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NEWS
Sutton Kersh auction success Sutton Kersh continued its impressive run of auction results selling 90% of the 119 properties offered at its June auction. The Merseyside property auction house sold 107 properties and generated total proceeds of £6,656,300 at the sale which took place at the Liverpool Hilton Hotel on Thursday 6 June. Auctioneer Andrew Binstock spent an epic four hours and 40 minutes on the rostrum conducting the auction without pause to an audience of over 200 people. High pre-auction activity resulted in 25 lots being sold prior. A further 70 lots then sold in the room and the remainder of the deals have completed afterwards. Sutton Kersh's auction sales average for the year so far is 85% following the sale of 293 properties. Its total auction proceeds for the year so far
Sutton Kersh auction team
amount to £18,862,100 with four more auctions still to come this year. James Kersh, director at Sutton Kersh, says: “I haven't experienced an auction like this
since before the recession; there appeared to be plenty of liquidity in the market. It strengthens my belief that now is a good time to buy as prices will continue to trickle upwards if confidence and
TV FAME FOR CITY AGENT Location Location Location.
Victoria with Kirsty Allsopp
A Liverpool agent has been using her house hunting talents to help the producers of one of the country’s best-loved lifestyle shows,
Victoria James, manager of Whitegates Woolton, was approached by researchers on the programme to help find a home for an episode of the show, set to be screened later this year. And while the househunters in question chose not to buy the property it received the thumbs up from host Kirsty Allsop, who loved its period features.
The property, on Sandfield Road in Gateacre, is still up for sale with Whitegates at £179,950 and more information can be found at www.whitegates.co.uk.
demand continue at this level.”
Sutton Kersh's next auction will take place on the 18 July for which entries will be invited up until the 21 June.
HMOS BRING CITY BOOST nvestors targeting Liverpool to set up houses in multiple occupancy (HMO) are said to have brought a boost to the city and the local property maintenance industry.
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David Christian, director of renovation, repair and maintenance firm Thomas Christian Estates Ltd, says his business has thrived from the rise in HMO investors coming in from outside of Liverpool over the past 12 months. He says: “I think there’s a lot of outside money coming into Liverpool and it’s brought more business, not just for me but for others in the industry. It just shows that if you stick with it, there is work out there.” David explains that since last October, the growing HMO market has also allowed Thomas Christian Estates Ltd to grow, as the family-run West Derby firm has gradually welcomed six new employees to the team. Now with a larger workforce of eight people, the company recently completed a project of four HMO renovations for a single developer both under budget and on time, and David is looking to continue building on that success. He adds: “There’s a really good vibe out there at the moment, and it’s good for us and good for the city.” Your Move 51