Athawes Auctions also know as Athawes Son & Co., is an Old Instituted Firm of Chartered Surveyors with a 21st Century motion to Capable Service.

The Company, containing Eydmann Street and Bridge, constituted 1864, has been Professional Advisers to Property Proprietors during Three Centuries, with 145 years’ experience.

We have conducted Sales and Lettings of all types of Property, including Houses, Appartments, Shops, Offices, Factories, Religous Buildings, Garages, Hostels, Warehouses, Grounds and Land.

Appraisals and Surveys have been for every kind of purpose, including Sales and Purchase, Mortgage, Capital Gains Taxation and Review of Rent.

Rents Collected and Estates Controlled by a Specialist Management Section.

To date Over 400 Routine Total Sales by Auction in London of Property in England, Wales and Scotland.

Valuations:

All Appraisals are carried out in conformity with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Appraisal and Valuation Manual.

Valuations are performed for all aims including Sales, Lettings and Purchases.

Statutory Valuations are carried out under the 1967 Leasehold Reform Act , the Leasehold Reform, 1993 Housing and Urban Development Act  and the 1993 Charities Act.

Appraisals are also conducted for Tax Purposes, including Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax.

Appraisals for Rent Review are conducted under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II, the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1988.

Management:

Rents are assembled and Estates Managed throughout England and Wales with specific emphasis on London and the South-East.

Lettings are ordered for Commercial and Residential Premises.

Negotiations for Rent Reviews are leaded under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II, the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1988.

Building Activities supervised.

Advice given for Appraisal Purposes.

All work taken out in conformity with the rules of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Source: ThisIsLincolnshire

Property up for auction has increased rapidly over the past year and sellers’ lower expectations are helping buyers, but finding mortgage finance is still vital.

The number of repossessed homes up for auction in London has more than doubled in the past year, figures show today.

In the last three months of this year 455 repossessed properties have been offered for auction, compared with 202 in the same period last year, which was when the housing market was at its peak.

The data from auction experts EIG reflects the increasing number of homeowners defaulting on mortgages.

And the growth in supply of distressed residential sales over the past year is accelerating.

The number on offer in auction rooms soared more than 53% this quarter from last quarter after waves of job cuts across London, many in the City.

Leading auctioneer Allsop, which will hold the last residential sale of the year in the capital today, said credit crunched mortgage lenders are also increasingly turning to auctions in a bid to claw back money on bad loans as fast as possible.

Partner Gary Murphy said: ‘It’s indicative of how slowly estate agent sales are moving and how much banks need cash that they would rather auction properties.’

Nationally the percentage of repossessions going to auction has risen steadily over the past two years from 13.9% at the start of last year to around 35 per cent now. At a busy Allsop auction at the Cumberland Hotel, near Marble Arch, on Monday, more than 250 lots from around the country were on offer.

Several repossessed homes in London went for bargain prices of up to 40% below the values currently given for similar properties by estate agents.

A two-bed canal-side modern apartment in Islington sold for £260,000 when local agents price similar homes at between £400,000 and £450,000. A two-bedroom flat in a Victorian conversion in Tooting was bought for £165,000, at least £80,000 below the estate agent value.

A Victorian townhouse in Kensington, split into five two-bedroom flats and two studios, was snapped up for £2,030,000. But Mr Murphy said: ‘It’s a common misconception that auctions sell properties cheap. They don’t, they sell them at their true market value – what people are willing to pay. Estate agents are still overpricing properties, auctions are realistic.’

Most buyers are professional investors but private individuals make up a small and growing proportion of buyers.

‘It’s still difficult to get a mortgage so you need to have a lot of cash and be able to move quickly,’ Mr Murphy said. But those in strong positions realise auctions are a good place to buy a property at its true value.’

A handful of first-time buyers, some accompanied by their parents, attended Monday’s auction.

Johanna Hooper and her boyfriend James Bull, both 25, wanted to get a feel for how the process worked and an idea of prices.

Adam Taslaq, 24, bought a three-bedroom house in Colney Heath for £200,000 with the help of his father.

There were also people looking to relocate. Maggie Cahill, 60, moved to London from Yorkshire in the summer to be closer to her family and where she grew up.

Ms Cahill, a retired banking customer services manager, is living with her son in Hanworth, Middlesex, while she searches for a good-value property to buy in Chiswick or Twickenham.

‘I know the area I want to live and I’m just waiting for the right lot to come up. People are still refusing to drop their prices with estate agents so that’s why I’m trying auctions. I made money on my property in Yorkshire because I bought in the last recession and sold before the market really started dropping so I’ve got a good amount of cash. I may even buy two properties – one to rent out.

‘The places I was interested in today were being sold by the police but they were withdrawn at the last minute unfortunately,’ said Ms Cahill.

Johanna Hooper and boyfriend James Bull are first-time buyers trying to find a bargain at auction. Trainee midwife Miss Hooper and City banker Mr Bull, both 25, want to buy a two-bedroom house in Battersea which they can do up while they live with either of their parents in west London. They currently live in Clapham.

‘I’m obsessed with getting a good deal,” said Miss Hooper. At the moment we’re just looking but we’re aiming to buy by June when our rental lease finishes. We’re hoping to buy something for £350,000. My dad’s acting as my guarantor because I’m still a student and we’ve got a £50,000 deposit between us.

‘At the moment we’re just looking but it seems auctions are the way forward. We want to buy at least 15% below estate agent prices’ her father Bruce, 48, said: ‘Every auction we come to there seems to be more people.’

As yet properties sold by private individuals keen on a quick sale are rare. David Sandeman, managing director of EIG, said: ‘People can’t get their heads around the fact they need to offer a low reserve price to attract bidders, but that could change as people get more desperate to sell.’

A new auction house targeting vendors tired of being unable to sell through estate agents is opening in Chiswick in the spring. West London Property Auctions will hold its first sale on 9 March at Chiswick Auctions on Chiswick High Road, with two others following in May and July.

All auctions will take place in the evening to cater for people working during the day. Lee Osborne, director and co-founder, said: ‘People are getting more realistic, they know property prices are coming down. Even though the market’s in trouble people still have to sell and buy.’

First-time buyer Adam Taslaq bought a property at Colney Heath for £200,000 with the help of his father. Hobby-shop owner Mr Taslaq, 24, from Watford, said he had turned his back on high street estate agents because he feels they are still overvaluing properties.

‘People won’t bring their prices down so it’s better to buy repossessions or sell-offs at auction, where you get things at their real value. I’m lucky that I don’t need to worry about getting a mortgage. My dad is helping me and we can put down cash.

‘I’ve bought a three-bedroom house in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, near my business. It was being sold by Three Valleys Water and it’s a bargain price, I think. I think I’ve got at least 15% off so I’ll be okay if the market drops.’

There is no such thing as “Barnet Marcus Auction”! You are probably looking for Barnard Marcus.

Or perhaps you were looking for an auction in Barnet? Check out the auctions calendar to see if something is coming up in your area.

I found an exceptional list of auction sites on HousePriceCrash, courtesy of a poster called “OnlyMe” {http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=85267}. I plan to detail all of these and provide updates, but it may be a slow process (a few weeks) so bare with me. However if you are too impatient to wait then just delve in to the list below yourself. Some of these will already be in my collection of course.

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Andrew Grant www.andrew-grant.co.uk/auctions.htm (SW England, mainly Worcestershire)
Allsopp http://www.allsop.co.uk/index.aspx (London, Scotland)
Andrews and Robertson http://www.a-r.co.uk/Default.aspx (London)
ATHAWES SON & Co http://www.athawesauctioneers.co.uk (London)
Auctions North East www.auctionsnortheast.co.uk (NE England)
Austin Gray www.austingray.co.uk (S England)
Ashby’s www.ashbys.uk.com(SW England)

B
Barnard Marcus http://www.barnardmarcusauctions.co.uk (London)
Barnett Ross http://www.barnettross.co.uk (London)
Besley Hill http://www.besleyhillsurveyit.co.uk (SW England)
Baker Wynne and Wilson www.bakerwynneandwilson.com (N England)
Bigwood http://www.bigwoodauctioneers.co.uk
Bigwood http://www.bigwood.uk.com/ (very big auctioneer mainly Birmingham area)
Bond Wolfe: http://www.bondwolfe.net/ (very big auctioneer mainly Birmingham area)
Brendons http://www.brendons.co.uk (London)
Barbers http://www.barbers-online.co.uk (Midlands)
Brendons Auctioneers http://www.brendons.co.uk (SE England)
Butters John Bee http://www.buttersjohnbee.com/propauctionsf.html (Midlands)
Bury and Hilton http://www.buryandhilton.co.uk (Midlands)
Bond Wolfe http://www.bondwolfe.net (Midlands)
Brown and Co (Residential) http://www.brown-co.com (E England)
Boutlons http://www.boultonsestateagents.co.uk (N England)
Bruton Knowles http://www.brutonknowles.co.uk (Midlands)
Bagshaws http://www.bagshaws.com (Midlands)
Bullock and Lees http://www.bullockandlees.co.uk(S England)
Baxtons http://www.baxtons.co.uk (N England)
Bagshaws Residential http://www.propwld.co.uk/auction/bagshaws.htm (Midlands)
Bramleys http://www.bramleys.com/auctions.htm” target=”_blank”>Bramleys (N England)
Besley Hill http://www.besleyhillsurveyit.co.uk (SW England)
Bentons http://www.bentons.co.uk (Midlands)
Bill Jackson http://www.bill-jackson.co.uk (W England)
Brighwells http://www.brightwells.com (W England)
Breach Wood Ingram http://www.breachwoodingram.co.uk (SW England)
Beesons http://www.beesons.uk.com (SE England)
Bradleys http://www.bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk (SW England)

C
Chesire Propoerty Auctions http://www.cheshirepropertyauctions.co.uk/ (Liverpool)
Colliers http://www.collierscre.com/ (Birmingham. Manchester, Scotland, London)
Cottons http://www.cottonsproperty.co.uk (Birmingham)
Countrywide http://www.countrywidepropertyauctions.co.uk
Charrison Propeorties http://www.charrisonproperties.co.uk (SE England)
Cushman & Wakefiled http://www.cushmanwakefieldauctions.com (London)
Codys http://www.codys.info (N England)
Cottons http://www.cottons.co.uk (Midlands)
Clive Emson http://www.cliveemson.co.uk (SE England)
Clarke and Simpson http://www.clarkeandsimpson.co.uk (E England)
Cheffins http://www.cheffins.co.uk (E England)
Copelands http://www.copelands-uk.co.uk (Midlands)
Cushman and Wakefield properties.cushmanwakefieldauctions.com (SE England)
Clarke Gammon and Wellers http://www.clarkegammon.co.uk (SE England)
Charles Walker http://www.charles-walker.co.uk (N England)
Cubitt and West http://www.cubittandwest.co.uk/auctions (Se England)
Chris Guttridge Auctioneers http://www.chrisguttridgeauctioneers.co.uk (N England)
Cooke and Arkwright http://www.coark.co.uk (Wales)
Cooper and Tanner http://www.cooperandtanner.co.uk (SW ENgland)
Cavendish Ikin http://www.cavendishauctions.co.uk (N England)
Clifford Dann http://www.clifforddann.co.uk/LandD.cfm (S England)

D
Dreweatt Neate residential.dreweatt-neate.com (SW England)
Dawsons http://www.dawsonsproperty.co.uk (Wales)
Dedman http://www.dedman.net (S England)
D J Jeys http://www.djkeys.co.ukMichelmore Hughes
Darlows http://www.darlows.co.uk(Wales)
D M Mackinnon http://www.dmkestates.co.uk/auctions.html (Scotland)
Drivers & Norris http://www.drivers.co.uk (London)
Denton Clark and Co http://www.dentonclark.co.uk (N England)
Dodds Property World http://www.door-key.com (NW England)
Durrants http://www.durrants.com Durrants (E England)
Drewery and Wheeldon http://www.dreweryandwheeldon.co.uk (E England)

E
Eddisons http://www.eddisons.com (Manchester)
EI Group http://www.eigroup.co.uk/public/recentpropertyauctions.asp
Edward Mellor http://www.edwardmellor.co.uk/
Essex Team auctions http://www.essexteamauctions.co.uk (Se England)
Elder and Twells http://www.elderandtwells.co.uk (Midlands)
Edward Mellor http://www.edwardmellor.co.uk (N England)
Eddisons http://www.eddisons.com (N England)
Eleys http://www.eleys.co.uk Eleys(E England)
Edwards Moore http://www.edwardsmoore.co.uk (Midlands)
Equity and Law http://www.equityandlaw.co.uk/

F
Fairfax and Co http://www.fairfaxandco.co.uk (Wales)
Fox and SOns http://www.propwld.co.uk/auction/foxssouth.htm (S England)
Fisher Wrathall http://www.fisherwrathall.co.uk (NW England)
Feather Smailes and Scales http://www.fss4property.co.uk (N England)
Fidler Taylor and Co http://www.fidler-taylor.co.uk ( Midlands)
Fisher German http://www.fishergerman.co.uk (Midlands) Oxford
Future Auctions http://www.futureauctions.co.uk/
Fulfords http://www.fulfords.co.uk (SW England)
Fox Grant http://www.foxgrant.com (S England)
Farrell Heyworth http://www.fhauctions.com (SE England)

G
Gascoigne http://gascoigneweb.aspasia.net/
Gascoigne Halman http://www.gascoignehalman.co.uk (N England)
Goadsby http://www.goadsby.com (SW England)
Griffion Auctions http://www.griffinauctions.co.uk (Se England)
Gwilym Richards and Co http://www.grichards.co.uk (W England)
Goldings http://www.goldingsauctions.co.uk(E England)
Graham Penny Auctions http://www.grahampenny.com (Midlands_
Greenslade Taylor Hunt http://www.gth.net (SW England)
Griffiths & Charles: http://www.griffiths-charles.co.uk/ (20 properties once every quarter in Worcester)
G. Herbert Banks http://www.gherbertbanks.co.uk (W England)

H
Harman Healy http://www.harman-healy.co.uk/Current-Auction.aspx
Holier Browne http://www.hollier-browne.co.uk/ (Birmingham)
Humberts http://www.humberts.co.uk (SW England)
Hair and Son Ltd http://www.haircommercial.co.uk (S England)
Halifax http://www.halifaxauctions.co.uk (SE England)
Halifax http://www.halifaxauctions.co.uk (N England)
Harrison Coward http://www.harrisoncoward.co.uk (N England)
Hunters http://www.huntersnet.co.uk (N England)
Handley Gibson Twaites http://www.handleygibsontwaites.co.uk (N England)
Hobbs Parker http://www.hobbsparker.co.uk (SE England)
Halls http://www.hallsestateagents.co.uk Halls (Midlands)
Herbert R Thomas http://www.hrt.uk.com (Wales)
Howkins and Harrison http://www.howkinsandharrison.co.uk (N England)
Harman Healy http://www.harman-healy.co.uk (SE England)

J
John Shepherd http://www.johnshepherd.com (Birmingham)
Jones Lang Lasalle http://www.joneslanglasalle.co.uk/en-gb/auctions (London)
J H Walter http://www.jhwalter.co.uk (E England)
John Woollett and Co http://www.johnwoollett.co.uk (Midlands)
John Goodwin http://www.johngoodwin.co.uk (W England)
J.Straker Chadwick and Sons http://www.property.strakerchadwick.com (Wales)
John Francis http://www.johnfrancis.co.uk (Wales)
John German http://www.johngerman.co.uk (Midlands)
John Sanders http://www.john-sanders.co.uk (Midlands)
John Earle and Son http://www.johnearle.co.uk (Midlands)
John Amos and Co http://www.johnamos.co.uk (W England)

K
Kivells http://www.kivells.com (SW England)
King Sturge http://www.kingsturge.co.uk/ (London)
Keys http://www.keys-ea.co.uk (E England)

L
Langleys http://www.langleysonline.com (SE England)
Leonards http://www.leonards-hull.co.uk (E England)
Loveitts http://www.loveitts.co.uk (Midlands)
Lambert and Foster http://www.lambertandfoster.co.uk (S England)
Lodge and Thomas http://www.lodgeandthomas.co.uk (SW England)
Louis Johnson http://www.louis-johnson.co.uk Louis Johnson (N England)

M
Main and Main http://www.mainandmain.co.uk/home.php
McHugh and Co http://www.mchughandco.com (London)
Meller Braggins http://www.mellerbraggins.com/auction_forthcoming.htm
Michael Poole http://www.michaelpoole.co.uk (NE England)
Michael C.L. Hodgson http://www.michael-cl-hodgson.co.uk (NW England)
Miller Metcalf http://www.mmauction.co.uk (N England)
Michelmore Hughes http://www.michelmorehughes.co.uk (SW England)
Manners and Harrison http://www.sequencehome.co.uk (N England)
Metcalf’s metcalfestateagents.co.uk (NW England)
McHugh and Co http://www.mchughandco.com (SE England)
Maggs and Allen http://www.maggsandallen-auctioneers.co.uk (SW England)
Mullucks Wells http://www.mullucks.co.uk Mullucks Wells (E England)
Morgan Bedoe http://www.morgan-beddoe.co.uk (SW England)
Moore Allen and Innocent http://www.mooreallen.co.uk (SW England) Cirecncester
Martin and Pole http://www.martinpole.co.uk (SW England)
McCartneys mccartneys.co.uk (W England)
Miller and Son http://www.millerson.com (SW England)
Mark Jenkinson and Son http://www.markjenkinson.co.uk (N England)
Meller Braggins http://www.mellerbraggins.com (NW England

N
North West Proporty Auctions http://www.northwestpropertyauctions.com (NW England)
Newland Rennie Wilkins http://www.nrwproperty.biz (Wales)

P
Pennycuick Collins http://www.pennycuick.co.uk (Birmingham)
Property Auction Action http://www.propertyauctionaction.co.uk
Phillips Smith and Dunn http://www.phillipsland.com (SW England)
Parsons Son and Basley http://www.psandb.co.uk (S England)
Pugh and Co. Ltd http://www.pugh-company.co.uk (N England)
Pattinson http://www.pattinson.co.uk (NE England)
Penrith Farmers’ and Kidd’s http://www.pfandk.co.uk (N England)
Paul Jackson http://www.pauljackson.co.uk (S England)
Perkins George Mawer and Co http://www.perkinsgeorgemawer.co.uk (E England)
Pennine Ways http://www.countrycottages.net (N England)

R
Richard Turner and Son http://www.rturner.co.uk (N England)
Roy Pugh http://www.roypugh.co.uk/
Romans http://www.romans.co.uk (SW England)
R G and R B Williams http://www.rgandrbwilliams.co.uk (Wales)
Robinson an Hall http://www.robinsonandhall.co.uk (Midlands)
Reeman Dansie Auctions http://www.reemans-property-auctions.co.uk (SW England)
Rendells http://www.rendells.co.uk Rendells (SW England)
Robertson Smith and Kempson http://www.rsk-homes.co.uk (S England)
Parrys Property http://www.parrysproperty.co.uk (Wales)

S
Savills http://www.savills.co.uk (London)
Smiths and Sons http://www.smithandsons.net/auctions_forth…sp?auction=true
Strewttons http://www.strettons.co.uk (London)
Sutton Kersh http://www.suttonkersh.co.uk/ (Liverpool)
SVA Auctions http://www.sva-auctions.co.uk (Scotland)
Screetons http://www.propertyworld.com (N England)
SHP shpvaluersltd.co.uk (N England)
Sunderlands http://www.sunderlandshereford.co.uk (W England)
Seldons http://www.seldons.co.uk (SW England)
Stephen and Co http://www.stephenand.co.uk (SW England)
Smith and Sons http://www.smithandsons.net (NE England)
Symonds and Sampson http://www.symondsandsampson.co.uk (S England)
Suffolks.co.uk http://www.suffolks.co.uk (E England)
Shuldham Calverley http://www.shuldham-calverley.com (Midlands)
Shortland Horne http://www.shortland-horne.co.uk (Midlands)
Sutton Kersh Binstock http://www.skbauctions.co.uk (SE England)
Sharpes http://www.sharpes-estate-agents.co.uk (N England)
Seel and Co http://www.rhseel.co.uk (Wales)
Stags http://www.stags.co.uk (Sw England)
Salter McGuinness http://www.saltermcguinness.co.uk (Se England)
Sullivan Mitchell http://www.sullivanmitchell.co.uk (SE England)
Shonki Brothers http://www.shonkibrothers.com (Midlands)
Symond and Sampson http://www.symondsandsampson.co.uk (S England)
Scargill Mann and Co http://www.scargillmann.co.uk (N England)
Straker Goodman Ingram http://www.strakergi.co.uk (SW England)
Shobrook http://www.shobrook.co.uk (SW England)

T
The Venmore Partnership Venmores http://www.venmores.co.uk/ (Liverpool, Birmingham)
The Country Property Agents http://www.countryproperty.co.uk (W England)
The Property People http://www.tppuk.com < (Wales)
Taylor Underwood http://www.underwoodsproperty.co.uk (SW England)
Tops http://www.tops-property.co.uk (E England)

W
Ward and Partners http://www.wardandpartners.co.uk/auctions (SE England)
West Midland Property Auctions http://www.cityestatesmid.com (Birmingham)
Willmotts http://www.willmotts.com/ (London)
Wilsons http://www.wilsonsauctions.com (Scotland)
Whittaker and Biggs http://www.whittakerandbiggs.co.uk (N England)
William H Brown http://www.propwld.co.uk/auction/whbrownpeter.htm (E England)
W.A. Barnes http://www.wabarnes.co.uk(Midlands)
Wm. Sykes and Son http://www.wmsykes.co.uk(N England)
Webbers Commercial http://www.webberscommercial.co.uk (S England)

Here are the details:

	Residential Auction

Savills invites you to take advantage of the recent interest rate cut
by viewing the 109 properties featuring in the latest Residential Auctions catalogue.

View the online catalogue

This will be the first auction of 2009 and will take place on Monday 16 February at The Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, from 10:00am.

Save the date

The auction market is currently offering the best value given the current climate, so if you are a first time buyer, owner occupier, developer or an investor, then this catalogue may have just the opportunity for you.

Auction highlights:
	Lot 22 – 81 E Hereford Road, Nottinghill, London, W2 5BB A one bedroom flat in a fashionable and sought after location close to Westbourne Grove, guide price £210,000+
	Lot 88 – Sleddale Hall, Wet Sleddale, Shap, Near Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3NE A unique and historic detached former farmhouse and associated farm buildings in need of restoration on a site approximately 0.6 acre, guide price £145,000+
	Lot 37 – 42A Waldron Road, Earls field, London, SW18 3TD A good size four room purpose built flat requiring modernisation in a popular residential location, guide price £200,000+

We are pleased to offer properties from:
	Amicus Horizon Housing Group		Newlon Housing
	Asra Housing Association		Paddington Churches Housing Association
	Brent Council		Peabody Trust
	Circle Anglia		Presentation Social Housing Agency
	Family Mosaic		Shepherds Bush Housing Association
	Grainger PLC		The Executors
	London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham		The Mortgagees
	L&Q Group		The Riverside Group
	Mountview Estates Plc

If you have any questions, please contact the Savills Auction department:

Savills Residential Auctions
139 Sloane Street
London
SW1X 9AY

+44 (0) 20 7824 9091

Being local to the area, I will watch these with interest. It could be the sharp end of the house price crash for St Albans, which many have felt might be immune due to it’s highly regarded status (excellent commuter links, roman city etc. etc.). However the lack of availability of credit will take no prisoners so there is no logical reason why St Albans would be any different to London for example.

http://elliottauctions.co.uk/Catalogue%20FEB%2009.pdf

Lot 3: 8 St. Leonards Crescent, Sandridge, Nr St. Albans, Herts, AL4 9EH Guide:

£230,000+

[Similar Semi sold in July 2008 for £365,000]

Lot 4: 1 Watsons Walk, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 1PA Guide:

£195,000+

[Terraces in that road have been selling for around £300,000 in 2008]

Lot 20: 39 Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Herts AL4 8AN Guide:

£175,000+

[Recent recorded prices in 07/08 suggest £250,000 peak value]