Category Archives: Auction News

By Dedman Gray Auctions – Essex’s Most Successful Property Auctioneer Selling a residential buy-to-let (BTL) portfolio can be challenging. The private treaty route—via an estate agent—often means drawn-out timelines, chain dependency, and the risk of buyers cherry-picking the most attractive properties, leaving harder-to-sell assets unsold. By contrast, selling through traditional auction offers a certain, fast, […]

With just over 20 weeks to go before Christmas, homeowners considering a sale face an important reality check: the traditional estate agent route simply won’t get you sold in time. Recent industry figures reveal that the average private treaty sale — the standard process used by most estate agents — takes around 48 weeks from […]

Lot Details: Link to Lot:View Lot Details Background The property at 1 Lords Court, Basildon, was part of an executor sale. Having been vacant for a significant period, the building had not been generating any income. Maintaining the property had become a drain on the estate’s resources. The executor urgently needed to sell the asset […]

Lot: 55 | 3 Toledo Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2DWLink to Lot: View Lot Details Background The seller chose to dispose of this development HMO, which already had planning permission in place, in order to focus on other active projects. The property was added to the auction catalogue as a late lot entry, meaning it […]

Lot: 16 | Titus, Good Easter, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4QALink to Lot: View Lot Details Background After a private treaty sale collapsed, the seller needed a swift and reliable sale to move forward. The property – a charming Grade II listed, part-thatched period home set within approximately 0.8 acres – offered significant scope for value […]

Lots: Links to Lots: Background These two separate lots, located on the same sought-after riverside road in Hullbridge, offered distinct opportunities for buyers: Challenge Lot 9 presented a key challenge – due to its construction type and condition, the property was unmortgageable, limiting the pool of potential purchasers to cash buyers. Lot 2 had no […]

By Dedman Gray Auctions – Essex’s Most Successful Property Auctioneer For many property owners, a flat with a short lease – particularly one with less than 80 years remaining – can be challenging to sell on the open market. This is especially true if the lease is so short that mortgage lenders refuse to finance […]

By Dedman Gray Auctions – Essex’s Most Successful Property Auctioneer Administering an estate can be a complex and time-consuming responsibility. Executors often face the challenge of turning assets into cash efficiently, while ensuring they act in the best interests of all beneficiaries. One of the largest assets in most estates is residential property, and deciding […]

By Dedman Gray Auctions – Essex’s Most Successful Property Auctioneer When a property owner passes away leaving an equity release mortgage in place, their family or executors often face a very specific challenge: the lender will typically require the loan to be repaid within 12 months of the mortgagor’s death. That time limit can place […]

By Dedman Gray Auctions – Essex’s Most Successful Property Auctioneer If you own a re-sale retirement flat, you may have already discovered that selling on the open market can be slow, stressful, and unpredictable. Buyers take their time. Chains collapse. Months can pass with little progress. At Dedman Gray Auctions, we’re here to change that […]