Buying and Selling at Auction

Expert Advice To Help You Buy At Auction...

When it comes to buying a house the process is simple; you visit an estate agent, view a couple of properties and before you know it you’re exchanging keys, right? Wrong. The way we buy and sell houses in changing all the time and property auctions are becoming more and more popular by the year.

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