Chris Glenn says his 'old school' instincts led him to gamble considerable sums on a room sale last week, but says it was a 'hybrid' affair.

Newport-based Paul Fosh Auctions, which is celebrating 20 years in business, has appointed four key individuals to its team as it continues to benefit from taking its auction business totally online.

A collection of highways, paths, verges and parcels of land in St Alban’s has been sold by Network Auctions for 690 per cent over the auctioneer’s guide price as demand soars.

A breathtaking neo-Gothic chateau in the Loire Valley, France, went under the hammer in an event being hosted by luxury auction platform, Concierge Auctions.

  Clive Emson’s fifth auction of eight this year saw 111 lots listed across southern England with guide prices ranging from £1,000 to £1.4m and several with planning permission for residential units.…

Director Andrew Binstock, says properties in need of improvement and with potential are being snapped up in a market which shows no signs of cooling down.

One acre of obscure freehold land in Catford, London, sold for a whopping £230,000 against a £5,000 guide price in Network Auctions’ May sale.

As Clive Emson reaches the halfway point of its annual calendar, the auction house is reporting a 75 per cent success rate in June, raising more than £20m in sales.