A look back at the quotes, statistics and images that made up 2015’s UK auction year
Who said what
“As the total value of UK housing stock reaches £5.75tn, rising by £543bn in one year, the UK housing market has changed, and has affected supply and demand in the auction room,”
Chris Coleman-Smith, head of Savills Auctions (February)
“It is likely that consumer confidence is higher now than it has ever been, with bidders being perhaps more optimistic about being successful in obtaining finance post-auction,”
Tom Branson, director, Charterbank Capital (September)
“Some 2015 success rates have been spectacular. Revenues are up, but volumes are down. And auctioneers, with their unique forum and sound leadership, are well placed for 2016,”
Nicholas Redman, senior professional support lawyer, DLA Piper (December)
Box-office hit for Acuitus
A seven-screen Odeon cinema in Worcester in the West Midlands was the star lot at Acuitus’s May auction sale, selling for £1.5m – a 6% yield.
• Coffee Time Lord’s lair makes £23,000
A former police box in Edinburgh’s west end was sold in September for £23,000 by Auction House Scotland. The B-listed Tardis-style unit has been used as a coffee shop. Inside, it features oak shelving, running hot and cold water, and electricity.
A look back at the quotes, statistics and images that made up 2015’s UK auction year
Who said what
“As the total value of UK housing stock reaches £5.75tn, rising by £543bn in one year, the UK housing market has changed, and has affected supply and demand in the auction room,”
Chris Coleman-Smith, head of Savills Auctions (February)
“It is likely that consumer confidence is higher now than it has ever been, with bidders being perhaps more optimistic about being successful in obtaining finance post-auction,”
Tom Branson, director, Charterbank Capital (September)
“Some 2015 success rates have been spectacular. Revenues are up, but volumes are down. And auctioneers, with their unique forum and sound leadership, are well placed for 2016,”
Nicholas Redman, senior professional support lawyer, DLA Piper (December)
Box-office hit for Acuitus
A seven-screen Odeon cinema in Worcester in the West Midlands was the star lot at Acuitus’s May auction sale, selling for £1.5m – a 6% yield.
• Coffee Time Lord’s lair makes £23,000
A former police box in Edinburgh’s west end was sold in September for £23,000 by Auction House Scotland. The B-listed Tardis-style unit has been used as a coffee shop. Inside, it features oak shelving, running hot and cold water, and electricity.
Box-office hit for Acuitus
