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Auction houseTown & Country Property Auctions

A network of regional property auction offices across the UK. Auction Watch does not read Town & Country Property Auctions' catalogue yet, so its lots are on its own website. This page covers how buying there works.

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Buying at Town & Country Property Auctions

  1. Choose a lot

    Check its floor area, guide and sold prices nearby, and view it if you can.

  2. Read the legal pack

    On Town & Country Property Auctions' website: the special conditions, lease, searches and any fees on top of the price.

  3. Arrange the money

    The deposit, usually 10%, is due when the hammer falls; completion usually follows within 28 days. Auction finance.

  4. Register and bid

    Register with Town & Country Property Auctions before the day and set your maximum before bidding starts.

More in our guide to buying property at auction.

Town & Country Property Auctions: questions

When is the next Town & Country Property Auctions auction?

See Town & Country Property Auctions' website for its sale dates: Auction Watch does not read its catalogue yet.

What fees do Town & Country Property Auctions charge buyers?

It depends on the lot. Most Town & Country Property Auctions lots carry a buyer's administration fee, and some add the seller's costs to the price. The figures are in each lot's special conditions of sale in the legal pack: read them before you bid, as they are payable on top of the hammer price.

How do I bid at Town & Country Property Auctions?

Register with Town & Country Property Auctions on its website before the sale and have your identity checked; most auctions now take bids online, by phone and by proxy. If your bid wins, you exchange contracts there and then and pay the deposit, usually 10% of the price, and complete within the time in the special conditions, usually 28 days.

Where do I find the legal pack for a Town & Country Property Auctions lot?

On the lot's page on Town & Country Property Auctions' website, which usually needs a free account there.

What does Auction Watch add to the Town & Country Property Auctions catalogue?

Nothing yet: we do not read Town & Country Property Auctions' catalogue. For the houses we do read, we check every home inside the M25 against the EPC register, price it using sold prices nearby, and grade it A to E, free.

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