Largest September auction in the Southwest

Published: 20/09/2024 By Mark Lewis

Symonds & Sampson held their largest ever property auction on 19 September when 45 lots in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Hampshire went under the gavel.
 
Auctioneer Mark Lewis confirmed this was the highest total raised for his clients for three years “It was a very exciting lead up to the auction with some buyers desperate to secure a purchase. The beauty of the auction is that the gavel falls and the deal is secured and this was a great comfort to some sellers.”
 
Auction partner Meredith Wallis added “all sixteen Symonds & Sampson offices were involved in the sale from Salisbury right through to Axminster and Tiverton and it showed the strength of the firm and the large area that we cover. Many sale prices were well ahead of expectations proving that, with the right marketing and qualified staff, auctions can be a very effective method of disposal. ”
 

Notable results:

 
Development opportunities:

• Plot in North Dorset £150,000.
• Potential plot at Affpuddle Dorchester 25% above guide.

Land:

• 60 acres near Bridport £9,375 acre.
• Woodland in Wales 10% above guide.
• Woodland at Ferndown £17,000 acre.
• Land at Wimborne 72% above guide.

 Property for modernisation:

• Donhead St Andrew Wiltshire £400,000
• Corscombe 10% above guide
• Christchurch Bournemouth £400,000
• Beaulieu Hampshire 7% above guide
• Exeter Devon 12% above guide
• Ilminster Somerset 24% above guide
• Redruth Cornwall 5% above guide
• Yeovil Somerset 21% above guide
• Wareham Dorset 30% above guide

 The most interest was reserved for a terraced cottage in Chard. Guided at £70,000, the bidding was frenetic and finished at £132,000, 88% above the guide. Find all the results here. 
 
Symonds & Sampson’s next auctions are:

• 3 October Devon
• 25 October Sherborne
• 15 November Sherborne
• 19 December Sherborne

For details and further information, please contact the Auctions Department (below)