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KEYWORD "Online Auctions" - 65 RESULTS
 Revealed: The Top Trends For 2023 Auction Market

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

11 January 2023

From: Features

Phil Spencer: Time for agents to grab the gavel as market slows

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

04 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Hammered! Young people moving towards auctions - claim

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

25 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Livestreaming - is this the way to sell homes in future?

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

09 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Going Going Gone! Agents say more buyers look to online auctions

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

04 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Britain’s latest staff shortage - too few auctioneers

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

25 October 2021

From: Breaking News

The Modern Method of Auction is fast, transparent and the future

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

13 October 2021

From: Features

Rightmove reveals four new Modern Method of Auction providers

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

06 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Portals help Modern Method of Auction firm take top spot

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

21 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Agent warns public of perils of Modern Method of Auction

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

15 March 2021

From: Breaking News

More agents resorting to Modern Method of Auction

One auctioneer Iamsold, which operates the Modern Method of Auction, says it’s enjoyed its strongest January on record.  It’s seen a 26...

11 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Covid Crisis: No physical auctions this year for top auctioneer

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...

26 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Online auction fees controversy: One operator to publish all charges

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

31 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Modern Method of Auction firm says public needs to be educated

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

24 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer: sellers can avoid January blues with positivity from agents

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

07 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Six ways innovation is transforming the lettings sector

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

24 October 2020

From: Features

Agency's new remote auction technique heralded as major success

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...

06 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Zoopla to promote online Modern Method of Auction to agents

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

15 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Online firm says rival agents could use new digital auction service

An online agency that describes itself as the fifth largest in the sector has announced it’s launching a digital auction service. 99home...

13 July 2020

From: Breaking News

National auctioneer seeks agency partners for new sales initiative

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

08 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Online Auctions Why Estate Agents Are Joining LetsBid

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

04 June 2020

From: Sponsored Content

From morning huddles to international newsletters - more morale-boosters

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

08 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents to receive full legal packs for auction with no upfront costs

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...

28 April 2020

From: Breaking News

There’s still a market - over £28m raised at online auction

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

15 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Planning for post-lockdown - how to hit the ground running

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

01 April 2020

From: Features

Agent repays ‘non-returnable’ reservation fee after property row

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

09 March 2020

From: Breaking News

What are the benefits of traditional online auctions for estate agents?

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

06 February 2020

From: Sponsored Content

PropTech Today: Could you cut months off your deal time?

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

29 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Going, Going, Gone!  More agents sign with online auction firm

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

06 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Stamp duty surcharge could have benefits for UK buyers - claim

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

26 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Agency starts weekly online auctions as public demand steps up

An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions. Loveitts, which operates...

12 November 2019

From: Breaking News

New online auction service launches, pledging a fairer service

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

10 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - this week’s news and moves in the industry

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

23 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Old-style auction claims “tremendous success” despite problem for sector

Pattinson Auction has claimed its latest live non-online event was a “tremendous success” despite what it calls “misconceptions” about this way...

03 September 2019

From: Breaking News

PropTech v Traditional: Auction houses fight for market share

Auction companies have issued statements boasting of their own performance as old school companies and new entrants vie for market share. Firstly...

12 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Online auction method adopted by historic estate agency

A 176 year old agency is claiming success with its first online auction lot selling for over twice the guide price. It...

27 June 2019

From: Breaking News

‘Replacement for private treaty sales’ offered by online auctioneer

The Network Auctions ‘E” online property platform, used by an estimated 100 agents, has been revamped with vendors now offered three...

21 March 2019

From: Breaking News

IAMSold claims top independent spot in resi auctions’ league table

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

05 March 2019

From: Breaking News

New facility for major online property auction company

One of the country’s major property auction companies has a new base. The 233,000 square foot site in Chesterfield has been acquired...

03 January 2019

From: Breaking News

Controversial online auction firm generated £10.6m in fees for agents

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

26 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Online auction buyers 'must pay stamp duty on reservation fee' shock

A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...

22 November 2018

From: Breaking News

IAM Sold's associated firms rebrand in bid to woo more agents

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...

20 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Online auctions ‘work for agents and vendors’ insists digital operator

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

15 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Online property auction firm hits back against “murky” accusation

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

31 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Agents slammed for milking buyers for profits via online auctions

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

30 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Large regional agency chain signs up to white-label online auction firm

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

04 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Are online auctions now a key feature for agents?

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

18 September 2018

From: Sponsored Content

Online auctions - more agents offer white label options to vendors

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

14 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Extra funding for agent-partnering online auction platform

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

04 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Another agency teams up with online and in-room auction house

Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...

15 August 2018

From: Breaking News

Online and traditional auction houses slug it out for dominance

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

14 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Online auction house proves cynics wrong - and says more will follow

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...

12 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Auction property market benefitting from new online approach

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

24 May 2018

From: Sponsored Content

Irish online auction firm names the date for first UK sale

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...

20 February 2018

From: Breaking News

Why agents should look to online auctions in a challenging market

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

07 February 2018

From: Features

IAM Sold claims title of UK's top independent resi auctioneer

IAM Sold says it is the largest independent residential auctioneer in the UK based on lots sold, for the second year...

25 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Top auction house to become part of mixed online/traditional service

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...

22 January 2018

From: Breaking News

New website allows agents to sell properties via online auctions

It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...

08 December 2017

From: Breaking News

100th agency branch partner named by Network Auctions

Network Auctions has revealed its 100th partner estate agency office ahead of its next auction in three weeks’ time. Rolfe East in...

18 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Would you ‘let’ a property go under the hammer?

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

17 June 2017

From: Features

Another 19 estate agency branches link with growing auction house

Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year.  They include three offices of Chaffers...

09 May 2017

From: Breaking News

easyProperty seeking £5m to expand into auctions and overseas

easyProperty is reported to be in talks to raise around £5m to expand its services. Reports over the weekend, including one on...

30 November 2015

From: Breaking News

Online agent allows legally-binding contracts to be exchanged online

easyProperty has become the first online estate agency in the UK to link with an online platform that permits the exchange...

26 November 2015

From: Breaking News

First ever new-build online sales auction attracts 28,000

Over 28,000 people visited websites connected with the first ever online-only auction for new build properties, according to the event’s organisers,...

24 June 2015

From: Breaking News

A first - online auction to be used to sell new homes

Auction house Allsop is launching the country’s first ever online-only auction for new build homes - and claims it's a first. The...

13 May 2015

From: Breaking News

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