BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY’S BIGGEST LIVE PROPERTY EVENT hollis morgan
ANDREW REFLECTS ON OUR OCTOBER AUCTION
“A gargantuan sale of absolute gems” One normally associates this time of the year with Harvest – a time of gathering when nature together with a year’s work comes to fruition. There is an analogy here with our October auction where we had gathered a plethora of properties from around the region into a gargantuan sale of absolute gems ranging from a derelict mansion, prime investment/development opportunities in Redland and Kingsdown even to a disused quarry. This eclectic sale had something for everyone and there were plenty of more modest and manageable homes to modernise ideal for a family or as an investment. An impending budget and a gloomy rainy day did nothing to dampen the spirits as we had a maximum number of registered bidders. One of the most exciting parts of the evening was the sale of two properties in Woodland Road, for the University of Bristol. I had a screen full of bidders and five members of our staff on telephones. The bidding was fast and furious and it was rather like a newly invented television game as telephones 1 to 5 shouted out their bids sometimes in unison whilst I kept my eye on the fast-changing screen in front of me. Huge fun!! 67 Woodland Road had a guide of £495,000 and sold for double that at £990,000 whilst 77-79 Woodland Road, an impressive pair of period semi’s with a price guide of £975,000 sold for £1.680,000! A sensational result! One of the great advantages of auction is that it means action and on a personal note it was great joy to sell a pretty terraced house in Clifton Wood belonging to an artist friend of mine enabling her to move into more appropriate accommodation before the winter. We broke a record for the longest running auction in our history but, more importantly, unstinting efforts by the whole auction team managed to raise over £14m for very satisfied clients. There was still time, and a little energy left for my large restorative glass of Merlot!” Andrew Morgan MBE . AUCTIONEER
10 2024
2024 RESULTS 100 15.18
% SUCCESS RATE £m TOTAL RAISED 10
20
27.41 %
AVERAGE ABOVE GUIDE
39 #
LOTS SOLD
…we broke a record for the longest running auction in our history” “
hollis morgan | the results speak for themselves
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