In a storming start to 2022, Auction House London has sold the highest number of lots in one sale in over a year, at its February auction.

Over 150 bidders saw through the chaos and TLC needed for a canal-side cottage in the February Paul Fosh Auction.

SDL Property Auctions has seen many buyers in the first National Property Auction of the year and across Timed Auctions keen to snap up a development project.

Agents and brokers speak about their fears for the coming months despite rampant house price rises reported by Halifax yesterday.

Auction appetite is stronger than ever as demonstrated in Clive Emson’s first auction of the year, where a number of lots sold for well above the guide price.

The TV presenter, who has a penchant for extreme sports, pulled sleds across glaciers and snow for five days, sleeping in temperatures below -21 deg C.

All are regional agents including Foxtons, which is also an investor in the business along with Channel 4.

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