Jon, A neighbour of mine makes a tidy living buying repossessed properties, doing them up and selling them on. Unfortunately, he won’t tell me how he gets to know about them. I know that such properties often appear at auction, and I’ve observed that many sell...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
COVID has certainly shook up the planet yet the great British public remains optimistic on property prices. Two-thirds of British homeowners expect prices to rise over the next six months, says the Zoopla Housing Market Sentiment Survey. However, property analysts at...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Insider Secrets: Auctioneers’ Knowledge Tips & Hints From The Pro’s Yesterday I had an unexpected call from an old friend whom I haven’t seen for several years, asking for some advice on buying property: not about property investing per se , more general guidance...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Before I begin my soliloquy for this month, I have a salutary tale to tell. When we were putting together the brochure for my upcoming auction, I had an urgent request to include in it, at the very last moment, a large Victorian terraced house. Because of its...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
I went to the pub last night with a fellow property investor who is also a good mate of mine. We often get together to chew the fat. This is part of the mastermind theory of having a supportive team around you. This shouldn’t just be a team of technicians: solicitors,...