Auction House UK · UK property auction

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Auction House UK operates as a franchise network of more than forty regional auction rooms covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and holds over 200 auctions a year. The formats run side by side: genuine in-room sales at regional venues, livestream auctions, timed online auctions, and a weekly National Online Auction on Tuesdays. All formats accommodate online bidding. Most lots sell unconditionally, though conditional lots appear in the same catalogues.

Region: National, through a franchise network of more than forty regional rooms including London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus a weekly national online auction.
Auction calendar: Over 200 auctions a year across in-room, livestream and timed online formats, including a weekly National Online Auction on Tuesdays. All auction types accommodate online bidding.

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Auction House UK

How Auction House UK legal packs are structured.

The franchise structure means local conventions vary between rooms while the contractual framework does not: a single national Auction Conditions document is published site-wide and applies across the network. Buyer-side charges, by contrast, are stated on each property information page rather than as a single published scale.

Legal packs are free to download from the property details page once you have registered an Auction House account, and a hard copy is usually available in the auction room as well - one of the few networks where the room copy still matters. Because the network runs more than forty rooms, the practical experience differs by location even though the underlying conditions do not. The site publishes one national Auction Conditions document applying across the network, which is the document to read alongside the lot-specific special conditions. Last-minute changes are carried on the auction addendum. Buyer-side costs are described as administration fees or charges, a buyer’s premium, and disbursements payable on completion, with the amounts stated on each property information page rather than published as a scale - so two lots in the same catalogue can carry materially different buyer costs. Whether a lot is unconditional or conditional is likewise a lot-by-lot question.

Pack conventions at Auction House UK

Legal packs are free to download from the property details page once you have registered an Auction House account
A hard copy of the pack is usually available in the auction room as well
A single national Auction Conditions document is published site-wide and applies across the network
Last-minute changes are carried on the auction addendum
Administration fees, buyer’s premium and disbursements are stated on each property information page rather than as a published scale
Most lots sell unconditionally, but conditional (modern method) lots appear in the same catalogues

What Auction House UK sells

Residential and commercial property, investment stock, land, redevelopment opportunities, repossessions, tenanted property, amenity land and agricultural lots. With more than forty rooms feeding the network, the catalogue is unusually broad and the buyer costs attaching to two superficially similar lots can differ. The review therefore starts by establishing the sale method and the buyer-side costs for that specific lot before turning to title and occupation.

For how the process works across every house, see our auction legal pack review page.

A realistic example

Three findings from a Auction House UK review.

Anonymised illustrations, chosen to be representative of the issues that arise on Auction House UK lots. Every report rates each finding red, amber or green and sets out what to do about it.

F-01 Red

Buyer’s premium and disbursements materially above expectation

The property information page imposes a buyer’s premium plus disbursements payable on completion which together exceed the allowance built into the bid, and neither is apparent from the catalogue entry.

F-02 Amber

Repossession lot sold with limited title guarantee

The seller sells with limited title guarantee and gives no replies to enquiries, so the condition of the title and any occupier’s position must be assessed from the register alone.

F-03 Green

National Auction Conditions apply without lot-specific variation

The special conditions adopt the national Auction Conditions without material amendment, and impose no additional buyer contribution beyond the stated fees.

Anonymised examples · illustrative only · not drawn from any identifiable lot

The review

The Bidq review for Auction House UK lots.

Upload the pack, answer five questions, and an SRA-regulated solicitor reads every document against a structured framework - title, special conditions, searches, leases and tenancies - returning a bid posture, category scores and numbered R/A/G findings.

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The full process is set out on how it works, and you can read a complete report on the sample report page.

FAQ

Auction House UK - common questions.

Quick answers on coverage, turnaround and how Bidq fits alongside your solicitor.

Auction House has more than forty rooms. Are the conditions the same everywhere?

The contractual framework is: a single national Auction Conditions document is published site-wide and applies across the network. What differs by room is the local practice around it, and - more importantly - the buyer-side costs, which are stated on each property information page rather than as a network-wide scale. The report reads the national conditions together with the special conditions issued for your lot.

How do I find out what an Auction House lot will cost me in fees?

Buyer costs are described as administration fees or charges, a buyer’s premium, and disbursements payable on completion, with amounts stated on each property information page rather than published centrally. This means two lots in the same catalogue can carry materially different costs. The review identifies and quantifies what applies to your lot so the full acquisition cost is visible before you bid.

Is an Auction House lot unconditional or conditional?

Most lots sell unconditionally, but conditional (modern method) lots appear in the same catalogues, so it cannot be assumed. The distinction determines when you are bound, what is payable and how long you have to complete. The report confirms which applies to your lot before you commit funding to it.

The pack is available in the room. Is that worth anything if I bid online?

Auction House usually makes a hard copy available in the room, which is a fallback rather than a substitute - by the time you are in the room, the time to act on what it contains has largely gone. If you are bidding online, work from the downloaded pack and have the review completed before sale day.

Can you review a lot in the weekly National Online Auction?

Yes. The weekly national sale runs on Tuesdays and the shorter cycle means less time between a pack appearing and the lot closing. Where that window is tight, the 24-Hour Report is the tier designed for it, and the review is otherwise identical to one on a room lot.

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