SDL Property Auctions · UK property auction

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SDL Property Auctions runs roughly two auction events a month, each with a live auctioneer at the rostrum in its own auction studio or at an external venue, all live-streamed. Running underneath that calendar are timed auctions open to bidding around the clock, every day of the year, alongside a Buy It Now channel. SDL is now part of BTG Eddisons Property Auctions and is a trading name of Eddisons Commercial Limited, regulated by RICS.

Region: National, with location hubs across the North West, the Midlands and Yorkshire.
Auction calendar: Around two auction events a month, each with a live auctioneer at the rostrum in the auction studio or an external venue, all live-streamed. Timed auctions run on the website every day of the year, open to bidding 24/7, alongside a Buy It Now channel.

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SDL Property Auctions

How SDL Property Auctions legal packs are structured.

SDL sells on both unconditional and conditional terms, and the difference is not cosmetic: an unconditional lot binds you on the fall of the hammer with completion usually within 30 days, while a conditional lot runs on a reservation agreement with a 60-day exclusivity period. The fee that attaches differs too - a Buyer’s Fee on one, a non-refundable Reservation Fee on the other.

Legal packs and contracts download from the property listing and are uploaded as soon as they arrive from the seller’s solicitor, with alerts issued when they land - so registering interest early is what gets you the pack at the earliest point. SDL handles amendments differently from most houses: rather than issuing an addendum on sale day, it keeps an up-to-date addendum available on the website at all times, so the current position is always published rather than announced. Registration and bidding run through an Auction Passport account with EIG. The critical distinction on any SDL lot is unconditional versus conditional, because the fee, the commitment and the timetable all turn on it. Neither the Buyer’s Fee nor the Reservation Fee is published as a fixed scale - both are stated in the property description, so they need reading lot by lot. Northern Ireland lots carry their own amendments to the standard conditions.

Pack conventions at SDL Property Auctions

Now part of BTG Eddisons Property Auctions; SDL is a trading name of Eddisons Commercial Limited and is regulated by RICS
Legal packs and contracts download from the listing and are uploaded as soon as they arrive from the seller’s solicitor, with alerts when they land
An up-to-date addendum is kept on the website at all times, rather than issued only on sale day
Registration and bidding run through an Auction Passport account with EIG
Unconditional lots carry a Buyer’s Fee and complete usually within 30 days; conditional lots carry a non-refundable Reservation Fee and a 60-day exclusivity period
Fee amounts are stated in each property description rather than published as a single scale

What SDL Property Auctions sells

Everything from family homes to plots of land, and warehouse space to commercial units, with search filters for HMOs, garages, mixed use and tenanted or vacant stock. The spread means two lots in the same timed auction can demand quite different reviews - an HMO turns on licensing and planning use, a tenanted house on the tenancy and any arrears, a plot of land on access and covenants. The one question common to all of them is which sale method applies.

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

A realistic example

Three findings from a SDL Property Auctions review.

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

F-01 Red

Conditional lot with a reservation fee outside the funding plan

The lot sells on a reservation agreement with a 60-day exclusivity period and a non-refundable fee payable on the fall of the hammer, neither of which matches a bid modelled on a 30-day unconditional completion.

F-02 Amber

HMO licence not evidenced in the pack

The lot is marketed as an HMO but no licence or licence application appears in the documents, so the compliance position on completion is unconfirmed.

F-03 Green

Standing addendum reviewed and clear at the date of report

The published addendum carries no entry against this lot as at the date of review, and the pack as supplied is internally consistent.

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

The review

The Bidq review for SDL Property Auctions 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

SDL Property Auctions - common questions.

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

Is an SDL lot unconditional or conditional, and why does it matter so much?

SDL sells on both. An unconditional lot binds you on the fall of the hammer, with completion usually within 30 days. A conditional lot runs on a reservation agreement with a 60-day exclusivity period and a non-refundable Reservation Fee. The commitment, the cost and the timetable all differ, so establishing which applies is the first thing the report confirms - a bid funded for one and sold on the other is where real difficulty starts.

SDL keeps a standing addendum. How is that different from other houses?

Most houses publish an addendum on or close to sale day. SDL states that it keeps an up-to-date addendum available on its website at all times, so the current position is continuously published rather than announced late. That is helpful, but it also means the document can change quietly between your review and your bid - so it is worth re-checking immediately before bidding.

What is the Buyer’s Fee on an SDL lot?

SDL names a Buyer’s Fee on unconditional lots and a Reservation Fee on conditional ones, both non-refundable and neither contributing to the purchase price. The amounts are stated in the individual property description rather than published as a single scale, so they must be read from the specific lot. The report identifies the fee applicable to your lot and prices it alongside anything the special conditions add.

SDL runs timed auctions every day. Does that change the review timetable?

It compresses it. Because timed auctions run continuously rather than to a monthly diary, a lot can appear and close inside a short window with no fixed catalogue period. Where a lot is closing within a day or two, the 24-Hour Report is the tier built for that timetable.

Does SDL being part of BTG Eddisons affect the contract I sign?

SDL is a trading name of Eddisons Commercial Limited and now sits within BTG Eddisons Property Auctions, alongside Pugh, Mark Jenkinson and Network. Your contract is with the seller on the conditions issued for that lot, and the review reads those documents as supplied. Where the group’s common platform and fee structures apply, the report says so.

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